A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761

Eight Indian Lives

AvRichard M. Eaton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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In this fascinating account of one of the least known parts of South Asia, Eaton recounts the history of the Deccan plateau in southern India from the fourteenth century to the rise of European colonialism. He does so, vividly, through the lives of eight Indians who lived at different times during this period, and who each represented something particular about the Deccan. In the first chapter, for example, the author describes the demise of the regional kingdom through the life of a maharaja. In the second, a Sufi sheikh illustrates Muslim piety and state authority. Other characters include a merchant, a general, a slave, a poet, a bandit and a female pawnbroker. Their stories are woven together into a rich narrative tapestry, which illumines the most important social processes of the Deccan across four centuries. This is a much-needed book by the most highly regarded scholar in the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-11-17
Mått:164 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:570 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:The New Cambridge History of India
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521254847

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Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Richard Eaton is one of the premier scholars of pre-colonial India. His many publications include The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204–1760 (1993), India's Islamic Traditions, 711–1750 (2003) and Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India (2004).

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'Richard Eaton has again magisterially pushed back the boundaries of history writing on pre-colonial South Asia. Eight Indian Lives, inspired in part by Vermeer's `finely crafted portraits with their distinctive play of light' (p. 2) follows the fortunes of eight key figures in the history of the Deccan, moving seamlessly from meticulously constructed accounts of their lives to the political, linguistic and physical landscapes they inhabited.' Samira Sheikh, Indian Economic and Social History Review

Innehållsförteckning

1. Pratapa Rudra (c.1289–1323); 2. Muhammad Gisu Daraz (1321–1421); 3. Mahmud Gawan (1411–81); 4. Rama Raya (1484–1565); 5. Malik Ambar (1548–1626); 6. Tukuram (1608–49); 7. Papadu (1695–1710); 8. Tarabai (1675–1761).