Agricultural Trade and Markets in British India Shahabad and Gaya Districts, 1800–1920

• Published in: Indian historical review Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 90 - 112
• Main Author: Sheel, Alok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi, India SAGE Publications 01.06.2015
• Subjects: British India; markets; Agriculture; trade; Gaya; Shahabad

The study draws upon both unpublished as well as published sources to describe the structure of, and changes in, agricultural trade and markets at the regional and local level in the British India districts of Shahabad and Gaya, spanning parts of the current state of Bihar, in northern India during...