நெசவாளர்களும் துணிவணிகர்களும் (கி.பி. 1502-1793)

This book clearly describes how the economic development of Tamil Nadu was carried out by weavers and cloth merchants, and the social changes that occurred after the arrival of Europeans. It describes in detail the production of yarn, weaving cloth with looms, dyeing, painting on cloth, flower embroidery, and the business of local and foreign cloth merchants. Based on primary sources, we can learn the details of 81 types of fabrics and garments produced here, and how maritime trade flourished in the ports of Tamil Nadu.