The Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556-1707

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Oxford University Press, 1999 - Business & Economics - 547 pages
The first edition of this book, published in 1963, presented a mass of critically analyzed material on the agrarian condition of pre-colonial India--a subject which until then had received little attention. Many of its key findings, particularly those concerning administrative institutions and the position of the zamindars, have become standard tools in the field. This revised and updated edition draws on extensive new research by the author and others, and it presents much that is new in both description and perception. It also includes an expanded bibliography, a new descriptive index, and new illustrations and maps.

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TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
68
MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE
103
THE PEASANT AND THE VILLAGE
123
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About the author (1999)

Irfan Habib was Professor, Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University, India, until 1994.

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