Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland : Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter

Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter

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 'tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Moran, Arik, 1976- author (author), Harris, Tina (-), Schendel, Willem
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2019
Amsterdam : [2019]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Asian borderlands.
Subjects:
Raiput (Indic people) > Himalya Mountains.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425659906719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Images, Maps and Charts
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Note on Translation and Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • 1. Memories of a Feud: Chinjhiar, 1795
  • 2. Alterity and Myth in Himalayan Historiography: Kangra, Sirmaur, and Gorkha Rule in the West
  • 3. Sati and Sovereignty in Theory and Practise
  • 4. Statecraft at the Edge of Empire: Bilaspur, 1795-1835
  • 5. Widowed Ranis, Scheming Rajas, and the Making of 'Rajput Tradition'
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: The Jhera of Chinjhiar
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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