Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850
Dirk H. A. Kolff
ISBN 10: 0521381320 ISBN 13: 9780521381321
Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1990
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236 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # __0521381320
Synopsis:
This book firmly roots the history of the British Indian sepoy in India'a medieval past.
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""Naukar", Rajput and Sepoy challenges long-held assumptions about the nature of military power and peasant society in northern India before British ascendance. It will add to our knowledge of Indian state formation and to the growing body of scholarship questioning the historical pervasiveness of caste in Indian society." Journal of Asian History
"...the argument that military free agency, or naukari, was an important career alternative for late medieval Indian peasants is compelling and energetically sculpted, making this a welcome addition to the social and economic history of South Asia." Richard B. Barnett, The International History Review
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Title: Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory ...
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New