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The Making of the Indian Capitalist Class

The Making of the Indian Capitalist Class

Imperialism, Nationalism and the Indian Nation State VOLUME 3

Aditya Mukherjee
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`Based on meticulous research in India and Britan, including interviews with leading participants. The Introduction, in particular, provides a very useful summary of recent research on the historic economic relationship between India and the United Kingdom…. This volume should be of interest to a wide readership’ – The Economic History Review

This book describes and analyzes the emergence and evolution of the Indian capitalist class and its relationship with imperialism and nationalism. It also provides a comprehensive economic history of colonial India in the first half of the 20th century.

Based on extensive empirical data, this is the first detailed, thoroughly researched and comprehensive account of the position of the Indian capitalist class.

Imprint: Vintage Books

Published: Nov/2026

ISBN: 9789377307974 (Paperback)

Length : 368 Pages

MRP : ₹499.00

The Making of the Indian Capitalist Class

Imperialism, Nationalism and the Indian Nation State VOLUME 3

Aditya Mukherjee

`Based on meticulous research in India and Britan, including interviews with leading participants. The Introduction, in particular, provides a very useful summary of recent research on the historic economic relationship between India and the United Kingdom…. This volume should be of interest to a wide readership’ – The Economic History Review

This book describes and analyzes the emergence and evolution of the Indian capitalist class and its relationship with imperialism and nationalism. It also provides a comprehensive economic history of colonial India in the first half of the 20th century.

Based on extensive empirical data, this is the first detailed, thoroughly researched and comprehensive account of the position of the Indian capitalist class.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Aditya Mukherjee

Aditya Mukherjee retired as Professor of Contemporary History, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was elected the General President of the Indian History Congress 2023-24, and was visiting Professor/Fellow at premier institutions like the Duke University (USA), University of Tokyo, University of Rome, Institutes of Advanced Study at Nantes (France), Lancaster (UK) and Sao Paolo (Brazil). He is the author of Imperialism, Nationalism and the Making of the Indian Capitalist Class, Political Economy of Colonial and Post-Colonial India and co-authored three bestselling titles India Since Independence,India’s Struggle for Independence and RSS, School Texts and the Murder of Mahatma Gandhi: The Hindu Communal Project.

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