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Author: Rajan Gurukkal
Publisher: OUP India
Published: 2012-10-18
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 0198089392
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an incisive analysis of social formations in present-day Tamil Nadu and Kerala from pre-historic times to early medieval period. It examines the economy, technology, and the process of state formation to understand the transformation from agro-pastoral to agrarian social formation.
Author: Rajan Gurukkal
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780198064329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith reference to Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India.
Author: Kesavan Veluthat
Publisher: Oxford India Paperbacks
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198069140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploring the notion of early medieval , this book re-examines and presents an alternative history of south India. It covers problems and history of Tamilakam in general and early medieval Karnataka and Kerala in particular.
Author: Ryosuke Furui
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2019-07-02
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1000084809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume explores the process of social changes which unfolded in rural society of early medieval Bengal, especially the formation of stratified land relations and occupational groups which later got systematised as jātis. One of the first books to systematically reconstruct the early history of the region, this book presents a history of the economy, polity, law, and social order of early medieval Bengal through a comprehensive study of land and society. It traces the changing power relations among constituents of rural society and political institutions, and unravels the contradictions growing among them. The author describes the changing forms of agrarian development which were deeply associated with these overarching structures and offers an in-depth analysis of a wide range of textual sources in Sanskrit and other languages, especially contemporary inscriptions pertaining to Bengal. The volume will be an essential resource for researchers and academics interested in the history of Bengal, and the social and economic history of early South Asia.
Author: Sheldon Pollock
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2011-03-14
Total Pages: 389
ISBN-13: 0822349043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFills a gap in scholarship on Indian culture and power between 1500 and 1800, arguing that we can't know how colonialism changed South Asia unless we know what there was to be changed.
Author: Romila Thapar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999-11-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0199087652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a concise collection of lectures which discuss the nature of early Indian society during the mid-first millennium BC and relate it to the ancient Indian historical tradition in its earliest forms. It also looks at the particular character of social formations, their genesis, and continuity as part of the later Indian social landscape. Examining the social and political formulations of the period, this volume analyses the transformation of lineage-based societies into state formulations. It considers the migration and arrival of the monarchies in the middle Ganga valley, where the evolution of these societies resulted in the formation of a state. It provides insights into environmental influences on settlements, the particularities of caste, the role of rituals, and the interaction of ideology with these changes. The volume presents an account of the interplay of a range of variables in state formation.
Author: Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1843311321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA focal study of the methodological changes that confront historians of pre-colonial India.
Author: Noboru Karashima
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198099772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe course of south Indian history from pre-historic times to the contemporary era is a complex narrative with many interpretations. Reflecting recent advances in the study of the region, this volume provides an assessment of the events and socio-cultural development of south India through a comprehensive analysis of its historical trajectory. Investigating the region's states and configurations, this book covers a wide range of topics that include the origins of the early inhabitants, formation of the ancient kingdoms, advancement of agriculture, new religious movements based on bhakti, and consolidation of centralized states in the medieval period. It further explores the growth of industries in relation to the development of East-West maritime trade in the Indian Ocean as well as the wave of Islamicization and the course of commercial relations with various European countries. The book then goes on to discuss the advent of early-modern state rule, impact of the raiyatwari system introduced by the British, debates about whether the region's economy developed or deteriorated during the eighteenth century, decline of matriliny in Kerala, emergence of the Dravidian Movement, and the intertwining of politics with contemporary popular culture. Well illustrated with maps and images, and incorporating new archaeological evidence and historiography, this volume presents new perspectives on a gamut of issues relating to communities, languages, and cultures of a macro-region that continues to fascinate scholars and readers alike.
Author: Sharma
Publisher: Oxford India Paperbacks
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780198068297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering a long span, from the Vedic period to twelfth century AD, this volume explores key aspects of early Indian history political ideas and institutions; economic patterns and developments; social orders and ractices; and the transition from ancient to medieval.
Author: Radhika Seshan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2018-06-27
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 0429946309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe idea of transitions in Indian history emerged early when the term ‘transition’ denoted shifts from one period to another. The notion of transition itself has moved beyond being primarily economic to include dimensions of society, culture and ideology. This volume brings together scholarly works that re-examine and re-define the concept of transition by looking into a range of subjects including religion, culture, gender, caste and community networks, maritime and mercantile modes, ideas of nationalism and historiographies across geographical and temporal settings. With contributions by leading scholars from South Asia, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of ancient history, modern Indian history, sociology and social anthropology, and South Asian studies.
