India in the World Economy

by Tirthankar Roy

Book Overview

Cross-cultural exchange has characterized the economic life of India since antiquity. Its long coastline has afforded convenient access to Asia and Africa as well as trading partnerships formed in the exchange of commodities ranging from textiles to military technology and from opium to indigo. In a journey across two thousand years, this enthralling book, written by a leading South Asian historian, describes the ties of trade, migration, and investment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110740147X
• ISBN13: 9781107401471
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"