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Against History, against State
Shail Mayaram
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Paperback. A reassessment of conventional South Asian historiography from a subaltern perspective and a unique look at how conceptions of history and community clash. This incisive study explores the Meo community through their oral literature, revealing sophisticated modes of collective memory and self-government while telling a story that radically diverges from most accepted Indian histories. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; HBTD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Reassessing conventional South Asian historiography from a subaltern perspective, Against History, Against State examines how conceptions of history and memory clash. For nearly a millennium, the Meos of northwest India-one of the largest Muslim populations in South Asia-endured a succession of brutally oppressive regimes, from the Arab conquest in the eighth century through the establishment of the Turkish Sultanate, the Mughal Empire, the regional Rajput kingdoms, and the era of British imperialism. Unwilling to abandon their ethnic and religious identity, the Meos developed an independent oral tradition that enabled them to challenge state formation for centuries. By creating an alternate ... Read more
Reassessing conventional South Asian historiography from a subaltern perspective, Against History, Against State examines how conceptions of history and memory clash. For nearly a millennium, the Meos of northwest India-one of the largest Muslim populations in South Asia-endured a succession of brutally oppressive regimes, from the Arab conquest in the eighth century through the establishment of the Turkish Sultanate, the Mughal Empire, the regional Rajput kingdoms, and the era of British imperialism. Unwilling to abandon their ethnic and religious identity, the Meos developed an independent oral tradition that enabled them to challenge state formation for centuries. By creating an alternate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Cultures of History
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231127318
SKU
V9780231127318
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About Shail Mayaram
Shail Mayaram is a visiting senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi, India, and a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies in Jaipur, India. She is the author of Resisting Regimes: Myth, Memory and the Shaping of a Muslim Identity, the co-author of Creating a Nationality: The Ramjanambhumi Movement and the Fear of ... Read more
Reviews for Against History, against State
Mayarams's work is a fascinating and important examination.
Jason Freitag Journal of Asian Studies A welcome addition to the growing literature on the Meos, this book charts new ground.
Yoginder Sikand JRAS
Jason Freitag Journal of Asian Studies A welcome addition to the growing literature on the Meos, this book charts new ground.
Yoginder Sikand JRAS