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Canal irrigation in British India Perspectives on technological change in a peasant economy

By: Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1984Description: 374P xiii PBISBN:
  • 9780521051415
DDC classification:
  • 333.913 STO
Contents:
Table of Contents List of illustrations List of tables Preface List of abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Development of the canal system 3. Canal irrigation as an appropriate technology 4. Impact on agricultural production and organisation 5. Pricing 6. Management, control, and distribution 7. Protection against famine 8. Canal irrigation and the dynamism of the western UP Appendices Glossary of Indian terms Bibliography Index.
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BOOKs . MPP SECTIO MPP Section 333.913 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35167

Agriculture - Irrigation - Economic Aspects

Irrigation Canals & Flumes - Rural Conditions

Peasants - Economic History

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
List of tables
Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Development of the canal system
3. Canal irrigation as an appropriate technology
4. Impact on agricultural production and organisation
5. Pricing
6. Management, control, and distribution
7. Protection against famine
8. Canal irrigation and the dynamism of the western UP
Appendices
Glossary of Indian terms
Bibliography
Index.