Rethinking the Local in Indian History: Perspectives from Southern Bengal

Synopsis

This volume looks at the concept of the ‘local’ in Indian history. Through a case study of Bengal, it studies how worldwide currents—be it colonial governance, pedagogic practices or intellectual rhythms—simultaneously inform and interact with particular local idioms to produce variegated histories of a region. It examines the processes through which the idea of the ‘local’ gets constituted in different spatial entities such as the frontier province of the Jangal Mahal, the Sundarbans, the dry terrain of Birbhum-Bankura-Purulia and the urban spaces of Calcutta and other small towns. The volume further discusses the various administrative as well as amateur representations of these settings to chart out the ways through which certain spaces get associated with a particular image or history. The chapters in the volume explore a variety of themes—textual representations of the region, epistemic practices and educational policies, as well as administrative manoeuvres and governmental practices which helped the state in mapping its people. An important contribution in the study of Indian history, this interdisciplinary work will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of science and technology studies, history, sociology and social anthropology and South Asian studies.

Copyright:

2022

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Publisher Quality

Book Size:

226 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000425529

Related ISBNs:

9781003094395, 9780367514136, 9781032055336

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/13/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Kaustubh Mani Sengupta and Tista Das

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies

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Edited by:

Kaustubh Mani Sengupta

Edited by:

Tista Das