Precolonial India in Practice
Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra
Seiten
2001
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513661-6 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513661-6 (ISBN)
The society of traditional India is frequently characterized as static and dominated by caste. This study challenges older interpretations, arguing that in medieval times India was actually a place of dynamic change and fluid social identities.
The society of traditional India is frequently characterized as static and dominated by caste. This study challenges older interpretations, arguing that medieval India was actually a time of dynamic change and fluid social identities. Using records of religious endowments from Andhra Pradesh, author Cynthia Talbot reconstructs a regional society of the precolonial past as it existed in practice.
The society of traditional India is frequently characterized as static and dominated by caste. This study challenges older interpretations, arguing that medieval India was actually a time of dynamic change and fluid social identities. Using records of religious endowments from Andhra Pradesh, author Cynthia Talbot reconstructs a regional society of the precolonial past as it existed in practice.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.10.2001 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 13 maps |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 226 mm |
| Gewicht | 635 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-513661-6 / 0195136616 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-513661-6 / 9780195136616 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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