Author : Cynthia Talbot
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198031238
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Precolonial India in Practice by : Cynthia Talbot
Download or read book Precolonial India in Practice written by Cynthia Talbot and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-20 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The society of traditional India is frequently characterized as static and dominated by caste. This study challenges older interpretations, arguing that medieval India was actually a time of dynamic change and fluid social identities. Using records of religious endowments from Andhra Pradesh, author Cynthia Talbot reconstructs a regional society of the precolonial past as it existed in practice.