Against history, against state : counterperspectives from the margins
Mayaram, Shail.
Against history, against state : counterperspectives from the margins - New York Columbia University Press 2003 - xxii, 316 p. : ill., maps ; - Cultures of history .
A reassessment of conventional South Asian historiography from a subaltern perspective and a unique look at how conceptions of history and community clash. This incisive study explores the Meo community through their oral literature, revealing sophisticated modes of collective memory and self-government while telling a story that radically diverges from most accepted Indian histories.
9780231127318 (pbk.)
Meo (Indic people)
Folk literature, Hindi--History.--History and criticism.--India
305.69710544 / MAY
Against history, against state : counterperspectives from the margins - New York Columbia University Press 2003 - xxii, 316 p. : ill., maps ; - Cultures of history .
A reassessment of conventional South Asian historiography from a subaltern perspective and a unique look at how conceptions of history and community clash. This incisive study explores the Meo community through their oral literature, revealing sophisticated modes of collective memory and self-government while telling a story that radically diverges from most accepted Indian histories.
9780231127318 (pbk.)
Meo (Indic people)
Folk literature, Hindi--History.--History and criticism.--India
305.69710544 / MAY