State, pluralism, and the Indian historical tradition /
Chandra, Satish
State, pluralism, and the Indian historical tradition / Satish Chandra - New Delhi: Oxford Univ. Press , 2008. - vii,: 196 p. - Oxford India paperbacks .
Originally published: 2008.
Introduction --
1. Concept of state : the Indian perspective and the world --
2. State and society in Medieval India --
3. The rise of state and its evolution in Rajasthan : the case of Jodhpur --
4. Towns in the Orient and Fernand Braudel --
5. Qasbas in West Rajasthan : small towns during the seventeenth century --
6. Cultural and political role of Delhi, 1675-1725 --
7. India's maritime tradition : a review --
8. Some modern Indian historians : Ishwari Prasad, R.P. Tripathi, Syed Nurul Hasan --
9. Interaction of Bhakti and Sufi movements in South Asia --
10. Half a century of India's freedom : retrospect and prospect.
This volume explores the nature of the Indian state and policy, in relation to the nature and composition of the ruling class, and the changes and development in society and economy. It deals with the evolution of state, the Indian historical traditions, and the Bhakti and Sufi movements of India.
9780195696219
Cultural pluralism--Bhakti. Sufism--India
320.954 / CHA-S
State, pluralism, and the Indian historical tradition / Satish Chandra - New Delhi: Oxford Univ. Press , 2008. - vii,: 196 p. - Oxford India paperbacks .
Originally published: 2008.
Introduction --
1. Concept of state : the Indian perspective and the world --
2. State and society in Medieval India --
3. The rise of state and its evolution in Rajasthan : the case of Jodhpur --
4. Towns in the Orient and Fernand Braudel --
5. Qasbas in West Rajasthan : small towns during the seventeenth century --
6. Cultural and political role of Delhi, 1675-1725 --
7. India's maritime tradition : a review --
8. Some modern Indian historians : Ishwari Prasad, R.P. Tripathi, Syed Nurul Hasan --
9. Interaction of Bhakti and Sufi movements in South Asia --
10. Half a century of India's freedom : retrospect and prospect.
This volume explores the nature of the Indian state and policy, in relation to the nature and composition of the ruling class, and the changes and development in society and economy. It deals with the evolution of state, the Indian historical traditions, and the Bhakti and Sufi movements of India.
9780195696219
Cultural pluralism--Bhakti. Sufism--India
320.954 / CHA-S