This book looks at the economic history of south Asia from a fresh perspective, through a detailed study of the handloom industry in colonial south India.
| Autor: | Dietrich Wielenga, Karuna |
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| ISBN: | 9780197266731 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Oxford Academic |
| Veröffentlicht: | 29.10.2020 |
| Untertitel: | The Transformation of the Handloom Industry in South India, 1800-1960 |
| Schlagworte: | 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 Apparel, garment and textile industries Asian History Economic history HISTORY / Asia / South / General HISTORY / Social History India Industrialisation & Industrial History Industrialisation and industrial history Sociology: work & labour Sociology: work and labour Southern India Textile Industries c 1800 to c 1900 |
Karuna Dietrich Wielenga, Azim Premhi University After obtaining her Ph.D from the University of Delhi, Karuna Dietrich Wielenga was a Newton International Fellow at Oxford University. She is a historian of south Asia and her research interests span economic, social and labour history. She has worked on the history of handlooms, labour legislation, and the emergence of the informal sector in India. Her papers have been published in Modern Asian Studies and the International Review of Social History among other journals. She currently teaches at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India. She is a research associate of the Centre for South Asian Studies, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies.