Ancient Rights and Future Comfort: Bihar, the Bengal Tenancy Act of 1885, and British Rule in India

By Peter Robb

Book Overview

This book analyses the character of British rule in nineteenth-century India, by focusing on the underlying ideas and the practical repercussions of agrarian policy. It argues that the great rent law... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700706259
• ISBN13: 9780700706259
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.6"