"Cross-cultural exchange has characterized the economic life of India since antiquity. Its long coastline has afforded convenient access to Asia and Africa, and trading partnerships formed in the exchange of commodities ranging from textiles to military technology and opium to indigo. In a...

Cover -- India in the World Economy -- New Approaches to Asian History 10 -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: India and Global History -- Envisioning contacts -- Early trade -- Indo-European trade -- Empire and...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The making of British India -- Chapter 3: The business of the cities -- Chapter 4: Unyielding land -- Chapter 5: A poor state -- Chapter 6: End of famine -- Chapter 7: A different story? The princely states -- Chapter 8: Conclusion