Recomienda este artículo a tus amigos:
Himalayan Histories: Economy, Polity, Religious Traditions - SUNY series in Hindu Studies Chetan Singh
Pedido desde almacén remoto
Nuestros clientes opinan:
Himalayan Histories: Economy, Polity, Religious Traditions - SUNY series in Hindu Studies
Chetan Singh
Himalayan Histories, by one of India's most reputed historians of the Himalaya, is essential for a more complete understanding of Indian history. Because Indian historians have mainly studied riverine belts and life in the plains, sophisticated mountain histories are relatively rare. In this book, Chetan Singh identifies essential aspects of the material, mental, and spiritual world of western Himalayan peasant society. Human enterprise and mountainous terrain long existed in a precarious balance, occasionally disrupted by natural adversity, in this large and difficult region. Small peasant communities lived in scattered environmental niches and tenaciously extracted from their harsh surroundings a rudimentary but sustainable livelihood. These communities were integral constituents of larger political economies that asserted themselves through institutions of hegemonic control, the state being one such institution. This laboriously created life-world was enlivened by myth, folklore, legend, and religious tradition. When colonial rule was established in the region during the nineteenth century, it transformed the peasants' relationship with their natural surroundings. While old political allegiances were weakened, resilient customary hierarchies retained their influence through religio-cultural practices.
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Paperback Book (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado) |
| Publicado | 2 de enero de 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781438475226 |
| Editores | State University of New York Press |
| Páginas | 316 |
| Dimensiones | 153 × 229 × 20 mm · 466 g |
| Lengua | Inglés |
Mas por Chetan Singh
Mostrar todo
Mere med samme udgiver
Ver todo de Chetan Singh ( Ej. Paperback Book , Book y Hardcover Book )