Company of Kinsmen: Enterprise and Community in South Asian History 1700–1940 - Tirthankar Roy

Author: Tirthankar Roy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

Edition: First edition, 2010

ISBN: 9780198063780

Condition: Second-hand. Good condition. Binding is sound and pages appear clean. The dust jacket has several long cracks and creases across the front, rear and spine, with general shelf wear. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Description:

Company of Kinsmen explores the role of family, kinship and business networks in shaping the commercial history of South Asia between 1700 and 1940. Drawing on economic and social history, Tirthankar Roy examines how communities organised trade, finance and enterprise during the colonial period.

An important academic study published by Oxford University Press, this volume is valuable for readers interested in Indian economic history, colonial commerce, business history and South Asian studies. It remains a useful reference for researchers, university libraries and collectors of modern Asian history.