Indigo plantations and science in colonial India /

Kumar, Prakash.

Indigo plantations and science in colonial India / Prakash Kumar. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2012. - xix, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The world of indigo plantations: diasporas and knowledge -- The course of colonial modernity: negotiating the landscape in Bengal -- Colony and the external arena: seeking validation in the market -- Local science: agricultural institutions in the age of nationalism -- The last stand in science and rationalization -- A lasting definition of improvement in the era of World War.

9781107038004 (hbk.)

2012016494


Indigo industry--History.--India--Bengal
Plantations--History.--India--Bengal
Indigo--History.--India
Crop science--History.--India
Agriculture--History.--India


India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

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