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The State and Society in Medieval India

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  • Grewal,
    (Former Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)

Abstract

This important volume prepared under the auspices of The Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture makes an attempt to fill a serious lacuna by providing a comprehensive look at the social history within the larger parameters of state and society: state forms and patronage, demographic distribution, societal organisation, slavery, social change, gender relations, and urbanization. This is also a truly pan-Indian volume on medieval Indian history as it looks at state forms and social organizations among the Cholas, the Delhi Sultante, the Sultante of Bengal, Himachal, Kumaon and Garhwal, medieval Rajasthanm the Vijayanagar State, Kerala, the Mughal Empire, Marahastra, and the Punjab. The contributors include eminent medievalist historians such as Ifran Habib, Iqtidar Alam Khan, Kesavan Velhthat, Shireen Moosvi, Satish Chandra, kumkum Sangari, Indu Banga, and Y.Subbarayalu. The essays highlight the importance of the medieval period in Inidan history paying particular attention to the political, economic and social aspects. This is a comprehensive reference source on medieval Indian history which will be used by all students working on that period at BA and MA levels. Contributors to this volume - Y. Subbarayalu; Ifran Habib; Iqtidar Alam Khan; Anruddha Ray; R.L. Hangloo; J.S. Grewal and Venna Sachdeva; M.P. Joshi; J.B Bhattacharjee; Dilbagh Singh; Kesavan Veluthat; T.K. Venkatasubramanian; A.R Kulkarni; Indu Banga

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  • Grewal, (ed.), 2004. "The State and Society in Medieval India," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780195667202.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780195667202
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