State, Pluralism, and the Indian Historical Tradition

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-806420-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 227 g

This collection of seminal essays, by one of the most eminent historians and educationists, provides a comprehensive view of medieval India. It explores four main themes-evolution of state, role of towns and urbanism, the historical and maritime traditions, and cultural pluralism.

Towards the end of the volume, Satish Chandra surveys the role of leading Indian historians in promoting a more critical and secular view of medieval India. In a concluding historical assessment of the last fifty years, he highlights the role India could play in a challenging world order.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chandra, Satish

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface,

- 1.: Concept of State: The Indian Perspective and the World;

- 2.: State and Society in Medieval India: The Early Phase;

- 3.: Rajasthan: The Rise of State and its Evaluation, Case of Jodhpur;

- 4.: Towns in the Orient and Fernand Braudel;

- 5.: Small Towns (Qasbas) in West Rajasthan During the Seventeenth Century;

- 6.: Cultural and Political Role of Delhi, 1675-1725;

- 7.: India's Maritime Tradition: A Review;

- 8.: Some Modern Indian Historians: Ishwari Prasad, R.P. Tripathi, Sayyid Nurul Hasan;

- 9.: Interactions of Bhakti and Sufi Movements in South Asia;

- 10.: Half a Century of India's Freedom: Retrospect and Prospect;

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Satish Chandra is Secretary, Comprehensive History of India project and Indian Ocean Studies Society, New Delhi. He was Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Chairman, University Grants Commission, India.