Introduction -- India in the Eighteenth Century: the formation of states and social groups -- Indian capitalism and the emergence of colonial society -- The crisis of the Indian state, 1780-1820 -- The consolidation and failure of the East India Company's state, 1818-57 -- Peasant and Brahmin: consolidating 'traditional' society -- Rebellion and reconstruction -- Conclusion: The first aage of colonialism in India -- Glossary of Indian terms