Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland - Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter (Hardcover, 0)

Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland explores the modern transformation of state and society in the Indian Himalaya. Centred on three Rajput led-kingdoms during the transition to British rule (c. 1790-1840) and their interconnected histories, it demonstrates how border making practices engendered a modern reading of 'tradition' that informs communal identities to this day. Countering the common depiction of these states as all-male, caste-exclusive entities, it reveals the strong familial base of Rajput polity, wherein women - and regent queens in particular - played a key role alongside numerous non-Rajput groups. Drawing on rich archival records, rarely examined local histories, and nearly two decades of ethnographic research, it offers an alternative to the popular and scholarly discourses that developed with the rise of colonial knowledge. The analysis exposes the cardinal contribution of borderland spaces to the fabrication of group identities. This book will interest historians and anthropologists of South Asia and of the Himalaya, as well as scholars working on postcolonialism, gender, and historiography.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Asian Borderlands
Release date:	July 2019
Authors:	Arik Moran
Contributors:	Willem Schendel • Tina Harris
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
Edition:	0
ISBN-13:	978-9462985605
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Promotions
LSN:	946298560X
Barcode:	9789462985605

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