How did the peasant society of south Asia respond and adjust to the political, ecological, and commercial changes that the region witnessed since the 18th century? A new book offers a unifying perspective on this enduring question in economic and social history. Review article on Peasant History of Late Pre-Colonial and Colonial India by B B Chaudhuri; Project of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilisation, Vol VIII, Part 2, Centre for Studies in Civilisations and Pearson Longman, New Delhi, 2008.
Tirthankar Roy (Sat,) studied this question.