{"product_id":"peasants-famine-and-the-state-in-colonial-western-india-9781349525386","title":"Peasants Famine and the State in Colonial Western India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent literature has suggested that famines are complex, long-drawn-out and political processes, rather than sudden, natural phenomena. It does so by investigating their factors of production - land, capital and labour - as well as markets in credit and the cheap foodgrains they produced and, above all, their relationship with the colonial state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Terms Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Maps Introduction Landholding, Peasant Production and Rainfall Market Opportunities, Risks and Failures Rural Moneylending, Credit Legislation and Peasant Protest Land Revenue Rigidity, Revisions and Non-Remission Peasants and Relief Labour Conclusion Bibliography","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742422171991,"sku":"9781349525386","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781349525386.jpg?v=1758384872","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/peasants-famine-and-the-state-in-colonial-western-india-9781349525386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}