Land and Sovereignty in India: Agrarian Society and Politics Under the Eighteenth-Century Maratha Svarājya
Andrรฉ Wink
(Author)
Description
This original contribution to Indian history, focusing on contemporary and largely indigenous documents, introduces a set of concepts for the analysis of late Mughal rule. More specifically it examines the origins and development of the Maratha svardjya or 'self-rule' within the context of declining Muslim power. It traces the expansion of Maratha dominion to a process of fitna, a policy of 'shifting alliances' which was recurrent in the wake of Muslim expansion throughout its history. The book gives an interesting perspective on Hindu-Muslim relationships in the pre-British period as well as on the nature of the Indo-Muslim state and its most important successor polity, on its capacity for change and development in the intermediate sections of society, the land-tenurial system, the monetization of the economy, and on the fiscal system.Product Details
Price
$50.99
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publish Date
December 03, 2007
Pages
440
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.5 X 0.98 inches | 0.01 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780521051804
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About the Author
Andrรฉ Wink is H. Kern Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a leading scholar of Indian and Islamic history and is the author of numerous books and articles, including Land and Sovereignty in India, Al-Hind and Akbar.