Canal Irrigation in British India: Perspectives on Technological Change in a Peasant Economy (Cambridge South Asian Studies)

Although one of the acknowledged achievements of the British Raj was the extensive construction of irrigation works, their effects have to date been little studied by historians. Focusing upon the western Uttar Pradesh, this book looks at the response of the peasant economy to this important and pervasive form of technological change.Ian Stone is the author of 'Canal Irrigation in British India: Perspectives on Technological Change in a Peasant Economy (Cambridge South Asian Studies)', published 2002 under ISBN 9780521526630 and ISBN 0521526639.