As author of the hugely influential The Economic History of India 1857-1947, Tirthankar Roy has established himself as the leading contemporary economic histori

Economic development of frontier and remote regions has long been a central theme of development studies. This book examines the development experience in the n

Using historical and ethnographic analyses, this book shows how Indian markets are embedded in society and politically contested.

As author of the hugely influential The Economic History of India 1857-1947, Tirthankar Roy has established himself as the leading contemporary economic histori

C. T. Kurien is presently Professor Emeritus, Madras Institute of Development Studies.