Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion, 1770-1870

by C.A. Bayly

Widely acclaimed when it first appeared in hard covers, Dr Bayly's authoritative study traces the evolution of North Indian towns and merchant communities from the decline of Mughal dominion to the consolidation of mature Victorian empire following the 'mutiny' of 1857. The first section of the book looks at the response of the inhabitants of the Ganges Valley to the 'Time of Troubles' in the eighteenth century. The second section shows how the incoming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521310547
• ISBN13: 9780521310543
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"