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O'Sullivan, Michael, 1988-

No birds of passage : a history of Gujarati Muslim business communities, 1800-1975 / Michael O'Sullivan. - pages cm

Includes index.

The Making of Gujarati Muslim Middle Power, c. 1800-1850 -- The Vise of Legal Exceptionalism and Colonial Capitalism, 1850-1880 -- Clarifying and Contesting Religious Authority, 1880-1914 -- Racialized Empire, Thrifting, and Swadeshi, 1880-1912 -- Corporate Crises from the Balkan Wars to the Great Depression, 1912-1929 -- The Battle over Jamaat Trusts, 1923-1935 -- The Jamaats and the End of the Raj, 1936-1947 -- Decolonization and Postcolonial Dilemmas, 1947-1975

"A sweeping account of three Gujarati Muslim trading castes - the Bohras, Khojas, and Memons - whose commercial success over nearly two centuries sheds new light on the history of capitalism, Islam, and empire in South Asia"--

ISBN: 9780674271906

LCCN: 2023000745

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ismailites--History.--India
Khojahs--History.--India
Memons--History.--India
Business--Religious aspects--Islam.
International business enterprises--History.--India
Capitalism--History.--India

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Commerce--History.
Gujarat (India)--Economic conditions.

LC Class. No.: HF3786 / .O885 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 338.095475