{"product_id":"land-and-sovereignty-in-india-agrarian-society-and-politics-under-the-eighteenth-century-maratha-svar-jya-paperback-9780521051804","title":"Land and Sovereignty in India; Agrarian Society and Politics under the Eighteenth-Century Maratha Svar?jya (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521051804","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLand and Sovereignty in India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAgrarian Society and Politics under the Eighteenth-Century Maratha Svar?jya\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study introduces a set of concepts for the analysis of late Mughal rule.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndré Wink (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521051804, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.1 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis original contribution to Indian history, focusing on contemporary and largely indigenous documents, introduces a set of concepts for the analysis of late Mughal rule. More specifically it examines the origins and development of the Maratha svardjya or 'self-rule' within the context of declining Muslim power. It traces the expansion of Maratha dominion to a process of fitna, a policy of 'shifting alliances' which was recurrent in the wake of Muslim expansion throughout its history. The book gives an interesting perspective on Hindu-Muslim relationships in the pre-British period as well as on the nature of the Indo-Muslim state and its most important successor polity, on its capacity for change and development in the intermediate sections of society, the land-tenurial system, the monetization of the economy, and on the fiscal system.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps and diagrams\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Brahman, King and Emperor: 1. Sovereignty and universal dominion\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mughal expansion in the Deccan\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Maratha svar?jya in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 4. Conclusion and summary\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Co-Sharers of the Realm: 5. Sovereignty, vested rights and sedition\u003cbr\u003e 6. The king's co-sharers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Patrilineage and coparcenary\u003cbr\u003e 8. Grants of land\u003cbr\u003e 9. The grant of land as act of sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The King's Share: 10. Land and taxation\u003cbr\u003e 11. The standard assessment\u003cbr\u003e 12. Adjustments of the standard assessment\u003cbr\u003e 13. Tenancy relations\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Regulation and Repartition: 15. The brahman bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e 16. Repartition and assignment of the king's share\u003cbr\u003e 17. Monetization and the cash-nexus\u003cbr\u003e 18. Revenue farming\u003cbr\u003e 19. Conclusion and summary\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Key to selections of papers from the records at the East-India House\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006278979864,"sku":"9780521051804","price":42.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521051804i_c792d594-d7ad-420d-b0eb-f35f70847f19.jpg?v=1694968750","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/land-and-sovereignty-in-india-agrarian-society-and-politics-under-the-eighteenth-century-maratha-svar-jya-paperback-9780521051804","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}