The creation of a system -- The functioning of a system -- A local-level analysis of an opium district : Saran -- The costs and benefits of poppy cultivation -- The mechanics of a system : incentives, coercion and dependence.

General editor's foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The making of indigo : cultivation and manufacture -- From manufactory to market : logistics and commerce -- The indigo trade : local and global demand -- The making of the world market : indigo commodity chains -- The political...

General editor's foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The making of indigo : cultivation and manufacture -- From manufactory to market : logistics and commerce -- The indigo trade : local and global demand -- The making of the world market : indigo commodity chains -- The political...