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020			_a978100921537
082			_a954.025 R2
100			_aBhargava, Meena & Pratyay Nath.Ed.
245			_aEarly modern in South India
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2022
300			_aHB:257
500			_a"Did modernity arrive in South Asia with British colonialism? Or was South Asia already modern by then? What might have that modernity looked like? The Early Modern in South Asia engages with these questions. It brings together ten chapters, which collectively trace the contours of South Asia's early modernity between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. They do this by examining the nature of historical change in various domains, including philosophy, warfare, law, environment, politics, violence, religion, and society. The chapters argue that in all these fields, there were noticeable developments during this period, marking a shift from the medieval to the early modern. The introductory chapter contextualizes this by analysing the politics of periodization in history-writing across the world. It discusses the meanings of the relatively new concept of early modernity and the implications of its use for how we understand historical change and continuity in South Asia"-- Provided by publisher.
650			_a South Asia--History--16th century. South Asia--History--17th century. South Asia--History--18th century. India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
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