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Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Papers Relating to Land Tenures and Revenue Settlement in Oude
Author: The Formation of the Colonial State in India
Author: Hayden J. BellenoitPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113449436X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In the period between the 1770s and 1840s, through the process of colonial state formation, the early colonial state in India was able to harness and extract vast amounts of agrarian wealth in north India. However, little is known of the histories of the Indian scribes and the role they played in shaping the early patterns of British colonial rule. This book offers a new way of interpreting the colonial state’s origins in north India. It examines how the formation of early agrarian revenue settlements exacerbated an extant late Mughal taxation tradition, and how the success of British power was shaped by this extant paper-oriented revenue culture. It goes on to examine how the service and cultural histories of various Hindu scribal communities fit within broader changes in political administration, taxation, patterns of governance and a shared Indo-Islamic administrative culture. The author argues that British power after the late eighteenth century came as much through bureaucratic mastery, paper and taxes as it did through military force and commercial ruthlessness. The book draws upon private family papers, interviews and Persian sources to demonstrate how the fortunes of scribes changed between empires, and the important role they played at the height of the British Raj by 1900. Offering a detailed account of how agrarian wealth provided the bedrock of the colonial state’s later patterns of administration, this book is a unique and refreshing contribution to studies in South Asian History, Governance and Imperialism.
Aftermath of Revolt
Author: Thomas R. MetcalfPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400876648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
The Mutiny of 1857 left a deep mark on Indian society and on the nature of British rule. Thomas Metcalf analyzes the influence of the Mutiny on many facets of Indian life and relations with Great Britain, examining social reform, education, land settlement policy, the position of the tenant and the moneylender, relations with the Indian states, the structure of the government, and the growth of racial sentiment. The author also makes an attempt to place the India of the 1860's in the broader context of Victorian liberalism. The view emerges that the relations between the British and the Indian people were decisively altered by the Mutiny. In fact the decade following the upheaval was possibly the last great creative period of British rule, and one in which the nature of many of the institutions that lasted to independence were shaped. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Awadh in Revolt, 1857-1858
Author: Rudrangshu MukherjeePublisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1843310759
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The revolt of 1857 continues to arouse interest and debate. This book, first published in 1984 and now in paperback for the first time, remains one of the best studies of popular resistance and peasant rebellion. This revised edition features a new introduction, which provides an update on the historiography of peasant revolt. The author also charts some of these changes and their relevance to a deeper understanding of the uprising of 1857.
Rivers of the Anthropocene
Author: Jason M. KellyPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520295021
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This exciting volume presents the work and research of the Rivers of the Anthropocene Network, an international collaborative group of scientists, social scientists, humanists, artists, policy makers, and community organizers working to produce innovative transdisciplinary research on global freshwater systems. In an attempt to bridge disciplinary divides, the essays in this volume address the challenge in studying the intersection of biophysical and human sociocultural systems in the age of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch of humans' own making. Featuring contributions from authors in a rich diversity of disciplines—from toxicology to archaeology to philosophy—this book is an excellent resource for students and scholars studying both freshwater systems and the Anthropocene.
Punjab and Awadh, 1857-1887
Author: Chhanda ChattopadhyayPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Catalogue. [With] Accessions
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Author: India office librAccounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A General Index to the Sessional Papers Printed by Order of the House of Lords
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375101791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
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