Chandra, Satish, 1922-2017.

State, Society, and Culture in Indian History / SATISH CHANDRA. - xii, 191 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:
Preface;
Acknowledgements;
Introduction;
Part I: Society and State;
1: Social and Attitudinal Changes in Medieval India;
2: State and Society in Medieval India with Special Reference to Fourteenth-Sixteenth Centuries: Seen from Above and Below;
3: State and Composite Culture in a Pluralistic Society;
4: The Concept of Secularism and its Evolution under the Congress and Nehru;
Part II: The Mughals;
5: Akbar in Modern Indian History;
6: Rana Pratap and Mughal Policy;
7: Jodha Bai: Who was She?;
8: The Rathor War and Hukumat-ri-Bahi;
9: Shivaji and the Maratha Landed Elements;
10: The Jagirdari Crisis: A Fresh Look;
11: Reassessing Aurangzeb;
12: Agrarian System of the Mughals and the Eighteenth Century;
Part III: Culture;
13: Portrait of a Liberal Conservative: Dr (Sir) Sita Ram;
14: Rajasthan Varta Sahitya: A Historical Tradition;
15: Niti Shataks as a Source of Study for Medieval India;
Index.

9780198077398 (hbk.) 0198077394 (hbk.)

2012406115


India--Social conditions.
India--Social policy.
India--History--1526-1765.
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
India--History--1947-

HN683.5 / .C436 2012

934 CHA