People, taxation, and trade in Mughal India / Shireen Moosvi.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Aligarh Historians Society series | Oxford India paperbacks | Oxford collected essaysPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xxxv, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:

9780198066316
0198066317

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954.025 22 MOO

Contents:

The Economic Experience -- Ecology, Demography and Gender -- Taxation and Imperial Finance -- Shipping and Ports --

Summary: Bringing together four decades of intensive research, this unique collection examines the functioning of the economy within the political framework provided by the Mughal Empire." "Shireen Moosvi studies specific issues like state revenues, prices, interest rates, and maritime economy, using much new source material. She explores areas that have received little attention in the literature on Mughal history - ecology and settlement pattern, vital statistics as well as work and gender." "In the introduction, the author discusses issues widely debated among the historians of Mughal India. Wide-ranging and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for teachers, scholars, and students of Mughal history. General readers keen to know what India was like before British rule will also find the book interesting.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	954.025 MOO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30087

Previously published: 2008.

The Economic Experience -- Ecology, Demography and Gender -- Taxation and Imperial Finance -- Shipping and Ports --

Bringing together four decades of intensive research, this unique collection examines the functioning of the economy within the political framework provided by the Mughal Empire." "Shireen Moosvi studies specific issues like state revenues, prices, interest rates, and maritime economy, using much new source material. She explores areas that have received little attention in the literature on Mughal history - ecology and settlement pattern, vital statistics as well as work and gender." "In the introduction, the author discusses issues widely debated among the historians of Mughal India. Wide-ranging and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for teachers, scholars, and students of Mughal history. General readers keen to know what India was like before British rule will also find the book interesting.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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