PREFACE ;

EXCERPTS FROM PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ;

1. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ;

2. TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE ;

3. MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE PEASANTRY ;

4. THE PEASANT AND THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY ;

5. THE ZAMINDARS ;

6. THE LAND REVENUE ;

7. REVENUE ASSIGNMENTS ;

8. REVENUE GRANTS ;

9. THE AGRARIAN CRISIS OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE ;

APPENDICES ;

BIBLIOGRAPHY ;

ABBREVIATIONS ;

INDEX

This book presents a detailed historical analysis of the agrarian conditions in pre-colonial India. It examines areas like land revenue, administration, and agrarian economy and social structure in the Mughal period. The new edition includes a new prologue.