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Arik Moran, "Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland" (Amsterdam UP, 2019)
Arik Moran, "Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland" (Amsterdam UP, 2019)
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55 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2019
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What role did women play in securing power in colonial Himalayan kingdoms? Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland (Amsterdam UP, 2019) specifically documents the key roles played by women - especially queen regents - in the modern transformation of state and society in the Indian Himalaya kingdoms. Arik Moran examines three Rajput kingdoms during the transition to British rule (c. 1790-1840) and their interconnected histories and court intrigues. He draws on rich archival records, local histories, and extensive ethnographic research to offer an alternative to the popular and scholarly discourses that developed with the rise of colonial knowledge.
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Released:
Aug 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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