The Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556-1707The first edition of this book, published in 1963, presented a mass of critically analyzed material on the agrarian condition of pre-colonial India--a subject which until then had received little attention. Many of its key findings, particularly those concerning administrative institutions and the position of the zamindars, have become standard tools in the field. This revised and updated edition draws on extensive new research by the author and others, and it presents much that is new in both description and perception. It also includes an expanded bibliography, a new descriptive index, and new illustrations and maps. |
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Contents
Agricultural Manufactures | 68 |
MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE | 103 |
THE PEASANT AND THE VILLAGE | 123 |
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