Strange riches :
Bengal in the mercantile map of South Asia /
Rila Mukherjee.

Description

Main Author

Mukherjee, Rila.

Language(s)

English

Published

New Delhi : Foundation Books, 2006.

Subjects

Merchants > Merchants / India > Merchants / India / Bengal > Merchants / India / Bengal / History > Merchants / India / Bengal / History / 18th century.
Bengal (India) > Bengal (India) / Commerce > Bengal (India) / Commerce / History > Bengal (India) / Commerce / History / 18th century.

Summary

An attempts to highlight the commercial and social history of erstwhile Bengal in 18th century.

Note

"This book attempts to understand the commercial and social history of erstwhile Bengal in terms of its link with its neighbouring countries in the northern region of the Bay of Bengal"--P. 4 of cover.
Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.

Physical Description

xxiii, 427 p. : maps ; 23 cm

ISBN

9788175963245
8175963247

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