Business History of India

Description:- , About The Author:- Dr. Chittabrata Palit, Prof. of History at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and a renowned Economic Historian. Dr. Pranjal kumar Bhattocharya, is a retired Professor of History at Jadavpur University, Calutta., Contents:- Contents # Preface Introduction List of Contributors 1. Business in the Ancient Period : Some Methodological Issues 2. A Leaf from the Smritis : In Memory of the First Tentative Ventures into Legal and Commercial Enterprises 3. Business in Early Bengal (Pre-Gupta Phase) : A Numismatic Approach 4. Seventeenth Century Merchant Capital : The Case Study of Surat 5. Revealing and Concealing : The Business World of Middlemen and Merchants in the French Commercial Enterprise in Pondicherry (1674-1741) 6. Two Indian Brokers of the French East India Company in Eastern India During the First Half of the Eighteenth Century 7. The Nawab?s Business : Agricultural and Commercial Practices in Eighteenth Century Bengal 8. The Salt Merchants of Bengal (1757-1800) 9. From Artisan to Merchant : Looking from Below Smriti 10.The Brown Ships in the Indian Ocean : The American Merchants and the Bengali Banians 1790-1880. 11.More about Swadeshi Economic Thinking : Bengal in the Late 19th and Early 20 centuries 12.Bengali Business Enterprise and the BNCCI 13.The Marwaris : Transition from Trader to Industrialist 14.Caste, Religious Traditions, Society and Business Network : A Case Study of the Marwari Community in North Bengal., About The Book:- The Collective Work Critically Examines The Trends And Patterns Of Indian Business Through The Ages Bringing The Story Down To Modern Times When It Fuses With Nationalism. A Book Of Immense Help To The Engaged In History And Economics Discipline,And Revivalists., About The Author:- Dr. Chittabrata Palit, Prof. Of History At Jadavpur University, Kolkata, And A Renowned Economic Historian. Dr. Pranjal Kumar Bhattocharya, Is A Retired Professor Of History At Jadavpur University, Calutta., Content:- Preface Introduction List Of Contributors 1. Business In The Ancient Period : Some Methodological Issues 2. A Leaf From The Smritis : In Memory Of The First Tentative Ventures Into Legal And Commercial Enterprises 3. Business In Early Bengal (Pre-Gupta Phase) : A Numismatic Approach 4. Seventeenth Century Merchant Capital : The Case Study Of Surat 5. Revealing And Concealing : The Business World Of Middlemen And Merchants In The French Commercial Enterprise In Pondicherry (1674-1741) 6. Two Indian Brokers Of The French East India Company In Eastern India During The First Half Of The Eighteenth Century 7. The Nawab?S Business : Agricultural And Commercial Practices In Eighteenth Century Bengal 8. The Salt Merchants Of Bengal (1757-1800) 9. From Artisan To Merchant : Looking From Below Smriti 10.The Brown Ships In The Indian Ocean : The American Merchants And The Bengali Banians 1790-1880. 11.More About Swadeshi Economic Thinking : Bengal In The Late 19Th And Early 20 Centuries 12.Bengali Business Enterprise And The Bncci 13.The Marwaris : Transition From Trader To Industrialist 14.Caste, Religious Traditions, Society And Business Network : A Case Study Of The Marwari Community In North Bengal.