Technology in Colonial India: Three Discourses

Tirthankar Roy

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Abstract: The historiography of the development and diffusion of technology in the modern world has grown as a collection of discourses, which differ in points of emphasis. The three common points of emphasis are state intervention, cultural makeup of societies, and economic calculations. The disjointedness characterizes the literature on colonial India (1857-1947) as well, complicated further by the need to understand the role that British colonial rule played in these processes. The present survey discusses, compares, and evaluates the diverse narratives.

Keywords: Colonial India; Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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