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Colonial land tax and property rights : the agrarian conditions in Andhra under the British rule : 1858-1900

This volume analyses the importance of property rights on land which were transformed by the British in the form of colonial land revenue system in Andhra region of Madras Presidency. It initiates a discussion of the traditional production systems like irrigation, agricultural methods, etc., which w...

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Main Author: Thangellapali Vijay Kumar
Format: Printed Book
Published: New Delhi Manohar 2018
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