Download or read book Politics of Patronage and Protest written by Nandita Prasad Sahai and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Studies on state-formation in India rarely focus on the agency of subordinate groups. Questioning the dominant narratives on state - subordinate interactions, Sahai provides a unique account of state-formation in early modern Rajasthan. She also engages with larger debates on state-formation and popular protest in early modern India by demonstrating the role of a subaltern group." "Politics of Patronage and Protest explores the process of state-formation 'from below' through the prism of artisanal experience. Focusing on the multidimensional interface of the Jodhpur state with resident artisans, the author highlights the political culture of the period."--BOOK JACKET.