Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy
The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450–1850
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
Av Dirk H. A. Kolff, Dirk H. a. Kolff, Kolff Dirk H. a., Faculty Of Oriental Studies
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This is a study of an aspect of the ethnohistory of North Indian peasant society: the importance of its military labour market for state and sect formation, for social change as well as for the energetic survival strategies of the villages of Hindustan. It traces the history of the British Indian sepoy to at least as far back as the fifteenth century, firmly rooting him in India's medieval past. It also shows that, from the anthropological point of view, not the hierarchically arranged castes, but the multiple alliances and fluid identities of the peasantry were the central phenomena of North Indian politics and decision making.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2002-08-08
- Mått140 x 217 x 18 mm
- Vikt339 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieUniversity of Cambridge Oriental Publications
- Antal sidor236
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- EAN9780521523059