Business Politics and Technology : Select Themes in the Economic History of Modern India

Contents: Preface. 1. More about Swadeshi economic thinking: Bengal in the late 19 and early 20 centuries. 2. More about Swadeshi enterprise. 3. Swadeshi industries in colonial Bengal : advertisement as a source of information. 4. Swadeshi science and technology in operation : Bengal under colonial rule : 19 and 20 centuries. 5. Swadeshi industry and technology : P.M. Bagchi and Co. (1883 - 1947). 6. Heterogeneity of the Indian bourgeoisie in colonial India : a comparative study. 7. A break with the past.

"This collection of research articles on such varied themes as Swadeshi economic thinking, Swadeshi industries, Swadeshi science and technology, P.M. Bagchi and Co., business and politics, the nature of the Indian capitalist class and the role of advertisements as a source in reconstructing the industrial history of Bengal, is a welcome addition to the existing literature on the subjects." (jacket)