'...the attempt...to offer to the interested reader this sort of a canvas is a veritable treat.' -- Biswamoy Pati, The Hindu 'The volume fills an important gap by drawing attention not only to very specific issues...but in locating them within a wider framework.'. -- Mahesh Rangarajan, Indian Economic and Social History Review 'The papers reproduced in this volume, written by reputed economic historians, are useful teaching material.' -- D Rajashekhar, Decan Herald Focussing on the shifts within agrarian studies, this volume 0-19-953554-Xcontours of agricultural production in colonial India, and its historiography then and now. The essays reflect the complex concerns of agrarian history and reveal the variety of local worlds within which the everyday routine of production was carried on. Together they explore the complex linkages between commercializing, agrarian landscapes, peasant labour, temporal rhythms of production, and ecology. In a new preface, the editor updates the existing research on the subject and provides an additional bibliography. Part of the prestigious Themes in Indian History series, this book will interest scholars, teachers and students of modern Indian history, economics, and developmental studies.

Preface to the Second Edition General Editor s Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Agricultural Production and Indian History Chapter 1 Dynamics of Growth Dynamism and Enervation in North Indian Agriculture: The Historical Dimension Property Structures, Demography and the Crisis of the Agrarian Economy of Colonial Bombay Presidency Canal Irrigation and Agrarian Change: The Experience of the Ganges Canal Tract, Muzaffarnagar District (U.P.), 1840 1900 Chapter 2 Process of Commercialization Expansion of Commodity Production and Agrarian Market Dimensions of Dependence Chapter 4 Formations of Social Power A Typology of Agrarian Social Structure in Early Twentieth-Century Bengal Malguzar and Peasants: The Narmada Valley 1860-1920 Regional Dependence and Rural Development in Central India: The Pivotal Role of Migrant Labour Annotated Bibliography