List of tables Preface List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Traders into sovereigns: the East India Company, 1757-1765 2. Perceptions of empire 3. The policy-makers: Parliament and the East India Company 4. Crown and Company (I): the Diwani and the inquiry of 1767 5. Crown and Company (II): foreign relations, 1766-1769 6. Attempts at reform (I): civil, military, and judicial affairs, 1767-1772 7. Attempts at reform (II): trade and revenue, 1767-1772 8. The East India Company crisis of 1772 9. Response to crisis (I): high politics and the committees of inquiry, 1772-1773 10. Response to crisis (II): trade, finance, and reform 11. The final act? the passage of Lord North's East India legislation, 1773 Conclusion Select bibliography Index.

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It is no easy matter to reconstruct the relationship between weavers and merchants in the early eighteenth century. Much of the material in the European Company records, the major source for the social and economic history of the period, deals largely with the Companies' external trade and their commercial activities in South India. However, the ninety years of documents, from 1670 to 1760, which comprise the English East India Company's Fort St. George and Fort St. David Consultations and upon which this chapter is based, also contain occasional glimpses of local social and economic life. Some of the most valuable insights are found during crises in cloth production. At these times the English interrogated their merchants to understand the reasons for the shortfalls in cloth production and delivery. On occasion, Company servants themselves ventured into the weaving villages. These moments are veritable gold mines for the historian. In this chapter, the early eighteenth-century sources are supplemented wherever possible with material from later in the century. The later material is much more plentiful and far more detailed, but I have used such evidence carefully. It is not used to introduce new elements to the picture or argument and it is only drawn upon when it is consistent with evidence from the first half of the century. I have used it to fill out the picture – to give it flesh and blood, so to speak. The skeleton, however, has been constructed from early eighteenth-century material.

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Manufacture at the colonial frontier : iron and salt production experiments in the East Indies, 1765-1858



Handicraft workers usually carry out daily activities by adopting awkward postures. The most prevailing health issues among handicraft workers are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).



The current research aims to assess the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms and investigate risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among metal sculpture artisans. Subsequently, the study highlighted the future scope of AI applications in ergonomic evaluation.



144 male metal sculpture workers participated in the study. A modified Nordic questionnaire was adopted to determine the musculoskeletal problems among metal sculpture workers. The probable risk elements for MSD symptoms were identified by applying binary logistic regression.



Most workers faced discomfort in various body parts, particularly the wrist, lower back, and shoulders. The outcome of the logistic regression model revealed that job-related factors have significantly contributed to the development of MSD symptoms.



This study concedes that awkward working postures for prolonged periods highly affect the health of metal sculpture workers, and there is a need for ergonomic intervention to minimize the risks of musculoskeletal disorders. The study also emphasizes the future scope of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications that can be used in ergonomically assessing working postures.


Yogesh Ram Mishra

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Manufacture at the colonial frontier : iron and salt production experiments in the East Indies, 1765-1858

Assessment of Ergonomic Risk Factors among Metal Sculpture Workers and Future Scope of AI Applications in Ergonomic Evaluation