Author : Roy S. Fischel
Publisher : EUP
ISBN 13 : 9781474436083
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Local States in an Imperial World by : Roy S. Fischel
Download or read book Local States in an Imperial World written by Roy S. Fischel and published by EUP. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the Deccan Sultanates of 16th- and 17th-century central India, Local States in an Imperial World promotes the idea that some polities of the time were not aspiring to be empires. Instead of the universalist and hierarchical vision typical of the language of empire, the sultanates presented another brand of state - one that prefers negotiation, flexibility and plurality of languages, religions and cultures. Building on theories of early modernity, empire, cosmopolitanism and vernaculars, Roy Fischel considers the components that shaped state and society: people, identities and idioms. He presents a frame for understanding the Deccan Sultanates as a rare case of the early modern non-imperial state, shedding light both on the region and on the imperial world surrounding it.