Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland

Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland
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Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9789048536757
ISBN-13 : 9048536758
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Book Synopsis Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland by : Arik Moran

Download or read book Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland written by Arik Moran and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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