Covering a long span, from the Vedic period to twelfth century AD, this volume explores key aspects of early Indian history political ideas and institutions; ec

Treaties with Native American groups in the Pacific Northwest have had profound and long-lasting implications for land ownership, resource access, and political

This volume looks at the concept of the 'local' in Indian history. Through a case study of Bengal, it studies how worldwide currents simultaneously inform and i

Using historical and ethnographic analyses, this book shows how Indian markets are embedded in society and politically contested.

Writing from the Indian point of view is a central concern to historians today. Not only are new sources needed to understand native peoples, but new questions