01908nam a22001577a 4500999001900000008004100019100002500060245010500085260005200190300003600242520128000278773005201558906002201610942000701632952011101639  c525019d525019240207b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBoehme, Kate 948411  aSalt, smuggling and citizenship: Redefining princely sovereignty through salt in Baroda, 1870–1920  aThe Indian Economic and Social History Review    a60(4), Oct-Dec, 2023: p.431-450  aThe centrality of salt within the political and economic history of India is well established in recent scholarship. Its significance was particularly profound in the western region of Gujarat; long before the arrival of the British, the princely state of Baroda had a tradition of salt manufacturing. With both government-owned pans and widespread ‘home manufacturing’ operating within the state, salt was undeniably critical to the local economy. It also held a cultural significance. In the mid-1800s, with the introduction of the British salt monopoly, these industries were officially subsumed by the colonial state. However, in their efforts to enforce the monopoly and suppress ‘illicit’ production, the British continued to face considerable resistance from all levels of the Baroda administration into the twentieth century. This article examines the contestations that occurred between the colonial and princely authorities over the issue of salt, particularly on the frontiers where jurisdiction was uncertain. It asserts that, through these processes, salt came to represent a crucial battleground for debates concerning legal sovereignty, subjecthood and economic autonomy. – Reproduced 
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00194646231200327
  aThe Indian Economic and Social History Review    aINDIA – HISTORY  cAR  00102ddc40709400065aIIPAbIIPAd2024-02-07h60(4), Oct-Dec, 2023: p.431-450pAR130851r2024-02-07yAR