Rulers, Townsmen, and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion, 1770-1870

List of Maps Preface Abbreviations Notes on the Use of Indian Words and on Geography Introduction 1. Prologue: War and Society in Eighteenth-Century India 2. Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics 3. Stability and Change in the Cities, 1780-1810 4. The Rise of the Corporations 5. The Growth of Political Stability in India, 1780-1830 6. The Indigenous Origins of the 'Colonial Economy' 7. The Crisis of the North Indian Political Economy, 1825-45 8. Conflict and Change in the Cities, 1800-57 9. Small Towns in the Political Economy: The Qasbah Under Pressure 10. The Merchant Family 11. The Merchant Family as a Business Enterprise 12. Towns, Trade, and Society After the Great Rebellion Conclusions Epilogue to the Indian Edition Bibliographic Note Glossary Index