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The Medieval History Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 293-301 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/097194580300600207

Roman Proto-industry in Southern France: Some Indian Comparisons

Dick Whittaker

Churchill College, Cambridge University, UK

This article treats the problem of proto-industry in agrarian societies. On the basis of an analysis of the Roman production of terra sigillata in Southern France, it attempts some comparisons with examples from Mughal India. These suggest the importance of the imperial apparatus. extractive, administrative as well as consumptive, for the creation of such industries.


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