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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Sharma, Nabanita |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Commodities trade, river transport and colonialism: The Brahmaputra river valley in the nineteenth century |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
The Indian Economic and Social History Review |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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69(1), Jan-Mar, 2022: p.75-94 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The article seeks to show how Assam’s riverine environment, and its natural resources, generated and inflected a process of commercialisation in the nineteenth century. Historically, present-day Assam was connected to the rest of the world through the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries. In the early decades of colonial rule, plants such as caoutchouc and tea were discovered in the valley. These developments, together with transportation networks built with state and private capital, heralded a new phase of commerce in the region. A rich scholarship in South Asian history has shown how the river played a crucial role in the economic changes in different regions. The article belongs in that scholarship but stresses the role of the river as an artery of transportation rather than as an agricultural resource. The river system facilitated Assam’s closer integration with the world economy and the colonial regime. – Reproduced |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Commerce, Economy, Ecology, Steamer , Waterways. |
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36899 |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Main entry heading |
The Indian Economic and Social History Review |
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| Subject DIP |
TRADE |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Articles |
