lol. his claim to fame is that 'deindustrialisation' is exaggerated! (PhD thesis)
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Replying to @pseudoerasmus @omarali50
also his view on economic impact of British rule: varied from no impact to mildly beneficial
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Skeptical of course because baseline could be counterfactual - industrialization similar to Japan under Marathas
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we will never know what cud hv been. But anyho, politics was by no means settled, wars likely.. outcome??
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Yep, some of that captured here:https://devayasna.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/conversations-a-future-that-could-have-been/ …
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Replying to @i_contemplate_ @omarali50
why does the comparison always run toward Meiji, as opposed to Ottoman, Qajar, Khedival Egypt, or the Qing ?
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Because of the Marathas' proto-Shogunate system, and the scholars within the Empire absorbing European lit like J
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Replying to @i_contemplate_ @omarali50
the shogunate was the thing that got overthrown by the Meiji....
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Replying to @pseudoerasmus @i_contemplate_
anyway, "proto shogunate" is maybe a Hindutva "noble lie" :) early18th C japan a more advanced state.society?
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Replying to @omarali50 @pseudoerasmus
What use is a 'noble lie' if it's not being broadcasted? Yes 18th C J probably more advanced.
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Model is based on Maratha interest in European lit on sci&tech just like J, and clearly competent leadership.
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Replying to @i_contemplate_ @pseudoerasmus
Well, we will hv to leave it at "who knows, maybe". What happnd, happened. What now?
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