A frayed history : The journey of cotton in India
By
Meena Menon and Uzramma
Periodical
0
Serial
14827
Publisher
Oxford University Press, New Delhi
Description
383
ISBN / ISSN No.
9780199474639, 019947463X
Subject
1. Cotton -- Farming -- India; 2. Cotton production -- India; 3. Cotton -- History -- India.
Summay
This book documents the history of cotton, its patterns of cultivation, the expanding use of hybrid varieties, and their consequences on the increasing distress of cotton growing farmers and weavers in India. It takes a look at the changing trends in how
Keyword
Cotton production in India, cotton farming, history of cotton in India, stories of cotton weaving, textile art.
Accession No.
14827
Category
Textile