Trade And Traders In Western India

Author : V. K. Jain
Publisher : South Asia Books
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8121504708

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Trade and Traders in Western India by V. K. Jain Pdf

Description: Production and consumption are the two main activities of man. But between these two lies the sphere of circulation . The present work deals with the forms, functions and dynamics of this circulation against the backdrop of social surplus and demographic changes over a period of three hundred years (AD 1000-1300) in western India. The interplay of trade routes and towns, conveyance and commodities, market system and money economy and other factors through which commercial forces operate has also been highlighted. In the sphere of foreign trade, the role of Arab traders and their relations with local kings and merchants have been discussed in the context of changing economic scenario of the time. The growth of commercial activity led to the emergence of a hierarchy of traders, big and small. While petty trader was an object of social disdain, a big merchant with his accumulated wealth enjoyed great power and prestige in society and even the ruling elite reacted favourably to his influence and demands. An attempt has been made here to study the character, composition and role of mercantile community within the framework of conflict, adjustment and reconciliation among different socio-economic groups.

Author : Edward A. Alpers,Chhaya Goswami
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199096138

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Transregional Trade and Traders by Edward A. Alpers,Chhaya Goswami Pdf

Blessed with numerous safe harbours, accessible ports, and a rich hinterland, Gujarat has been central to the history of Indian Ocean maritime exchange that involved not only goods, but also people and ideas. This volume maps the trajectory of the extra-continental interactions of Gujarat and how it shaped the history of the Indian Ocean. Chronologically, the volume spans two millennia, and geographically, it ranges from the Red Sea to Southeast Asia The book focuses on specific groups of Gujarati traders, and their accessibility and trading activities with maritime merchants from Africa, Arabia, Southeast Asia, China, and Europe. It not only analyses the complex process of commodity circulation, involving a host of players, huge investments, and numerous commercial operations, but also engages with questions of migration and diaspora. Paying close attention to current historiographical debates, the contributors make serious efforts to challenge the neat regional boundaries that are often drawn around the trading history of Gujarat.

Author : Ranabir Chakravarti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000170122

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Trade and Traders in Early Indian Society by Ranabir Chakravarti Pdf

Highlighting diverse types of market places and merchants, this book situates the commercial scenario of early India (up to c. ad 1300) in the overall agrarian material milieu of the subcontinent. The book questions the stereotypical narrative of early Indian trade as exchanges in small quantity, exotic, portable luxury items and strongly argues for the significance of trade in relatively inexpensive bulk commodities – including agrarian/floral products – at local and regional levels and also in long distance trade. That staple items had salience in the sea-borne trade of early India figures prominently in this book which points out that commercial exchanges touched the everyday life of a variety of people. A major feature of this work is the conspicuous thrust on and attention to the sea-borne commerce in the subcontinent. The history of Indic seafaring in the Indian Ocean finds a prominent place in this book pointing out the braided histories of overland and maritime networks in the subcontinent. In addition to three specific chapters on the maritime profile of early Bengal, the third edition of Trade and Traders in Early Indian Society offers two new chapters (14 and 15) on the commercial scenario of Gujarat, dealing respectively with an organization of merchants during the early sixth century ad and with the long-term linkages between money-circulation and overseas trade in Gujarat c. ad 500-1500). A new preface to the Third Edition discusses the emerging historiographical issues in the history of trade in early India. Rich in the interrogation of a wide variety of primary sources, the book analyses the changing perspectives on early Indian trade by taking into account the current literature on the subject.

Author : Vardhman Kumar Jain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Commerce
ISBN : UCAL:B3841823

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Trade and Traders in Western India, A.D. 100-1300 by Vardhman Kumar Jain Pdf

Author : Pamela Nightingale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521053242

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Trade and Empire in Western India by Pamela Nightingale Pdf

This study examines the influence of commercial interests on the expansion of the British Empire in Western India in the age of Cornwallis and Wellesley. It questions some of the assumptions which have been accepted as explanations of British imperialism in that part of India. The chief of these is that the reform of the East India Company's administration in the 1780s brought the policy of the Bombay presidency under the firm control of the governor-general in Bengal and of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control in London.

Author : Philippe Cadène,Denis Vidal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015042164528

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Webs of Trade by Philippe Cadène,Denis Vidal Pdf

Through Individual Case Studies Based On Fieldwork In Different Locations Of Western India, This Book Sets Out To Explore The Processes By Which Social, Cultural And Economic Factors Are Woven Together Into Webs Of Trade. While All These Studies Focus On The Role Played By Business Communities In The Organization Of Trade At The Local Level, The Authors Have Tried To Avoid The Traps Of Sociological Reification, I.E. Economic Formalism. It Is In This Perspective That Particular Emphasis Has Been Placed On The Role Of Kinship And Credit Networks And On The Spatial Organization Of Commercial Activities At The Local Level.

Author : Stephen Frederic Dale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521525977

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Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade, 1600-1750 by Stephen Frederic Dale Pdf

In this remarkable 1994 work of comparative economic history, Stephen Dale studies the activities and economic significance of the Indian mercantile communities which traded in Iran, Central Asia and Russia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The author uses Russian sources, hitherto largely ignored, to show that these merchants represented part of the hegemonic trade diaspora of the Indian world economy, thus challenging the conventional interpretation of world economic history that European merchants overwhelmed their Asian counterparts in the early modern era. The book not only demonstrates the vitality of Indian mercantile capitalism, but also offers a unique insight into the social characteristics of an Indian expatriate trading community in the Volga-Caspian port of Astrakhan.

Author : Beatrice Nicolini
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789047413295

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Makran, Oman and Zanzibar by Beatrice Nicolini Pdf

This unique contribution to the growing field of western Indian Ocean studies brings new light and new perspective on the early 19th century expansion of both Omani Sultan and the British. The important role played by the Baluch in East Africa is here discussed thanks to little known archive documents integrated with field work.

Author : Canadian West India Trading Association
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0526497637

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Canadian West India Trading Association by Canadian West India Trading Association Pdf

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Author : Alexander Mackay,James Robertson (of Manchester, Eng.)
Publisher : London : N. Cooke
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015064422259

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Western India by Alexander Mackay,James Robertson (of Manchester, Eng.) Pdf

Author : Lohar Ma
Publisher : Infotech
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 7415405919

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Trade and Commerce in Western India of 17th Century by Lohar Ma Pdf

Scholars have studied the trade of the English East India Company in Gujarath# north India and other parts of India like Bengal extensively right from the establishment of its factory in 1612 at Surat but very little light has been thrown on the commercial activities of the Company's factories at Rajapur# Karwar and on the island of Bombay of the 17th century* Therefore* an attempt has been made here to give an account of the factories' trade in Western India of 17th century using the original documents to the maximum extent*

Author : Medha M. Kudaisya,Chin-Keong Ng
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004172791

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Chinese and Indian Business by Medha M. Kudaisya,Chin-Keong Ng Pdf

In recent years the phenomenal rise of the economies of China and India has led to a proliferation of academic studies. Much of the focus has been on economic performance, development strategies and the comparative advantage of the two economies. A comparative study of business as an agent of change has been lacking This volume brings together articles by leading scholars in the field of Chinese and Indian business who offer fresh perspectives on the historical antecedents of business in the two economies.

Author : Surendra Gopal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351987370

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Born to Trade by Surendra Gopal Pdf

This pioneering work traces migration of Indian traders to Russia, Iran, West Asia and South-East Asia in medieval times. Four essays throw light on the activities of the Indian business community in Russia. Generally Indians came to Russia via Iran. There they took a boat, crossed the Caspian Sea and reached the Russian port of Astrakhan. Indian visitors included Hindus (including Jains), Muslims, Christians, Parsis among others. Hindus constituted the largest segment of the migrants. They became an object of local curiosity because of their rituals and social practices. They also became an object of jealousy. Indians did not enjoy political and administrative support as the European East India Companies did. Occasionally local rulers consulted them and sought their advice. Three essays deal with Indian traders in Iran in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. One essay discusses trade between India and Iran in the fifteenth century. There are papers discussing activities of Indian traders in West Asia, Yemen and South East Asia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The conclusion focuses on Indian merchants and the Indian Ocean in medieval times. The author concludes that Indian traders did not enjoy political and royal support, essential for success. He also affirms that crossing the seas did not lead to social boycott by their caste-men. This taboo came much later, probably with the advent of British rule in the nineteenth century.

Author : Michael Naylor Pearson
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Goa, Daman and Diu (India)
ISBN : 8170221609

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Coastal Western India by Michael Naylor Pearson Pdf

Author : Dr Malti Malik
Publisher : New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : History
ISBN : 9788173354984

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History of India by Dr Malti Malik Pdf

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