Towards a framework to debate world history: bringing South India and the Indian Ocean back in -- A stylized model of socio-historical change in societies based on wet-rice cultivation -- Regional variations -- European intrusion -- Theoretical implications -- Plan of the work -- Dynamics of...

This volume presents an examination of the financial relationship between the Indian government, as represented by the India Office, and the City of London during the period of direct British rule. It discusses every aspect of the India Office's activities, including the movement of funds to and...