Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland: Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter

This book explores the modern transformation of state and society in the Indian Himalaya. Centred on three Rajput-led kingdoms during the transition to British rule (c. 1790-1840) and their interconnected histories, it demonstrates how border making practices engendered a modern reading of 'tra...

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Main Author: Moran, Arik (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2019
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