Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction;
Part I. Tamilakam in General:
1.:Into the 'Medieval' and out of It;
2.: The Temple in Medieval South India;
3.: Land Rights and Social Stratification;
4.: Labour Rent and Produce Rent;
5.:Nadu in the Socio-political Structure;
Part II. Medieval Kerala:
6.:.The Keralolpatti as History;
7.:Epigraphy in the Historiography of Kerala;
8.: Literacy and Communication in Pre-modern Kerala;
9.:The King as Lord and Overlord;
10.:A Capital City as Sacred Centre;
11.:Medieval Kerala: State and Society;
12.:Landlordism in Medieval Kerala;
13.: Evolution of Regional Identity;
Part III. In the Neighborhood: Early Medieval Karnataka:
14.:Velevali in Karnataka;
15.:Landed Magnates as State Agents;
Index