Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland : Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter /

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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第一著者: Moran, Arik, 1976- (著者)
フォーマット: 電子媒体 eBook
言語:英語
出版事項: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.
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目次:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Images, Maps and Charts
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Note on Translation and Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • 1. Memories of a Feud: Chinjhiar, 1795
  • 2. Alterity and Myth in Himalayan Historiography: Kangra, Sirmaur, and Gorkha Rule in the West
  • 3. Sati and Sovereignty in Theory and Practise
  • 4. Statecraft at the Edge of Empire: Bilaspur, 1795-1835
  • 5. Widowed Ranis, Scheming Rajas, and the Making of 'Rajput Tradition'
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: The Jhera of Chinjhiar
  • Bibliography
  • Index