Author: Tapan RaychaudhuriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Bengal Under Akbar and Jahangir
Author: Tapan RaychaudhuriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Bengal Under Akbar and Jahangir
Author: Tapankumar RaychaudhuriBengal Under Akbar and Jahangir
Author: Tapana Kumāra Rāya CaudharīPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Bengal under Akbar and Jahangir
Author: Tapankumar RaychaudhuriBengal Under Akbar and Jahanger
Author: Tapan RaychaudhuriPublisher:
ISBN: 9780842614894
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Bengal under Akbar and Jahangir; and introductory study in social history
Author: Tapankumar RaychaudhuriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bengal Under Akbar And Jahangir: An Introductory Study In Social History
Author: Tapan RaychaudhuriPublisher:
ISBN: 9788121503563
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Description: Bengal Under Akbar and Jahangir based on a doctoral dissertation written twenty years ago, was first published in 1953 and has long been out of print. The text of the original edition, reproduced here without any changes, belongs to the early phase in the development of the new school of historical writing in India which broke away from the older preoccupation with the chronicling of surface events and attempts to explain and interrelate rather than merely describe what happened in the past. Concerned with a particular region during a significant period in its history, the present volume is an essay in identification of the characteristic features of a past society, of the mutual impact of activities in various fields and of the mechanism of such change as was possible under relatively static conditions. The composite picture of a society in action over a half century of slow change is built up from bits of information scattered through a wide range of source material,-Bengali literary works, Persian chronicles, account of European travellers, religious texts in Sanskrit and Bengali and Raghunandana's Smriti which guided the ritual and, in some respects, the secular conduct of the Bengali Hindu. Admittedly, it is an inadequate reconstruction, for many of the important pieces in the jigsaw puzzle are missing. As an exercise in understanding social and cultural phenomena in a by-gone age, the present volume is intuitive in its approach. A long introductory note appended to the new impression, based on the methods and findings of social anthropology, attempts to rectify the limitations of mere intuition. The data presented in the original work are reappraised unravel the social structure, the norms, the systems of values and beliefs, the political and economic organisation, the processes of transmission and transformation of tradition, selectively, some of the source material on which study was based, are scrutinised afresh, and they have yielded a wide range of significant information in response to the queries. Despite the limitations of data, the new introduction projects a coherent picture of social organization and its processes of change quite unlike the fragmentary silhouette derived from the intuitive approach. This exercise in applying the methods of social anthropology to medieval Indian history suggests the possibility of similar investigations in relation to other regions and other periods as steps towards a systematized statement of India's social evolution.
A History of Bangladesh
Author: Willem van SchendelPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316264971
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that have created modern Bangladesh. The story begins with the early geological history of the delta which has decisively shaped Bangladesh society. The narrative then moves chronologically through the era of colonial rule, the partition of Bengal, the war with Pakistan and the birth of Bangladesh as an independent state. In so doing, it reveals the forces that have made Bangladesh what it is today. This is an eloquent introduction to a fascinating country and its resilient and inventive people.
A New History of Bengal in Jahangir's Time
Author: Jadunath SarkarEmpress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Author: Ruby LalPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393635406
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Finalist for the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History "A luminous biography." —Rafia Zakaria, Guardian Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and most cherished wife of the Emperor Jahangir. Nur ruled the vast Mughal Empire alongside her husband, leading troops into battle, signing imperial orders, and astutely handling matters of the state. Acclaimed historian Ruby Lal uncovers the rich life and world of Nur Jahan, rescuing this dazzling figure from patriarchal and Orientalist clichés of romance and intrigue, and giving new insight into the lives of women and girls in the Mughal Empire. In Empress, Nur Jahan finally receives her due in a deeply researched and evocative biography that awakens us to a fascinating history.