Indian business and nationalist politics, 1931-1939 : the indigenous capitalist class and the rise of the Congress Party / Claude Markovits.
Markovits, Claude| Call Number | 322/.3/0954 |
| Author | Markovits, Claude, author. |
| Title | Indian business and nationalist politics, 1931-1939 : the indigenous capitalist class and the rise of the Congress Party / Claude Markovits. Indian Business & Nationalist Politics 1931–39 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | Cambridge South Asian studies ; 33 |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Summary | The 1930s was a critical decade in Indian politics. It saw the Congress Party begin its rise to political dominance, while Indian 'big business' strengthened its position in the economy. This book seeks to analyse the response of India's most important indigenous businessmen to the growth of political nationalism. Dr Markovits' study falls into three parts: an analysis of the structure of the business class, revealing its basic heterogeneity and lack of political unity; an examination of the impact of the Depression of the 1930s on the fortunes of Indian businessmen and on government economic policy; and a survey of the uneasy and changing relationship between businessmen and Congress at a time of political turmoil and realignment. Drawing heavily on the private papers of prominent businessmen as well as on a wealth of official sources, this is the first systematic study, on an all-India scale, of the political attitude of big business during the final and most crucial phase of the nationalist struggle. Given increasing prominence of businessmen in Indian politics after 1920 an understanding of their behaviour is fundamental to our view of the overall pattern of Indian nationalist politics. All those interested in the rise of anti-colonial movements and in patterns of capitalist development in Third World countries should also find matter for thought in this sensitive and unusual study. |
| Subject | Business and politics India History 20th century. Indian National Congress History 20th century. India Politics and government 1919-1947. |
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| Summary | The 1930s was a critical decade in Indian politics. It saw the Congress Party begin its rise to political dominance, while Indian 'big business' strengthened its position in the economy. This book seeks to analyse the response of India's most important indigenous businessmen to the growth of political nationalism. Dr Markovits' study falls into three parts: an analysis of the structure of the business class, revealing its basic heterogeneity and lack of political unity; an examination of the impact of the Depression of the 1930s on the fortunes of Indian businessmen and on government economic policy; and a survey of the uneasy and changing relationship between businessmen and Congress at a time of political turmoil and realignment. Drawing heavily on the private papers of prominent businessmen as well as on a wealth of official sources, this is the first systematic study, on an all-India scale, of the political attitude of big business during the final and most crucial phase of the nationalist struggle. Given increasing prominence of businessmen in Indian politics after 1920 an understanding of their behaviour is fundamental to our view of the overall pattern of Indian nationalist politics. All those interested in the rise of anti-colonial movements and in patterns of capitalist development in Third World countries should also find matter for thought in this sensitive and unusual study. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Subject | Business and politics India History 20th century. Indian National Congress History 20th century. India Politics and government 1919-1947. |
| Multimedia |