The Decline of the Bengal Zamindars: Midnapore, 1870-1920 (Oxford University South Asian Studies S.) - Hardcover

Panda, Chitta

9780195632958: The Decline of the Bengal Zamindars: Midnapore, 1870-1920 (Oxford University South Asian Studies S.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195632958 ISBN 13: 9780195632958

Publisher: OUP India, 1996

This text examines the interaction between the landed aristocracy in 19th-century Bengal and colonial rule, with reference to Midnapore district. It 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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About the Author:

Chitta Datta is also Secretary and Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta

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