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The formation of the colonial state in India : scribes,paper and taxes,1760-1860

"In the period between the 1770s and 1840s, through the process of colonial state formation, the early colonial state in India was able to harness and extract vast amounts of agrarian wealth in north India. However, little is known of the histories of the Indian scribes and the role they played...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellenoit, H. J. A.
Format: Printed Book
Published: London & New York; Routledge, 2017.
Series:Routledge studies in South Asian history ;
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