The majority of workers in South Asia are employed in industries that rely on manual labour and craft skills. Some of these industries have existed for centurie

A New Economic History of Colonial India provides a new perspective on Indian economic history. Using economic theory and quantitative methods, it shows how the

This book presents a comprehensive history of handloom weaving industry in India to challenge and revise the view that competition from machine-produced textile

This book seeks to enlighten two grey areas of industrial historiography. Although Bengal industries were globally dominant on the eve of the industrial revolut

A history of artisan production in colonial and post-independence India, and its role in the country's society and economics.