The Core and the Periphery: A Contribution to the Debate on the Eighteenth Century Z.U. Malik 3Traditional Crafts and Occupational Structure of the Assamese Rural Society in the 19th Century Nandita Khadria 36Reemergence of Land Leasing in Kerala: The Case of Kuttanad K.K. Eswaran 64Integration of Lambadas as Gangmen on the Railways in Andhra Pradesh B.R. Shyamala Devi 81DISCUSSION Declining Food Production per Head: A Pervasive Problem of Developing Economies UtsaPatnaik 102BOOK REVIEWS 109210-11