Colonialism, Chemical Technology and Industry in Southern India

By Nasir Tyabji

Of the three Presidencies of British India, Madras has received the least attention by economic historians; works on its industrial development are even more scarce. Written on the premise that an understanding of why Madras was industrially backward in comparison to Bombay and Bengal would provide a more nuanced account of the dynamics of the Indian economy under colonial rule, the author argues that Madras suffers because of its inability to make an effective transition to industrialization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195631242
• ISBN13: 9780195631241
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"