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HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION2011-12
CONTENTS
HISTORY
REFERENCE 2
SUBJECTS 11
Archaeology & Ancient India 11
Medieval India 17
Modern Indian History 25
India & South Asia 45
World History 54
Ecology & Environment 55
History of Art & Architecture 46
STUDENT READINGS 57
Ancient India 58
Medieval India 61
Modern India 64
SERIES 67
Oxford India Perennials 68
Debates in Indian History and Society 70
Themes in Indian History 72
Monumental Legacy 74
Collected Essays 76
Subaltern Studies 80
Makers of Islamic Civilization 82
REGIONAL STUDIES 83
South India 84
PHILOSOPHY 87
RELIGION 89
Hinduism 91
Sikhism 92
Buddhism 96
Islam 97
General 99
PRICE LIST 101
FROM THE GLOBAL LIST 116
AUTHOR INDEX 123
TITLE INDEX 125
1Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.
It furthers the Universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide
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DICTIONARY OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ADMINISTRATIVE TERMS IN SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONSVolume 1 (AD)
K.V. Ramesh (ed.), Former Joint Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India.
9780198080152 2012 HB Rs 3470
The one-stop resource for scholars, students, and teachers of south Indian history
This is the first of a multi-volume dictionary on terms used in south Indian inscriptions from the earliest times to AD 1800.
A landmark project in span and scope, this include: InscriptionsfromallmajorsouthIndianlanguages,aswellas
from Sanskrit and Prakrit Publishedaswellasunpublishedinscriptions Entriesonoverfiftysocial,economic,andadministrative
aspects, including religion, geography, crafts, agriculture, trade and commerce, health and medicine, and wildlife
Adetailedguidetounderstandingnuancesofwordsandlinguistic complexities
THE OXFORD ATLAS OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY
Irfan Habib, Professor Emeritus, History, Aligarh Muslim University.Faiz Habib, Cartographer, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University.
9780198065647 2012 HB forthcoming
An indispensable reference for scholars, researchers, and historians of ancient India
This atlas provides detailed information on various aspects of ancient India. Each map is supported by a detailed description in the accompanying text, which also address contemporary debates
Comprehensive and authoritative this atlas: Includes13colourmaps(includingabasemap) Coverstheperiodfromthebeginningsofhumancivilization
to early medieval period Bringstogetherlatestexcavationsandresearch Providesinformationonkingdomsanddynasties,
inscriptions, geopolitical orbits, cropping and vegetation patterns, minerals, industries, and other economic activities
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The Oxford Atlas of Ancient Indian HistoryIrfan Habib & Faiz Habib
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in section on Reference-Highlights]
The Oxford India KosambiCombined Methods in Indology & Other Writings D.D. Kosambi (19071966)Compiled, edited and introduced by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya9780198060185 2009 HB Rs 1250
This book puts together essays, notes and other writings of D.D. Kosambi, who introduced
pioneering perspectives and methods in Indological studies, written and published over
almost thirty years. Together, although on disparate themes, they reflect an integrated
framework which, in Kosambis own characterization, was Marxist.
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The Oxford India Collection
The Oxford India ElwinSelected WritingsVerrier Elwin (19021964)9780195697919 2008 HB Rs 795
In a world of shrinking cultural options, Verrier Elwins writings remain as a powerful archive of lifeworlds from which we still have everything to learn. Christopher pinney
The Oxford India SrinivasM.N. Srinivas (19161999)97801998060345 2009 HB Rs 995This collection of essays ... is perhaps the most important collection of its kind to be found between the covers of a single volume. M.N. Srinivas did more than any other scholar to establish sociology on firm intellectual foundations ... to bring it to wide
public attention. Andre Bteille
The Oxford India GandhiEssential WritingsGopalkrishna Gandhi (ed.)9780195692525 2007 HB Rs 850
The Oxford India NehruJawaharlal NehruUma Iyengar (ed.)9780195686708 2007 HB Rs 795
ALSO AVAILABLE
The Oxford India Collection is a series which brings together writings of enduring value published by Oxford University Press.
Companions
The Oxford Companion toModern Warfare in IndiaFrom the Eighteenth Century to Present TimesKaushik Roy9780195698886 2009 HB Rs 1950
The Oxford Companion toIndian Archaeology
The Archaeological Foundationsof Ancient India
Dilip K. Chakrabarti9780195673425 2006 HB Rs 2250
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Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1941 [Part I]Amit K. Gupta & Arjun Dev (ed.) are associated with the Indian Council of Historical Research. 9780198065371 2009 HB Rs 3750
This volume consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 focusing on the constitutional politics
and World War II, provides insights into Indias economic condition, war industries,
defence preparations, curbs on the press and the provincial ministries. Chapter 2
examines national struggle and government repression through the activities of
political parties, other organizations, and the condition of political prisoners. Chapter
3 studies the role of students, women, and culture in the Indian national movement.
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1940 (Part I)K.N. Panikkar (ed.) is currently Vice Chairman of Higher Education Council, Kerala and Chairman, Kerala Council of Historical Research.9780198060789 2009 HB Rs 3450
This volume systematically covers the sociopolitical history of Biritish India during
1940. It examines the events and negotiations surrounding the Second World War.
The first chapter discusses the various responses to the War. Chapter 2 deals with
the constitutional negotiations promised/demanded in lieu of Indian support of the
War. The next examines civil disobedience programmes and activities of the Indian
National Congress and the Left parties. The concluding two chapters respectively deal
with the individual satyagraha movement and the communal politics.
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1940 (Part II)K.N. Panikkar (ed.)9780198070030 2010 HB Rs 3950
This volume focuses on popular movements. Chapter 6 discusses labour movement
through case studies of Bombay, Central Provinces and Berar, Madras, Bihar, Bengal,
Orissa, United Provinces. Chapter 7 studies peasant movements in different parts of
India like Bihar, Bombay, United Provinces, Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Malabar, Punjab,
Orissa, and Tamil Nadu. Movements of students, women, and depressed classes are
discussed in Chapter 8. The last chapter examines movements in Princely States of
Rajputana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Central India, Hyderabad, Mysore, and
Travancore.
TOWARDS FREEDOM SERIESGeneral Editor: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya is former Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research.
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The Towards Freedom volumes, each edited by a distinguished scholar, bring together historical materials relating
to the period 1937-47 from a wide variety of sources-official records, private and organizational papers, newspapers
and another contemporary publications available within the country. It presents- within the limits set by the sources-
documents relating to the activities, attitudes, and ideas of diverse classes and sections of Indian society, all of which
contributed to the attainment of independence with partition.
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TOWARDS FREEDOM SERIESGeneral Editor: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1946 (Part I)Sumit Sarkar (ed.) retired as Professor of History, University of Delhi.9780195692457 2007 HB Rs 3950
This volume systematically covers in five chapters, different aspects of the history of
British India beginning with anti-British movements in 1946, including the protests
against the trial of the officers and soldiers of the Indian National Army and the
famous Royal Indian Navy Mutiny.
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1946 (Part II)Sumit Sarkar (ed.)9780198060055 2009 HB Rs 2950
This volume focuses on popular struggles against British-backed tyranny and feudalistic
oppression in the Princely States. The first chapter gives an overall perspective on the
functioning of the All-India States Peoples Conference (AISPC). Chapter two examines
aspects of popular struggle in Kashmir and northern states while the third discusses
Hyderabad, Travancore, and the South. The last three chapters deal respectively with
western Indian states, central Indian states, and eastern and north-eastern states.
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1939 (Part I)Mushirul Hasan (ed.), is Director General of National Archives of India, New Delhi. A Padmashree awardee, he is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia.9780195693393 2008 HB Rs 3950
This volume contains primary sources and archival documents related to the year
1939. It systematically covers in four chapters, different aspects of the history of British
India governments formed after the 1937 elections; the role of India in World War
II; and political radicalism; the developments in Princely India; the role of Congress
or the State Peoples Conference; and the role of Kisan Sabha.
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India, 1939 (Part II)Mushirul Hasan (ed.)9780195696516 2008 HB Rs 3950
This volume explores, among other things, workers struggles, strikes and their
organizations in different parts of India. Congress organizations, and especially the
correspondence between Gandhi, Subhas Bose, and J. Nehru constitute the chapter
on nationalist politics.
Towards FreedomDocuments on the Movement for Independence in India 1945 Bimal Prasad (ed.) is currently Honorary Director, Rajendra Prasad Academy, and Honorary Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. 9780195695304 2008 HB Rs 3950
This volume contains documents related to the year 1945. It discusses the various
conciliation movesDesai Liyaqat Pact, Sapru Committee, Wavell Plan, Simla
Conference; military and civil resistance as well as economic issues, foreign relations
and language policy-thoughts shaping New India.
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INDIAN CIVILIZATION (PHISPC)General Editor: D.P. Chattopadhyaya
Development of Modern Indian Thought and theSocial SciencesVolume X Part 5Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (ed.) is former Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research.9780195689679 2007 HB Rs 1950
Part of the PHISPC series on modern Indian history, this volume provides an
overview of the history of social, economic, and political thought prior to the
development of disciplinary categories in social sciences.
Readership: This volume, and others in the series, will be of special interest to
students and scholars of history, philosophy, cultural studies, as well as general
readers interested in the civilization and culture of India.
Religious Movements and Institutions in Medieval IndiaVolume VII Part 2J.S. Grewal (ed.) Padmashree and a renowned Sikh scholar, served as the Chairman of the Governing Body and the Director of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Formerly, he was Professor of History and Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.9780195677034 2006 HB Rs 1950
This volume deals with a variety of themes related to religion in medieval India,
with a wide range of factual information, significant detail, and new ideas.
Readership: This volume will be of special interest to students and scholars of
history, philosophy, cultural studies, as well as general readers interested in the
civilization and culture of India.
The State and Society in Medieval IndiaVolume VII Part 1J.S. Grewal (ed.)9780195667202 2005 HB Rs 1950
Indias Interaction with China, Central and West AsiaVolume III Part 2A. Rahman (ed.)9780195657890 2002 HB Rs 1750
History of Indian Science, Technology and Culture ad 10001800Volume III Part 1A. Rahman (ed.)9780195646528 1999 HB Rs 1250
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ESSENTIAL WRITINGS
The Essential Writings of Jawaharlal Nehru (2 Volumes)Volumes I & IIS. Gopal (19232002), Padma Vibhushan, was director of the Historical Division of the Ministry of External Affairs in India from 1954 to 1966. He was also Professor of Contemporary History at Jawaharlal Nehru University.Uma Iyengar (ed.) is editor, The Book Review.9780195653243 2003 HB Rs 2750
This anthology of Jawaharlal Nehrus writings includes nearly 500 extracts and
covering almost every aspect of his life and times.
Readership: The anthology will be of enduring interest and benefit to the scholarly
as also the general reader.
The Essential Writings of B.R. AmbedkarValerian Rodrigues (ed.) Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780195670554 2004 OIP Rs 425
[This book] pays due attention to [Ambedkars] writings on caste, but it also reserves ample space for his important work in the fields of public finance, nationalism, the Constitution, and Buddhism. The book is enriched by a deeply informative, yet studiedly non-polemical, introduction by the editor.
rAmAChAndrA GuhAReadership: This book is an indispensable source for scholars of Dalit studies, Indian
nationalism, sociology, modern Buddhism, and affirmative action.
The Essential Writings of Netaji Subhas Chandra BoseSisir K. Bose (ed.) (Late) was Director, Netaji Research Bureau, Calcutta.Sugata Bose (ed.) Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University.9780195648546 1999 OIP Rs 355
Distilled from the authoritative, twelve-volume Collected Works, this collection stands a
concise introduction to the thought of Indias foremost militant nationalist.
Readership: Scholars of modern Indian history and of South Asian history.
The Essential Writings of AurobindoPeter Heehs (ed.) is an American Historian based in Pondicherry at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry.9780195649765 1999 OIP Rs 295
This volume includes writings covering more than fifty years (18931950) of Aurobindos
life that suggest the diversity of Aurobindos thought and are arranged in six sections
according to his main areas of interest.
Readership: Students of Indian literature.
The Essential Writings of Mahatma GandhiRaghavan Iyer (ed.) formerly of St Antonys College,Oxford, was Professor of Political Science, University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara.9780195632088 1998 OIP Rs 395
This balanced selection of Gandhi s writings, taken from his letters, articles, and books,
represents the complete cross-section of his thought, from his early years as a young
barrister in London, to his final days as sage and counsel to newly independent India.
Readership: Scholars of modern Indian history and politics.
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Omnibus Editions
Exploring the WestThree Travel NarrativesComprising
Images of the West; Westward Bound &
Seamless BoundariesMushirul Hasan (ed.), is Director General of National Archives of India, New Delhi. A Padmashree awardee, he is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia.9780198063117 2009 HB Rs 795
This omnibus presents a unique perspective
of travel writing by Indians describing
Europe during the eighteenth and
nineteenth century. It presents the missing
link in the east-west paradigm.
Readership: Scholars, students, and
teachers interested in the study of
travel writing in Indian history, tourism
studies, culture studies, sociology, and
anthropology.
The C.A. Bayly OmnibusComprising The Local Roots of Indian Politics; Rulers, Townsmen, and Bazaars; Origins of Nationality in South AsiaC.A. Bayly is Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History, St Catharines College, Cambridge.9780198062561 2009 HB Rs 1450
The imagination of the colonial north Indian
landscape has been shaped immensely by
the scholarship of C.A. Bayly. This omnibus
brings together landmark writings providing
a sense of the wide range of subjects and
their multiple dimensions examined by one
of the finest living historians of British India.
Rulers, Townsmen, and Bazaarsimmensely important volumea full-length study of a central, yet surprisingly little studied era in the history of India...
thomAs r. metCAlf
Baylys ground-breaking volume will long remain central to the discussion of early modern north Indian history.
miChAel h. fisher
The Gyanendra Pandey OmnibusComprising The Ascendancy of Congress in Uttar Pradesh; The Construction of Communalism in Colonial North India; Remembering Partition: Violence, Nationalism, and History in IndiaGyanendra Pandey is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. A founding member of the Subaltern Studies collective, he taught earlier at the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Delhi.9780195697032 2008 HB Rs 995
Gyanendra Pandeys writings have
profoundly influenced our understanding
of anti-colonial nationalism, communal
strife, and history-writing. This omnibus
brings together three landmark books by
him that describe an arc from a critique of
nationalism to a critique of history.
Readership: Students, teachers, and
researchers of Indian history, sociology,
anthropology, and politics.
Indias MuslimsAn OmnibusComprising Islamic Revival in British India: Deoband 18601900; The Bengal Muslims 18711906: A Quest for Identity; Legacy of a Divided Nation: Indian Muslims since Independence
Barbara Daly Metcalf, Rafiuddin Ahmed & Mushirul Hasan9780195691986 2007 HB Rs 850
This omnibus brings together three
analytical frameworks the empathetic
view to identity formation, the regional
articulation of identity, and developments
at the national level. In his introduction to
the omnibus, Mushirul Hasan locates these
important studies in the extant literature and
emphasizes the need to draw Islam in South
Asia into the contemporary discourses on
colonial and postcolonial writings.
Readership: Students, teachers, researchers
of modern Indian history, sociology, political
science, and the general reader interested
in the emergence and growth of Muslim
identity in India.
OUP Indias Omnibus collection offers readers a comprehensive coverage of works of enduring value, woven together by a new introduction, attractively packaged for easy reference and reading.
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The Hinduism OmnibusComprising Hinduism: A Religion to Live
By; Hinduism: The Anthropology of a
Civilization; Mind, Body and Wealth: A
Study of Belief and Practice in an Indian
Village; Non-Renunciation: Themes and
Interpretations of Hindu CultureWith an Introduction by T.N. MadanT.N. Madan, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi.M. Biardeau, Nirad Chaudhuri & J.L. Brockington (eds)9780195664119 2003 HB Rs 795
This omnibus with an introduction
by T.N. Madan, brings together four
classic works on Hinduism by renowned
scholars, providing the liturgical, historical,
anthropological, and individualists
interpretation of the religion.
Readership: Scholars and students of
Hinduism/Sanskrit studies, religious studies
and comparative religion, sociology and
anthropology.
The Buddhism OmnibusComprising Gautama Buddha; The
Dhammapada; The Philosophy of Religion
With an Introduction by
Matthew T. KapsteinIqbal Singh, S. Radhakrishna &Arvind Sharma9780195668988 2004 HB Rs 750
The three works brought together in this
omnibus explore Buddhism as a rich source
of literary legend, an austere ethical guide,
and a contemporary philosophy very
relevant in the modern world in view of the
resurgence of interest in the Buddha and
his philosophy.
Readership: Scholars and students of Buddhist
studies, religious studies, and comparative
religion.
The Bernard Cohn Omnibus Foreword by Dipesh Chakrabarty, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilization, University of Chicago.9780195668711 2004 HB Rs 795(For sale in South Asia only)
This volume brings together posthumously
three classic collections of Professor Cohns
essays, which provide a comprehensive
understanding of the working of colonialism
in South Asia: An Anthropologist Among
the Historians and Other Essays; Colonialism
and its Forms of Knowledge; and India: The
Social Anthropology of a Civilization.
Readership: Historians, anthropologists,
sociologists, students, and general readers
with an interest in colonial history and
culture.
Maritime IndiaComprising Rival Empires of Trade in the
Orient, 1600-1800; Maritime India in the
Seventeenth Century; The Indian Ocean: A
History of the People and the Sea.With an Introduction by Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Professor, Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. 9780195664287 2004 HB Rs 850
Readership: Scholars and students of
modern Indian history, maritime and
imperial history, as well as general readers
interested in the famed maritime regions,
contacts and history of the subcontinent.
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The Ashin Das Gupta Omnibus: India and the Indian Ocean World Comprising 1. Malabar in Asian Trade
1740-1800; 2. Indian Merchants and the
Decline of Surat c. 1700-1750 Ashin Das Gupta (Late)9780195666700 2004 HB Rs 750
Two classic texts from this renowned
historian, accompanied by critical discussion
from leading scholars, P.J. Marshall and
Irfan Habib.
Readership: Students, scholars, and the
general reader interested in South Asian
maritime history, trade, and economics.
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with an Introduction byMushirul Hasan, is Director General of National Archives of India, New Delhi. A Padmashree awardee, he is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia.9780195671766 2004 OIP Rs 695
The Partition Omnibus brings together four
authoritative readings comprising: Prelude
to Partition by David Page; The Origins
of the Partition of India 1936 - 1947 by
Anita Inder Singh; Divide and Quit: An
Eyewitness Account of the Partition of India
by Penderel Moon; and Stern Reckoning:
A Survey of the Events Leading up to and
Following the Partition of India by G.D.
Khosla.
Readership: Scholars and students of
modern South Asian history in general
and those concerned with the debates
surrounding the partition, and the general
reader interested in first hand accounts of
what happened during the partition.
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The Oxford Atlas of Ancient Indian HistoryIrfan Habib, Professor Emeritus, History, Aligarh Muslim University.Faiz Habib, Cartographer, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University.9780198065647 2012 HB forthcoming
Based on recent excavations and research,
this coloured atlas provides detailed
information on various aspects of ancient
Indiasociety, economy, polity. Each
map deals with a historical period and is
supported by a detailed description in the
accompanying text.
Readership: Scholars and teachers of
ancient Indian history, archaeology, and
anthropology.
Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, 3/eSeries: Oxford India PerennialsRomila Thapar, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780198077244 2012 PB forthcoming
This book discusses the history of the
Mauryas with a special emphasis on the
reign and activities of Aoka. It focuses
on sources, socio-economic conditions,
administration, Dhamma, foreign relations,
and the decline of the Mauryas. This third
edition contains a new Pre-word which
updates research.
Readership: This book is an important
reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students and teachers, as
well as researchers of ancient Indian history.
It will also interest the informed general
reader..
The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient IndiaThe Geographical Frames of the Ancient Indian Dynasties Dilip K Chakrabarti is Emeritus Professor of South Asian Archaeology, and Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge University.9780198069898 2010 HB Rs 650
This book argues that the web of inter-
regional interaction was not limited to a
particular set of regions but had a pan-
Indian ramification. None of the regions
could therefore thrive in political isolation.
It underscores that regions in ancient Indian
history never had any immutable historical
shape or identity but were fluid, both in
their interactions and outlines.
Readership: This book will be of
considerable interest to scholars, teachers,
and students of ancient Indian history
and archaeology. It will also interest
anthropologists and geographers
concerned with the period.
The Power of Gender and the Gender of PowerExplorations in Early Indian HistoryKumkum Roy is Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780198066767 2010 HB Rs 850
Although Kumkum Roy has written extensively on gender history in early India, she has not written them with a feminist pen, but as a social historian. She has emerged, over time, as one of the foremost scholars who have researched on gender in history and has given new directions to the subject. ... One of the outstanding qualities of [her] work has been in the way she has re-read varieties of early texts in the light of gender history across other cultures.
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Readership: This volume will be of
considerable interest to scholars and
students of early Indian history and gender
studies.
Ancient IndiaNew ResearchUpinder Singh (ed.) is Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi.Nayanjot Lahiri (ed.) is Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi.9780198068303 2010 OIP Rs 295
the editorschallenge [usual] perceptions with a quiet confi dence in a new generation the future of our past is safe... Economic and Political Weekly
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[The book] raise[s] refreshing questions and bring together new research [it] reassures us about the future of the discipline
The Book Review
Readership: The book will be of immense
interest to scholars, teachers, and students
of ancient and early medieval history,
archaeology, and anthropology.
Rethinking Indias PastR.S. Sharma (19192011) was Professor Emeritus of History, University of Patna.9780198068297 2010 OIP Rs 295
indispensable to every serious student at all levels. The Hindu
a brilliant and comprehensive collectionof path-breaking essays.
sAByAsAChi BhAttAChAryA
[the volume refl ects] his nuanced understanding and profound analytical insights BhAirABi p. sAhu
Readership: This book is essential reading
for students and teachers of ancient Indian
history.
Krishnas MandalaBhagavata Religion and BeyondD. Dennis Hudson (19382006) was Emeritus Professor of World Religions, Smith College.John Stratton Hawley (ed.) Professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columba University.9780198062769 2009 HB Rs 725
This volume studies different aspects of
Bhagavata religion and Vaishnavism in
south India and also the connections
between the Vaishnavism of south India
and a remembered or imagined north. It
explores methods of reading religious and
mythological texts in their historical context.
Readership: Scholars and students of Indian
history, religious studies, and philosophy.
Social Formations of Early South IndiaRajan Gurukkal, Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.9780198064329 2009 HB Rs 750
This book examines the socio-economic
and political processes in south India from
ancient to early medieval period by focusing
on areas like technology, social relations,
agrarian structures and institutions, political
processes, and state.
Readership: This book will be indispensable
for scholars, teachers, and students of
ancient and early medieval south India.
The Illustrated History ofSouth IndiaFrom Prehistoric Times to the Fall of VijayanagarWith an Introduction by R. Champakalakshmi
and an Epilogue by P.M. Rajan GurukkalK.A. Nilakanta Sastri (18921975) was Professor of History at the University of Madras.R. Champakalakshmi was Professor at the Centre for Historic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.P.M. Rajan Gurukkal is Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.9780198063568 2009 PB Rs 325
This special illustrated edition of the classic
work showcases Sastris unmatched grasp
over a wide variety of primary sources
(Sanskrit and Tamil), his interpretative
acumen, and his interdisciplinary approach
to the study of history.
Readership: The rich visual contentsixty
new illustrations and the redrawn maps
and genealogical chartstogether with the
additional contextual material will be useful
to students and teachers of south Indian
history as well as lay readers.
India: An Archaeological History, 2/e Palaeolithic Beginnings to Early Historic FoundationsDilip K. Chakrabarti is Emeritus Professor of South Asian Archaeology and Senior Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge University. 9780198064121 2009 OIP Rs 395
[This] book presents [archaeological] history in all its continuity and diversity covering a vast area through a long period
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Readership: This comprehensive and up to
date book will be an essential reading for
students and teachers of archaeology and
ancient Indian history.
Indias Ancient Past R.S. Sharma (d. 2011) was Professor Emeritus, Patna University, and the Founder Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research.9780195687859 2006 OIP Rs 295
The narrative is highly readable, demarcating the major periods of social formation, political and cultural evolution, underlying which is a judicious use of all available sources and their relative importance for each period.
r. ChAmpAkAlAkshmi
Readership: Students, foreign tourists and
the general reader interested in the history
of early India.
The Unknown Hsuan-TsangD. Devahuti (19291988) (ed.) specialized in ancient Indian and early South-east Asian history. She taught at the universities of Malaya and Queensland. Her last teaching assignment was with the history department of University of Delhi. 9780195683493 2006 OIP Rs 245
The Unknown Hsuan-tsang adds to as well as updates our knowledge of source material on the life and work of the Buddhist pilgrim from China . comparative study of various versions in different languages of the same text reflects the high competence and hard work of Devahuti in this context.
Economic and Political Weekly
Readership: This book will be a significant
read for scholars and students of early
Indian history, Buddhist, and religious
studies. The readership would also include
followers of Buddhism, tourists, and an
informed general audience.
Ancient Delhi, 2/e Upinder Singh is Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi.9780195684056 2006 OIP Rs 255
Singh certainly achieves her objective of sensitizing readers to the variegated past of the region. The visuals are often strikingly beautiful kumkum roy
Readership: Historians, students of history,
the general reader and visitors to Delhi.
Trading EncountersFrom the Euphrates to the Indus in the Bronze Age Shereen Ratnagar, Former Professor of Archaeology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Currently an independent researcher.9780195680881 2005 OIP Rs 350
In this is the second, thoroughly revised
edition of Shereen Ratnagars Encounters:
The Westerly Trade of the Harappa
Civilization, the author has included
exciting new data recently available from
excavations in West Asia.
Readership: Students and scholars of
ancient Indian history, Indian archaeology
(particularly the Harappa Civilization),
anthropology, and economics, as well as the
informed lay reader.
Iron and Social Change inEarly IndiaBhairabi Prasad Sahu (ed.)
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Cultural PastsEssays in Early Indian HistoryRomila Thapar is Professor Emeritus at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780195664874 2003 OIP Rs 675
This volume, a collection of papers and
lectures, focuses on historiography and
on the changing dimensions of social and
cultural history pertaining to early Indian
history.
Readership: Scholars and students of early
Indian history, as well as general readers
interested in the culture and history of
ancient India.
History and Beyond Romila Thapar9780195668322 2003 OIP Rs 425
This is an omnibus edition comprising
four of Romila Thapars classic works
Interpreting Early India; Time as a Metaphor
of History; Cultural Transaction and Early
India; From Lineage to State.
Readership: Students and scholars of
ancient Indian history and culture.
Narratives and the Makingof HistoryTwo Lectures Romila Thapar9780195651775 2000 OIP Rs 145
These two lectures were given as the D.D.
Kosambi Memorial Lectures at Bombay
University in 1999. They are an exploration
of some facets of the interface between
narrative and history.
Readership: Scholars and students of Indian
history.
From Lineage to StateSocial Formations of the Mid-First Millenium BC in the Ganga ValleyRomila Thapar9780195626759 1999 OIP Rs 225
This book examines the major change
from a lineage-based society to the
establishment of state systems, and takes
into account the emergence of a peasant
economy and the process of urbanization.
Readership: Students, teachers and scholars
of ancient Indian history.
The Aryan Debate Thomas R. Trautmann (ed.)
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Society Series]
LekhapaddhatiDocuments of State and Everyday Life from Ancient and Early Medieval GujaratPushpa Prasad
(for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Cultural Transaction andEarly IndiaRomila Thapar9780195633641 1999 OIP Rs 75
Cultural Transaction suggests alternative
ways of assessing the early Indian tradition.
Using more recent concepts of culture and
tradition, it distances itself from the static
notion of fixed traditions and exclusive high
cultures.
Readership: Scholars and students of Indian
history.
Interpreting Early IndiaRomila Thapar9780195633429 1999 OIP Rs 275
In recent years historical interpretation
has drawn on other disciplines and this
is evident in Interpreting Early India. The
subject is history, but the discussions in
this work move beyond history to provide
a glimpse of explorations of new historical
territories relating to early India.
Readership: Graduate students and
historians of ancient India and those
interested in India.
Trade, Ideology and UrbanizationSouth India 300 BC to AD 1300R. Champakalakshmi, former Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780195648751 1999 OIP Rs 425
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reasons for urbanization not merely in
terms of the economy and demography
but also Cola imperialism and the bhakti
ideology in this process.
Readership: This book would interest
students of ancient Indian history, urban
and economic history.
Political History of Ancient India, 8/eHemchandra Raychaudhuri9780195643763 1997 OIP Rs 550
This book traces the political history of
ancient India from the accession of Parikshit
to the extinction of the Gupta dynasty. The
aim of the author is to present materials
for an authentic chronological history of
ancient India through facts recovered from
sources.
Readership: Undergraduate students, and
teachers of ancient Indian history.
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With an Introduction by R. Champakalakshmi9780195606867 1997 OIP Rs 295
This classic study offers a compact and
comprehensive account of the much-
neglected history of south Indiatreated
here as a single geographical entityup to
the middle of the seventeenth century.
Readership: Undergraduate students and
teachers of ancient Indian history.
Dictionary of Social, Economic, and Administrative Terms in South Indian InscriptionsVolume 1 (AD)K.V. Ramesh (ed.)
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Delhi Sultanate and Its TimesMohammad Habib (Late), Professor, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University.Irfan Habib (ed.), Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University.9780198069942 2012 HB forthcoming
The volume cover the entire political history
of Delhi Sultanate, focusing on Mahmud
Ghaznis campaigns, Ziyauddin Baranis
descriptions, Sufi saints and their records, as
well as peasants, artisans, tailors, weavers
and a plethora of people who constituted
the landscape of the subcontinent during
the eleventh to seventeenth centuries.
Readership: It will be a significant resource
for scholars, teachers, and students of
medieval Indian history, especially Delhi
Sultanate.
Making SpaceSufis and Settlers in Early Modern IndiaNile Green, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).9780198077961 2012 HB forthcoming
This volume provides a comprehensive view
of the social transformation in medieval
India between 1500 and 1750 by studying
various Sufi movements. Tracing how
different Muslim communities located their
sense of belonging, it reveals how religious
resources were deployed to create new
spaces of memory on Indian soil through
the interplay of architecture and narrative.
Readership: This book will be an important
reading for scholars, researchers, and
students of medieval Indian history, Islamic
studies, and religion particularly those
interested in Sufism.
South India Under the CholasY. Subbarayalu, Researcher and Head, Department of Indology, French Institute of Pondicherry.9780198077350 2012 HB Rs 675
This volume deals with different aspects
of statesociety interactions in medieval
south India, especially under the Cholas. It
discusses the nature of the state, revenue
system, local governance bodies, land
rights, along with trade, merchant guilds,
and maritime trade.
Readership: This book will be of
considerable interest to scholars, teachers,
and students of medieval history,
particularly those interested in south India,
Cholas, and early medieval India.
The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India, 2/eAwadh and Punjab, 170748Series: Oxford India PerennialsMuzaffar Alam, George V. Bobrinskoy Professor, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.9780198077411 2012 PB forthcoming
In the backdrop of the decline of the
Mughal empire, this book studies two
contrasting regions in north India
Awadh and Punjab. It offers a bold new
interpretation of the period by focussing on
the agrarian uprisings, the jagirdari system,
and the emergence of a new regionally-
based political order. This edition includes a
new introduction.
Readership: This book is an important
reading for students, scholars, and teachers
of Mughal history and early modern India.
The Agrarian System of Mughal India 15561707, 3/eSeries: Oxford India PerennialsIrfan Habib, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Advanced Study in History, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, UP.9780198077428 2012 PB forthcoming
This book presents a detailed historical
analysis of the agrarian conditions in
pre-colonial India. It examines areas like
land revenue, administration, and agrarian
economy and social structure in the Mughal
period. The new edition includes a new
prologue.
Readership: Sstudents, teachers, and
scholars of medieval India particularly those
interested in agrarian systems.
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This volume explores the processes and
nature of change in the making of early
medieval Indian society from the seventh
to the thirteenth century AD. This edition
comes with an extensive introduction
highlighting a new framework for
understanding early medieval India.
Readership: Undergraduate and post
graduate students, teachers, and
researchers of medieval Indian history.
South India Under VijayanagaraArt and ArchaeologyAnila Verghese (ed.) is Principal of Sophia College for Women, Mumbai.Anna L. Dallapiccola (ed.) is former Professor of Indian Art at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University and Honorary Professor at Edinburgh University.9780198068617 2011 HB Rs 1450
Divided into two equal parts, the first
focuses on Hampi, a World Heritage Site.
It examines Vijayanagara scholarship,
archaeological work, heritage site
management, conservation, photography,
epigraphy, sculptures, and sacred
topography. The second links the city
with the wider regions of the empire. It
discusses the development of regional art
and architecture, Vijayanagara and post
Vijayanagara paintings, Shaivite ascetic
iconography, and Vijayanagara coinage.
Readership: Scholars and students of
medieval Indian history, archaeology, art,
architecture, and religion, particularly those
concerned with Vijayanagara Empire and
south India.
Rethinking Early Medieval IndiaA ReaderUpinder Singh (ed.) is Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi. 9780198070023 2011 HB Rs 750
This reader presents a new understanding
of the early medieval period of Indian
history (c. 600-1300 CE), highlighting
the complex and multilinear nature of its
historical processes.
Readership: Teachers and students of
ancient and early medieval Indian history
and will also interest general readers.
Sufism and Society in Medieval IndiaRaziuddin Aquil (ed.)
(for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Society Series)
Forging a RegionSultans, Traders, and Pilgrims in Gujarat, 12001500Samira Sheikh is Assistant Professor of history, Vanderbilt University, USA.9780198060192 2010 HB Rs 750
Part of the SOAS series, this book delineates
strands of the politics of Gujarat over the
three centuries when it was emerging
as a political and linguistic region. It also
examines how the political landscape was
differentiated by a variety of religious and
sectarian groups competing for resources
and legitimation.
Readership: Scholars, students, and
researchers of medieval history especially
those concerned with Gujarat or western
India, and more importantly those
interested in regional histories.
Ancient to MedievalSouth Indian Society in TransitionNoboru Karashima, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo.9780198063124 2009 HB Rs 750
This volume traces the emergence of
the medieval state, social formation, and
landholding and production system in south
India, specifically in Tamil Nadu from twelfth
to fourteenth centuries. The essays also
throw light on the role of temples, jatis,
merchant guilds, trade, and ports in the
development of socio-economic milieu.
Readership: Scholars, teachers, and students
of ancient and medieval south Indian
history, archaeology, anthropology, and
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Focusing on issues like the origins of
Mughal painting, its evolution and
development under different Mughal
emperors, the significance of various
symbols and motifs, this collection
highlights the links between painting and
humanistic values and the ordinary events
of day-to-day life in the Mughal Empire.
Readership: This book will interest scholars,
teachers, and students of medieval India
particularly art history as well as general
reader interested in painting and culture.
Information and the Public SpherePersian Newsletters from Mughal Delhi Margrit Pernau (ed.) Research Fellow, Department of History, University of Bielefeld, Germany.Yunus Jaffrey (ed.) Professor (retd.), Department of Persian, Delhi University.9780195690859 2009 HB Rs 1295
Through a study of Persian newsletters,
this sourcebook examines the creation
of knowledge and of the public sphere
during the years of interface between
British and Mughal culture.
Readership: Scholars, students, and
researchers of Mughal and early modern
history of India.
State, Pluralism, and the Indian Historical TraditionSatish Chandra, former Chairman, University Grants Commission, is presently Vice Chairman of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies. He is also Secretary of the History of India Scheme of the Indian History Congress.9780198064206 2009 OIP Rs 295
This collection of seminal essays explores
four main themes on medieval India
evolution of state, role of towns and
urbanism, the historical and maritime
traditions, and cultural pluralism. Satish
Chandra surveys the role of some leading
Indian historians in promoting a more
critical and secular view of medieval India.
In a historical assessment of the last fifty
years, he highlights the role India could play
in a challenging world order.
relevant to contemporary issues beautifully written
muzAffAr AlAm
Readership: This volume will be of great
interest to scholars and students of
medieval and modern Indian history,
politics, and cultural studies.
The Early Medieval in South IndiaKesavan Veluthat
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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People, Taxation, and Trade in Mughal IndiaShireen Moosvi is Professor, Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.9780198066316 2009 OIP Rs 395
I marvel at the impressive scholarship wedded to skills in economic and statistical analysis that are rare.
The Book Review
Moosvis book calls for attention at a time when Indias economic experience is being widely debated. She has kept the interest in economic history alive by making it possible for readers to hold scattered pieces of quality research in a single volume.
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Piety and Politics in the Early Indian MosqueFinbarr Barry Flood (ed.)
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Mughal IndiaStudies in Polity, Ideas,Society, and CultureM. Athar Ali (Late) was Professor, Aligarh Muslim University and University Grants Commission National Professor. 9780195696615 2008 OIP Rs 395(Preface by Irfan Habib)
It is a tribute to Athar Alis choice of themes, clarity of thought, and fluent prose that the reader gets here a large amount of informationin such lucidly analysed form...
irfAn hABiB
Readership: Lucidly written, this classic
collection will be essential reading for
students, scholars, and teachers of history,
particularly medieval India.
Religion, State, and Society in Medieval India S. Nurul Hasan (1921-1993) was Professor of History at Delhi University and former Governor of West Bengal and Orissa.Satish Chandra (ed.) former Chairman, University Grants Commission, is presently Vice Chairman of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies. He is also Secretary of the History of India Scheme of the Indian History Congress.9780195696608 2008 OIP Rs 375
a collection with an excellent introduction, of essays ... Hasan was perhaps the best example of ... a unique combination of tradition and modernity.
The Statesman
Readership: Scholars, undergraduate and
postgraduate students of early medieval
Indian history and the history of the Mughal
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Sufism, Culture, and PoliticsAfghans and Islam in MedievalNorth IndiaRaziuddin Aquil, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi.9780195685121 2007 HB Rs 5959780198069157 2012 OIP forthcoming
This book makes an innovative and original
intervention in the existing debates on the
questions of medieval politics, patterns
of governance as well as the relationship
between politics, Islam and Muslim religious
leaders.
Readership: Scholars and students of
medieval Indian history, Islamic, religious,
and cultural studies.
Vijayanagara VisionsReligious Experience and Cultural Creativity in a South Indian EmpireWilliam J. Jackson, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA.9780195683202 2007 HB Rs 695
This book explores new ideas about
religious imagination. By considering the
visual images which the south Indian
singer-saints, poets and others left recorded
in their lyrics, verses, stone carvings, and
stories, the author explores the religious
ideas and visions that engaged and inspired
these culturally creative figures.
Readership: Scholars and students
of south Indian religion, culture, and
history, especially those concerned with
the Vijayanagara Empire and the bhakti
movement.
Songs of the Saints of IndiaJohn Stratton Hawley, Professor of Religion, Barnard College Columbia University, USA.Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies and the Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.9780195694208 2007 OIP Rs 325
This book presents the life stories and
poems of six well-known saint-poets of
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vocabulary of Hinduism in north India today
than any voices before or since. In worship,
in education, even in politics, modern
Hinduism sings their tune.
Readership: This will be useful for scholars,
teachers, researchers, and students of
Indian literature, culture, religion, history,
as well as tourists, travellers, and general
reader.
A European Experience of the Mughal OrientThe Ijaz-i Arsalani (Persian Letters, 1773-1779) of Antoine-Henri Polier Muzaffar Alam (ed.) Professor in South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.Seema Alavi (ed.) is Professor, Department of History, Delhi University.9780195691870 2007 OIP Rs 465
a subtle and valuable source for the social, economic and cultural history of the early colonial period[t]his book whets the readers appetite
sAnjAy suBrAhmAnyAm
Readership: Scholars interested in Mughal
and early modern Indian history, European
expansion in Asia and literary cultures.
India and Central AsiaCommerce and Culture, 15001800Scott C. Levi (ed.) Assistant Professor of Central Asian and Islamic World History, University of Louisville.
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Textiles and Weavers in South India, 2/eVijaya Ramaswamy, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780195676334 2006 HB Rs 595
Textiles and Weavers provides a
comprehensive history of the world of
weaving in South India from the tenth
century onwards. This second edition takes
the story of the South Indian handloom
industry into the colonial period and
beyond. It revisits the conditions of weavers
in a context of rapidly changing lifestyles
and technology explosion.
Readership: This book will interest students
and scholars of Indian history particularly
South India and those interested in fashion,
textile designing, and the growth of
technology.
Text and PracticeEssays on South Asian History Ronald Inden, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.9780195668957 2006 HB Rs 695SOAS Studies in South Asia
The essays included in this book represent
the bulk of Ronald Indens essays dealing
with the two major themes he worked on
during his scholarly career caste and
religion.
Readership: Scholars and students of
medieval Indian history, specifically
engaging with the issues of caste and
the evolution of the state will find this
collection very useful.
Indias Islamic Traditions, 711-1750Richard M. Eaton (ed.) Professor of History, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Religious Movements in South Asia 600-1800David N. Lorenzen (ed.)
[for detailed blurb, please see entry in
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Religious Movements and Institutions in Medieval IndiaVolume VII Part 2J.S. Grewal (ed.)
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The State and Society in Medieval IndiaVolume VII Part 1J.S. Grewal (ed.), Padmashree, is former Professor and Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Director and later Chairman, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
This important volume prepared under
the auspices of The Project of History of
Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture
makes an attempt to fill a serious lacuna
by providing a comprehensive look at the
social history within the larger parameters
of state and society: state forms and
patronage, demographic distribution,
societal organisation, slavery, social change,
gender relations, and urbanization. This is
also a truly pan-Indian volume on medieval
Indian history as it looks at state forms and
social organizations among the Cholas,
the Delhi Sultante, the Sultante of Bengal,
Himachal, Kumaon and Garhwal, medieval
Rajasthanm the Vijayanagar State, Kerala,
the Mughal Empire, Marahastra, and the
Punjab.
Readership: Graduate and undergraduate
students of early medieval and Mughal
Indian history, scholars interested in the
social, economic, and political aspects of
medieval India, libraries, institutions, and
government departments9780195667202 2005 HB Rs 1950
Essays on Medieval Indian HistorySatish Chandra, former Chairman, University Grants Commission, is presently Vice Chairman of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies. He is also Secretary of the twelve-volume History of India Scheme initiated by the Indian History Congress.9780195672459 2004 OIP Rs 395
The essays included in this volume explore
the interconnections between society,
economy, religion and state, and their
interaction with political processes in
medieval India.
Readership: Undergraduate students
and teachers and historians working on
Medieval India.
Essays on Islam and Indian HistoryRichard M. Eaton9780195662658 2002 OIP Rs 350
Eaton presents case studies and reviews
scholarly trends, to challenge the notion of
Islam being a fixed, monolithic entity.
Readership: Scholars and students of Islamic
and Indian history.
The Mughal Nobility under AurangzebM. Athar Ali (Late)9780195655995 2001 OIP Rs 350
This important book, first published in
1966, led to a reconsideration of many
long-held views regarding the ethnic
composition of the Mughal ruling classes
and the role of the nobility in a formally
centralized state apparatus.
Readership: The book is essential reading
for students, scholars and historians of
medieval India.
The Mughal State 1526-1750Muzaffar Alam, Professor in South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Professor, Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.9780195652253 2000 OIP Rs 395
The wealth of this volume lies in its putting together a selection of 18 essays which articulate clearly the shifting trends in the understanding of the Mughal state. The articles are put in context by the editors ... [This is] a splendid historiographical survey on Mughal researchers.
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This volume focuses on Akbar, his empire
and environment, to present a picture of
the polity and culture of India.
Readership: Scholars and students of
medieval Indian history.
Medieval India IResearches in the History of India 12001750Irfan Habib (ed.)9780195646580 1997 OIP Rs 325
The papers collected in this volume aim
at exploring new themes without abating
the rigour of the orientalist tradition.
The period covered extends from 1200
to 1750, and the themes touched
upon belong to agrarian relations, civil
engineering, ruling-class and religion.
Readership: Students and scholars of the
political, cultural, social and economic
history of medieval India.
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 Richard M. Eaton (ed.)9780195641738 1997 OIP Rs 345(For sale in South Asia only)
A History of South IndiaK.A. Nilakanta Sastri
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Dictionary of Social, Economic, and Administrative Terms in South Indian InscriptionsVolume 1 (AD)K.V. Ramesh (ed.)
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Crime Through TimeAnupama Rao (ed.), Associate Professor of History, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York.Saurabh Dube (ed.), Professor of History, Center of Asian and African Studies, El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City.9780198077619 2012 HB forthcoming
Examining the notions, ideas, and concepts
of crime and justice from the eighteenth to
the twentieth century, the volume covers
laws, judiciary, policing, crime, criminals,
Dalits, minorities, and violence.
Readership: This book will be of great
interest to scholars and students of modern
Indian history, sociology, and cultural
studies.
Partition of IndiaWhy 1947?Kaushik Roy (ed.) is Senior Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW), Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), and Reader, Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.9780198077602 2012 HB Rs 695
The Partition of British India has left more
questions than answers. In the wake of the
violence and mayhem in the aftermath,
there emerged looming questions: Why
was India partitioned in 1947?; Was
it inevitable? This book chronicles the
seminal studies by leading scholars to
analyse the timing and causation of
Partition. From first-hand accounts of the
process of Partition to the reconstruction
of the experiences of the subordinate and
the marginal, this book presents balanced
analyses of the process and events leading
to the Partition. It locates long term
imperatives in Hindu and Muslim revivalist
movements of the nineteenth century;
regional factors with focus on the United
Provinces, Punjab, and Bengal; as well as
the international contexts.
Readership: Addressing several issues like
identity, communalism, and regionalism,
this book will interest scholars, teachers,
and students of modern Indian history and
politics.
Sex and SensibilityRichard Blechyndens Calcutta Diaries, 17911822Richard Blechynden was a surveyor, architect, and builder in colonial Calcutta. Sifting through anecdotes, extracts, and stories from over eighty volumes of diaries and papers, Sex and Sensibility, and Sentiment and Self give a unique perspective into colonial households, daily life, corruption in law and private conduct, and emerging norms of identity. Peter Robb is Research Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.9780198075110 2011 HB Rs 695
Piecing together the intimate and everyday
life of Richard Blechynden, Peter Robb
reveals the politics of power within
households and the position of women.
Demarcating the concepts of domestic,
public, and private spaces, Peter Robb
allows us to eavesdrop on the lives of
ordinary people, both European and Indian,
richly detailing their day-to-day exchanges,
their hopes, and their fears.
Sentiment and SelfRichard Blechyndens Calcutta Diaries, 17911822Richard BlechyndenPeter Robb9780198075127 2011 HB Rs 695
Exploring the British impact on Indians
and the Indian experience of the British,
Sentiment and Self etches detailed
portraits of the servants and the children
in Blechyndens household. He examines
employeremployee relations between the
colonials and the Indians, as well as the
gross imperfections of petty systems of
administration and justice.
Readership: These books will be of immense
interest to scholars and students of modern
Indian history, gender studies, cultural
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This book deals with maritime workers,
seafarers, and merchant shipping in the
Indian subcontinent during the colonial
period. It provides a detailed account of
the social and individual lives of Indian
seafarers; development of shipping
industry; and economic life in the
subcontinent.
Readership: This book will be of
considerable interest to scholars and
students of modern Indian history and
economics, particularly those working on
maritime labour and shipping.
Punjab ReconsideredHistory, Culture, and PracticeAnshu Malhotra (ed.), Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi.Farina Mir (ed.), Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.9780198078012 2012 HB forthcoming
This book considers the notion of
Punjabiyat, and examines if there
exists an idea of Punjab or ideas of
Punjab that connects people from the
region, now scattered across the globe.
It discusses changing contours and
notions of territoriality, migrations, and
diaspora; language and literary cultures;
colonial experience; religious identities; Sikh
studies and identity; cultural and religious
syncretism; and middle class and urban
spaces; and conversion and politics of
difference.
Readership:This book will interest scholars,
students, and researchers of history,
particularly modern India, as well as
sociology and cultural studies.
Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars, 3/eNorth Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion 17701870 Series: Oxford India PerennialsC.A. Bayly, Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History, St Catharines College, University of Cambridge.9780198077466 2012 PB forthcoming
This book traces the evolution of north
Indian towns and merchant communities
from the decline of Mughal dominion to the
consolidation of British empire. Focussing
on the network of towns, bazaars, and
merchant communities; and their impact on
colonial trade and administration, it offers
a new perspective on eighteenth-century
India. This edition comes with a new
introduction.
Readership: This book is an important
reading for students, scholars, and teachers
of modern Indian history and economic
history.
Writing IndiaColonial Ethnography in the Nineteenth CenturyMushirul Hasan (ed.), is Director General of National Archives of India, New Delhi. A Padmashree awardee, he is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia.9780198074069 2012 HB forthcoming
This volume brings together rare
ethnographic documents from late
nineteeth century India which provide
comprehensive information about everyday
lives, geographical distribution, physical and
linguistic attributes, myths and genealogies,
customs and traditions, religious and social
observances, and livelihood patterns of
communities such as Brahmans, Rajputs,
Sikhs, Garhwalis, Muhammadens, and
Dogras.
Readership: This book will interest
researchers, students, and scholars of
modern Indian history, sociology, and
anthropology.
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Communalism in Colonial North India, 3/eSeries: Oxford India PerennialsGyanendra Pandey, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at Emory University, Atlanta, USA.9780198077305 2012 PB forthcoming
This book presents a radically new
analysis of communalism along with
nationalism and colonialism. It offers a
new understanding of the construction of
Indian society and politics in recent times
by offering new theoretical cues to grasp
their nature and dynamics. The new edition
includes a new foreword.
Readership: This book will be an important
reading for scholars, teachers, and students
of modern Indian history. It will also interest
sociologists, anthropologists, and political
scientists.
B.R.AmbedkarThe Buddha and His DhammaA Critical EditionAakash Singh Rathore (ed.) is Research Professor, Centre for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, Rome.Ajay Verma (ed.) is Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi.9780198068679 2011 HB Rs 895
Published posthumously, it presented a
radical reorientation of Buddhist thought
and literature, aptly called navayana. It
deals with Ambedkars conceptualization
of Buddhism and the possibilities it offered
for liberation and upliftment of the Dalits.
It presents his reflections on the life of the
Buddha, his teachings, and the spread of
Buddhism by interweaving anecdotes with
detailed analyses of the religions basic
tenets.
Readership: This volume will be of great
interest to scholars and students of
Buddhist studies, Dalit studies, modern
Indian history, politics, and sociology.
Practising Buddhists and followers
of Ambedkar will also find the work
invaluable.
Jawaharlal NehruA BiographyVolume one three 1889 1964Sarvepalli Gopal9780198079828 2011 (3 vol. box set) Rs 2250
An exceptionally good biographical study. Indispensable reading for any serious student of modern Indian affairs. This work is not merely a life of Indias first Prime Minister, it is a history of the struggle for Indian independence. The Times
Professor Gopal has produced not only a distinguished piece of biography but a tract for the times. The Times Literary Supplement
Readership: This box-set will be
indispensable for scholars, researchers, and
students of modern Indian history, and
politics, as well as the general reader.
State, Society, and Culture in Indian HistorySatish Chandra, former Chairman, University Grants Commission, is presently Vice Chairman of the Society of Indian Ocean Studies. He is also Secretary of the twelve-volume History of India Scheme initiated by the Indian History Congress.9780198077398 2011 HB Rs 650
Satish Chandra is one of the leading historians of India who laid the foundations for scientific research in post-independent Indian historiography. All the essays in this volume are good...A very substantial chunk of the essays address the issues he himself brought into historiography of medieval India.
muzAffAr AlAm
Readership: The book will be of
considerable interest to scholars and
students of medieval and modern Indian
history, and cultural studies.
Caste, Protest and Identity in Colonial India, 2/e The Namasudras of Bengal, 18721947Sekhar Bandyopadhyay is Professor at the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is also Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.9780198075967 2011 HB Rs 795(For sale in South Asia only)
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Sekhar Bandyopadhyays richly documented historical text maps the political history of this untouchable community, tracing its moments of convergence and divergence, solidarity and betrayal as they attempt to make their way out of untouchability using the weapon of their caste identity. With a twin focus on agency and ideology, the author successfully foregrounds the dual nature of Namasudra politics.
edwArd A. rodriGues
Readership: This book will interest scholars and students of modern Indian history, politics, sociology, and anthropology, especially those concerned with caste and Dalit politics, and Bengal.
Dependence & Disillusionment, 2/eEmergence of National Consciousness in Later Nineteenth Century IndiaSudhir Chandra is a Fellow at the Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies, France.9780198071624 2011 HB Rs 675
This book offers a comprehensive
framework for the study of Indian
nationalism. Departing from unidimensional
explanations of nationalism, it highlights the
role of change and continuity in the making
of modern India. It discusses the emergence
of national consciousness
Readership: Based on a wealth of archival
sources this book will be indispensable for
students and scholars of modern Indian
history.
Diversity, Identity, and LinkagesExplorations in Historical EthnographyK.S. Singh (19352006) was former Director General, Anthropological Survey of India. He was also the editor of the People of India series.
with a Foreword bySabyasachi Bhattacharya
9780198075134 2011 HB Rs 545
K. Suresh Singh was one of the leading historical anthropologists of India. In this book, one discovers his exemplary sensitivity to tribal problems, which he analyses with a sophisticated methodological approach. He will remain a role model for social scientists as well as tribalologists for times to come.
vinAy kumAr srivAstAvA
Readership: Multilayered yet elegant in its
simplicity, this book will interest scholars
and students of modern Indian history,
anthropology, and sociology.
Talking BackThe Idea of Civilization in the Indian Nationalist DiscourseSabyasachi Bhattacharya is former Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research. Earlier he was the Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharati.9780198075042 2011 HB Rs 495
This book explores the evolution of the idea
of civilization in the writings of luminaries
like Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, and
Nehru, as well as works of intellectuals,
historians, linguists, and sociologists like
M.G. Ranade, V.K. Rajwade, D.D. Kosambi,
Sardar K.M. Panikkar, Nirmal Kumar Bose,
and many present-day scholars.
Readership: This book will interest scholars
and students of modern Indian history, and
informed general readers.
The Bhagavadgita in the Nationalist DiscourseNagappa Gowda K. is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Government Womens First Grade College and Post-graduate Centre, Ajjarakadu, Udupi.9780198072065 2011 HB Rs 695
This book explores the role of the
Bhagavadgita in the formation of
nationalist discourse. It examines the ways
in which the Gita became the central
terrain of nationalist contestation, and the
diverse ethico-moral mappings of the Indian
nation.
Readership: This book will be of
considerable interest to scholars and
students of religion, philosophy, and
modern Indian history, particularly those
concerned with nationalist movement.
Theorizing the PresentEssays for Partha ChatterjeeAnjan Ghosh (ed.) was Fellow in Political Science at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.
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History at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.Janaki Nair (ed.) is Professor of History at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.9780198071631 2011 HB Rs 695
This is an important volume with essays by some of the finest scholars writing on South AsiaThis book will be an appropriate tribute to an intellectual whose writings have so profoundly shaped the way we think about colonialism, nationalism, and the present.
neelAdri BhAttAChAryA
Readership: This book will generate
considerable interest among scholars
and students of political science, history,
sociology, and cultural anthropology.
History and Politics in Post-colonial IndiaMichael Gottlob is an independent historian and human rights activist based in Berlin. He has also been a visiting lecturer at universities in Italy and India.9780198072485 2011 HB Rs 695
The book discusses diverse areaslike
methodological research and public use
of history; cultural identity and diversity;
nationalism and communalism; and social
movementsand deconstructs their
far-reaching implications in contemporary
India. It also examines the role of women,
Dalits, and Adivasis to understand their
position in the multicultural reality of India.
Readership: Scholars and students of
modern Indian history and politics, but
will also be of great interest to the general
reader.
The Mushirul Hasan OmnibusComprisingModerate or Militant; From Pluralism to Separatism; A Moral Reckoning; Legacy of a Divided NationMushirul Hasan is Director General, National Archives of India, New Delhi. A Padmashree awardee, he is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.9780198070016 2010 HB Rs 1195
Mushirul Hasans writings have profoundly
shaped our understanding of Indias
secular traditions and syncretic culture.
This omnibus brings together his critically
acclaimed writings on a variety of
issues confronting India today. From the
Partition to identity politics in modern
India, from HinduMuslim relations to
religious pluralism, this eclectic collection
gives a comprehensive overview of the
development of his thinking in these areas.
Readership: Scholars and students of
modern Indian history.
Images and ContextsThe Historiography of Science and Modernity in IndiaDhruv Raina is Professor at the Zakir Hussain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.9780198068808 2010 OIP Rs 350
The book under review is a pioneering attempt to trace the history of science and technology in India [It] will prove to be an eye-openerto know the subtle interrelationship between science and arts.
The Hindu
The book is erudite and interestingthe essays are vignettes that shed light on complicated questions by using different lenses.
The Book Review
Readership: Scholars, teachers and students
of history, philosophy, sociology, general
science, particularly those interested in the
development of science in India.
The Economic History of India, 18571947, 3/eTirthankar Roy, is Reader, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science.9780198074175 2011 PB Rs 395
This book documents and examines
multilayered structural shifts in Indias
economy initiated by the Raj. Strongly
differing from linear perspectives, this book
situates colonial Indias transition to a stable
democratic state in the rubric of global and
South Asian economic history. .
Readership: Students and teachers of
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From the Tanjore Court to the Madras Music Academy, 2/eA Social History of Music in South India Lakshmi Subramanian, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.9780198071907 2011 OIP Rs 295
[A]n important contribution to the historicizing of classical music in IndiaAmAndA weidmAn, Economic and Political
Weekly
a fascinating story well told.pushpA sundAr, The Hindu
... brings a close understanding and appreciation of classical music of South India
keshAv desirAju, The Book Review
Readership: The volume will be important
for students and scholars of history, music,
sociology, ethnomusicology, cultural
studies, and south India.
Freedom Struggle in Uttar PradeshS.A.A. Rizvi (ed.) served as OSD of the project and Secretary, Advisory Board for The History of Freedom Struggle in Uttar Pradesh. He taught history, first at Jammu and Kashmir University, and later at the Department of Asian Civilizations, Australian National University, Canberra.M.L. Bhargava (ed.) worked as the Research officer in the project.9780198069713 2010 6 Volumes Box Set Rs 9500
This six-volume set brings together an
exhaustive survey of files, bastas, official
reports and original consultations, trial
proceedings, newspapers, periodicals,
diaries and memoirs of officers, and
contemporary worksboth in English
and the vernacular to provide a detailed
and authoritative account of the freedom
struggle in Uttar Pradesh.
Readership: With rare original documents,
detailed annotations, and painstaking
translations of vernacular sources, this book
is an invaluable sourcebook for research
scholars, professional historians, teachers,
and students of modern Indian history,
particularly those concerned with the 1857
struggle.
Pilgrimage, Politics, and PestilenceThe Haj from the Indian Subcontinent, 18601920Saurabh Mishra is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of History, Oxford. He is a DPhil from University of Oxford. 9780198070603 2010 HB Rs 595
The epicentre of the Muslim universe,
Mecca attracts hundreds of thousands of
believers every year. Pilgrimage, Politics,
and Pestilence studies the organization
and meanings of the Haj from India during
colonial times and analyses it from political,
commercial, and medical perspectives
between 1860, the year of the first
outbreak of cholera epidemic in Mecca,
and 1920, when the subject of holy places
of Islam became a very powerful political
symbol in the Indian subcontinent. Contrary
to the general belief about colonial policy
of non-intervention into religious subjects,
the book argues that the state, in fact, kept
a close watch on the pilgrimage.
Readership: This book will be of immense
interest to scholars and students of modern
Indian history, cultural and Islamic studies,
and public health and sanitation.
Atiyas Journeys A Muslim Woman from Colonial Bombay to Edwardian BritainSiobhan Lambert-Hurley is Lecturer in Modern History, Department of Politics, History and International Relations, Loughborough University.Sunil Sharma is Associate Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literatures, Boston University.9780198068334 2010 HB Rs 550
Atiyas Journeys is the first English
translation of Atiya Fyzees travelogue-cum-
diary, Zamana-i-tahsil, published in an Urdu
journal in 19067. A fascinating account of
a Muslim womans experience of Edwardian
Britain, this unique narrative moves away
from formulaic European travelogues by
Indian men in placing its emphasis on the
everyday.
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rare photographs, and extracts from Atiyas
other writings, this book will appeal to
scholars and students interested in travel
narratives, gender studies, Urdu literature,
Islam as well as modern history of India and
Britain.
Heterotopias Nationalism and the Possibility of History in South AsiaManu Bhagavan (ed.)