{"product_id":"negotiating-mughal-law-a-family-of-landlords-across-three-indian-empires-paperback-9781108736961","title":"Negotiating Mughal Law; A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108736961","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNegotiating Mughal Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dramatic, multi-generational story of a family of Indian landlords negotiating the laws of three empires: Mughal, Maratha and British. This title is also available as Open Access.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNandini Chatterjee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108736961, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 October 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… it will be a valuable addition to the historiography of the Mughal Empire.' P. P. Barua, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBased on a completely reconstructed archive of Persian, Hindi and Marathi documents, Nandini Chatterjee provides a unique micro-history of a family of landlords in Malwa, central India, who flourished in the region from at least the sixteenth until the twentieth century. By exploring their daily interactions with imperial elites as well as villagers and marauders, Chatterjee offers a new history from below of the Mughal Empire, far from the glittering courts of the emperors and nobles, but still dramatic and filled with colourful personalities. From this perspective, we see war, violence, betrayal, enterprise, romance and disappointment, but we also see a quest for law, justice, rights and righteousness. A rare story of Islamic law in a predominantly non-Muslim society, this is also an exploration of the peripheral regions of the Maratha empire and a neglected princely state under British colonial rule. This title is also available as Open Access.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Malwa: land of many empires\u003cbr\u003e 2. Zamindars: lords of the marches\u003cbr\u003e 3. Contractors: engaging the state\u003cbr\u003e 4. Transactions: recording deals\u003cbr\u003e 5. Disputes: judges and courts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Invaders: marathas and the British\u003cbr\u003e 7. Identity: professionals or warlords?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Fragments to archives: a methodological manifesto\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. A catalogue of the P Das archive\u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Legal history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20history%20%5BLAZ%5D%22\"\u003eLAZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\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":45913229820184,"sku":"9781108736961","price":22.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108736961i.jpg?v=1696718327","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/negotiating-mughal-law-a-family-of-landlords-across-three-indian-empires-paperback-9781108736961","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}