Against history, against state : counterperspectives from the margins

By:

Mayaram, Shail

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cultures of historyPublication details: New York Columbia University Press 2003Description: xxii, 316 p. : ill., mapsISBN:

9780231127318 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.69710544 MAY

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Plaksha University Library	Social Science	305.69710544 MAY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003322

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.

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