Syllabus
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Course Code: HIS-E-33(i) Course Name: Economic History of India 1200-1947 |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Towards Indian Economic History: Sources of Medieval and Modern Indian Economic History; Problems and Issues – Different Approaches and their Limitations; Indian Indigenous Economy: Rural and Urban |
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| 2 | Medieval Mode of Production: Structure of Medieval Indian Economy: Rural and Urban; Agricultural and Non-Agricultural (Handicraft) Production; Indian Manufactures for External Market; Economic Basis of Medieval Indian State; Debate on Agrarian Crisis | |
| 3 | Conquest of the British and New Colonial Mode of Production: Emphasis on Export Crops and Commodities; Agrarian Settlements and Land Revenue; Commercialization of Agriculture; Change in Land Relations and Problem of Rural Indebtedness; Frequency of Famines and the British Policy | |
| 4 | Lessiez Faire and Rise of Capitalism: Flow of Foreign Capital and it Impact; Effects of Free Trade – Decline of Handicraft Industry; Introduction of Railways and its Economic Effects; Rise of Modern Industries: Cotton Textile, Jute, Iron and Steel; Tariff and Excise Duties; Drain of Wealth: Different Channels | |
