The Decline of the Bengal Zamindars
| Author | : Chitta Panda |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041363725 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Decline of the Bengal Zamindars by : Chitta Panda
Download or read book The Decline of the Bengal Zamindars written by Chitta Panda and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chitta Panda examines the interaction between the landed aristocracy in nineteenth-century Bengal and colonial rule. With reference to Midnapore district the book questions the standard assumption that, as collaborators, Zamindars prospered under colonial rule, and argues that they passed through a prolonged crisis in the period 1870-1920, with a gradual decline in their social power.
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