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9780415551038

Global Capital and Peripheral Labour: The History and Political Economy of Plantation Workers in India

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415551038

  • ISBN10:

    041555103X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-02-05
  • Publisher: Routledge

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This book presents a historical account of plantations in India in the context of the modern world economy. It brings history up to the present, thereby showing how history can assist in explaining contemporary conditions and trends. The author focuses on labour and economic development problems and interprets the dynamics of plantation capitalism.

Table of Contents

List of tablesp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Abbreviationsp. xi
Peripheral labour: Theoretical premisesp. 1
Periphery in the makingp. 19
Structure, dynamics and the hegemony of European capitalp. 47
Plantation worker-families: Sources, social origins and gender divisionsp. 66
Slaves reborn? The disciplinary-punishment regimep. 86
Global accumulation, local immiserisationp. 102
Identities, historical consciousness and conflictsp. 127
The Post-colonial State: Re-alignment in Power Relations?p. 146
Colonial legacy and neo-liberal predicaments: Concluding remarksp. 162
Glossaryp. 173
Notesp. 175
Bibliographyp. 239
Indexp. 266
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