Business, Race, and Politics in British India, c. 1850-1960 / Edition 1

by Maria Misra

Overview

This study examines the political, racial, and economic attitudes of an important group of British businessmen in India. In explaining the reasons for their decline, Misra casts new light on British colonial society and makes an important contribution to the current debate on the role of race and culture in the erosion of British imperial power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198207115
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/24/1999
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	8.79(w) x 5.72(h) x 0.83(d)
Lexile:	1890L (what's this?)

About the Author

Keble College, Oxford

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I - The Origins of the Managing Houses, 1860-19191. The Managing Agency Houses in the Era of High Imperialism, 1860-1919Part II - The Managing Agencies and the Indian Economy, 1919-19472. The Partnership Firm and its Critics3. Industry and Innovation4. Commerce and FinancePart III - Expatriate Enterprise, Race, and Politics5. Business, Race, and Economic Nationalism6. Business, the State, and Economic Development, 1919-19477. Business, Politics, and Reform, 1919-19478. British Business and Independence, 1947-1970ConclusionBibliography

Editorial Reviews

"Misra...has written a subtle, elegant, and absorbing study."—CHOICE

"[A] significant contribution to the understanding of the political economy of the managing agency system. Its fresh angle of approach is sustained by the use of a wide range of original sources, notably the records of managing agency firms and other company records...[Misra] has a very good command of the secondary sources...an excellent study of an important subject. The theme of the book is clear throughout, and it is well written and refreshingly free of pretentious jargon."—American Historical Review

"It has taken Indians half a decade to pick up the courage to write clinical and critical commentaries on Gandhi, the Freedom Movement and Partition. By focusing on the story of British Managing Agency Houses in India in the context of race and politics, Misra has opened up another front....Misra's study will no doubt force a reexamination of the business history of this period in both India and Britain....The study, as a pathfinder, is excellent."—Business History Review

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