Settlement and Local Histories of the Early Deccan

ISBN-13: 9780367726218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 322 str.

Aloka Parasher Sen

Opis

This book is a detailed account of the multi-faceted history of the Deccan. Beginning with its historical foundations it goes on to delineate how it is the key to understanding its social, economic, political and ideological evolution.

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: Establishing the terrain 1. Defining the Early Deccan: A Re-think 2. Local Polities and State Formation 3. Sub-Regions and Urban Centres PART II: Standing on the particular 4. Kondapur: A Forgotten City on the Deccan Plateau 5. Viharas and Water Storage: Thotlakonda  and Phanigiri 6. Patancheru: Cultural Heritage of an Ancient  Market Town PART III: Accessing the other 7. Conversations at Nagarjunakonda 8. Renunciation and Jaina T$ûrthas 9. Nanakramguda: Inhabitants from Village to a Megapolis

O autorze

Aloka Parasher Sen taught History at the University of Hyderabad. Since 2018, she is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad.