The Peasant Production of Opium in Nineteenth-Century India
Author | : Rolf Bauer |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2019-04-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004385184 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004385185 |
Rating | : 4/5 (185 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Peasant Production of Opium in Nineteenth-Century India by : Rolf Bauer
Download or read book The Peasant Production of Opium in Nineteenth-Century India written by Rolf Bauer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Peasant Production of Opium in Nineteenth-Century India, Rolf Bauer deals with the peasants who produced opium for the colonial state in nineteenth-century India. He shows how the peasants were forced to cultivate this unremunerative crop through a collaboration of the state and the Indian elite.