This volume looks at the concept of the ‘local’ in Indian
history. Through a case study of Bengal, it studies how worldwide
currents—be it colonial governance, pedagogic practices or
intellectual rhythms—simultaneously inform and interact with
particular local idioms to produce variegated histories of a
region. It examines the processes through which the idea of the
‘local’ gets constituted in different spatial entities such as
the frontier province of the Jangal Mahal, the Sundarbans, the dry
terrain of Birbhum-Bankura-Purulia and the urban spaces of Calcutta
and other small towns. The volume further discusses the various
administrative as well as amateur representations of these settings
to chart out the ways through which certain spaces get associated
with a particular image or history. The chapters in the volume
explore a variety of themes—textual representations of the
region, epistemic practices and educational policies, as well as
administrative manoeuvres and governmental practices which helped
the state in mapping its people. An important contribution in the
study of Indian history, this interdisciplinary work will be of
great interest to scholars and researchers of science and
technology studies, history, sociology and social anthropology and
South Asian studies.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Editors: |
Kaustubh Mani Sengupta
• Tista Das
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
226 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-205533-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-205533-2 |
Barcode: |
9781032055336 |
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