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      Timber Trade on the Malabar Coast, c. 1780-1840

      Environment and History
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          State formation in south-west India at the end of the 18th century led to heavy exploitation of natural resources, particularly of the hardwood timbers of Travancore, Malabar, and Kanara. These were either used as articles for export or as building materials for the construction of ships at local port towns. Over centuries, the Malabarian timber merchants had developed trading structures that turned out to be resistant to any attempts to transform them according to the needs of a new ruler. In particular, from the 1790s onwards the British colonial regime tried hard to restructure the well-organised trading system. But ultimately the British failed, because they had neither the power nor the means to pursue such a policy in the long run. On the contrary, at the beginning of the 19th century the authorities in Bombay had to adapt to the social and economic realities in the Malabar province and the adjacent country. The Malabarian local 'agency' remained resistant to the British regime until at least the middle of the 19th century.

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          Environment and History
          environ hist camb
          White Horse Press
          0967-3407
          November 01 2001
          November 01 2001
          : 7
          : 4
          : 403-425
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          10.3197/096734001129342531
          a9166baa-c895-439f-9ab3-e668b21c5633
          © 2001
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