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100			_aBoehme, Kate _948411
245			_aSalt, smuggling and citizenship: Redefining princely sovereignty through salt in Baroda, 1870–1920
260			_aThe Indian Economic and Social History Review
300			_a60(4), Oct-Dec, 2023: p.431-450
520			_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
773			_aThe Indian Economic and Social History Review
906			_aINDIA – HISTORY
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