Kingship and polity on the Himalayan borderland : Rajput identity during the early colonial encounter /

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This book 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 'tra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moran, Arik, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.
Colección:Asian borderlands.
Temas:
1765-1947
Rajput (Indic people) > Himalaya Mountains.
Rājput (Peuple de l'Inde) > Himālaya.
Asian history.
Humanities.
Social & cultural history.
HISTORY > General.
Rajput (Indic people)
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Himalaya Mountains.
India.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book 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 date. By revising the history of these mountain kings on the basis of extensive archival, textual, and ethnographic research, it offers an alternative to popular and scholarly discourses that grew with the rise of colonial knowledge. This revision ultimately points to the important contribution of borderland spaces to the fabrication of group identities.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048536757
9048536758
Acceso:Open Access

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