Business, Race, and Politics in British India, c.1850-1960
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 29 April 1999
- ISBN 9780198207115
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 223x144x18 mm
- Weight 413 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 3 figures 0
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Short description:
This new study examines the political, racial, and economic attitudes of an important group of British businessman in India between 1850 and 1960. In explaining the reasons for their decline, it casts new light on British colonial society in India and makes an important contribution to the current debate on the role of race and culture in the erosion of British imperial power.
MoreLong description:
This is a study of the political and economic activities of an important group of British businessmen in India between 1850 and 1960. Though denounced by Indian nationalists as the economic arm of the British Raj, the firms of these `Managing Agents' seemed unassailable before the First World War. However, during the inter-war period they rapidly lost their commanding position to both Indian and other foreign competitors. Dr Misra argues that the failure of these firms was, in part, the consequence of their particular (and ultimately self-defeating) attitudes towards business, politics, and race. She casts new light on British colonial society in India, and makes an important contribution to current debates on the nature of the British Empire and the causes of Britain's relative economic decline.
this is an excellent study of an important subject. The theme of the book is clear throughout, and it is well written, and refreshingly free of pretentious jargon
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I - The Origins of the Managing Houses, 1860-1919
The Managing Agency Houses in the Era of High Imperialism, 1860-1919
Part II - The Managing Agencies and the Indian Economy, 1919-1947
The Partnership Firm and its Critics
Industry and Innovation
Commerce and Finance
Part III - Expatriate Enterprise, Race, and Politics
Business, Race, and Economic Nationalism
Business, the State, and Economic Development, 1919-1947
Business, Politics, and Reform, 1919-1947
British Business and Independence, 1947-1970
Conclusion
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