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State and Locality in Mughal India

Power Relations in Western India, c.1572-1730

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Gebonden, 160 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2004
ISBN13: 9780521841191
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Cambridge University Press e druk, 2004 9780521841191
Onderdeel van serie University of Cambri
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This book presents an exploratory study of the Mughal state and its negotiation with local power relations. By studying the state from the perspective of the localities and not from that of the Mughal Court, it shifts the focus from the imperial grid to the local arenas, and more significantly, from 'form' to 'process'. As a result, the book offers a new interpretation of the system of rule based on an appreciation of the local experience of imperial sovereignty, and the inter-connections between the state and the local power relations. The book knits together the systems- and action-theoretic approaches to power, and presents the Mughal state as a dynamic structure in constant change and conflict. The study, based on hitherto unexamined local evidence, highlights the extent to which the interactions between state and society helped to shape the rule structure, the normative system and 'the moral economy of the state'.

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ISBN13:9780521841191
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:160

Inhoudsopgave

1. Introduction; 2. Conquest and sovereignty; 3. The system of rule; 4. Order and disorder; 5. Women, kin and shari'a; 6. The state and the local complexes of power; 7. The fiscal system; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography.

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