State, Pluralism, and the Indian Historical Tradition

ISBN-13: 9780198064206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 212 str.

Satish Chandra

Opis

This collection of seminal essays, by one of the most eminent historians and educationists, provides a comprehensive view of medieval India. Satish Chandra explores four main themes-evolution of state, role of towns and urbanism, the historical and maritime traditions, and cultural pluralism.
Towards the end of the volume, Chandra surveys the role of leading Indian historians in promoting a more critical and secular view of medieval India. In a concluding historical assessment of the last fifty years, he highlights the role India could play in a challenging world order.

O autorze

Satish Chandra is Secretary, Comprehensive History of India project and Indian Ocean Studies Society, New Delhi. He was Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Chairman, University Grants Commission, India.