Subordinate and marginal groups in early India / edited by Aloka Parasher-Sen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parasher-Sen, Aloka.

Series:

Oxford India readings. Themes in Indian history.

Oxford India paperbacks

Oxford India readings. Themes in Indian history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marginality, Social--India--History--To 1500.

Marginality, Social.

History.

India--Historiography.

India.

Historiography.

India--Social conditions--To 1200.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xi, 480 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Part of the prestigious Themes in Indian History series, this volume analyzes the historical roots of social oppression and exclusion of the subordinate and marginal groups that have marked the making of identities in the Indian subcontinent. The book highlights how the Indian civilization dealt with problems of diversity and yet did not let go of hierarchical relations. It has contributions from eminent historians like ROmila Thapar, B.D. Cattopadhyaya, Eleanor Zelliot, and Uma Chakrabarty. The introduction by Aloka Parasher-Sen situates the readings in their ideological and histographical contexts. The second edition contains a new Afterword, which traces the historiography till recent times and brings out the shifts and changes in the study of the subject.

Notes:

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195690897

0195690893

OCLC:

187417909

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