Book
Subalterns and sovereigns: an anthropological history of Bastar, 1854-2006
Oxford Univ. Press • New Delhi • Published In 2007 • Pages:
By: Sundar, Nandini.
Abstract
This book traces the genealogy of the state in Bastar, central India, over a period of approximately a century and a half (1854-1996). In particular, it looks at the manner in which the state was constituted through the dialectic of administrative intervention and popular resistance. The focus is on certain critical moments when the structures set into place by the colonial state were contested. While these challenges inevitably resulted in some immediate reform, they simultaneously helped to further entrench the institutions and ideologies of the state. Yet, each act of protest remained an ember that sparked future resistance, with changing popular notions of kingship and polity acting as the matrix through which this resistance defined itself (p. xiii).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- 1927-1950
- Coverage Date
- 1854-2006
- Coverage Place
- Bastar State, India
- Notes
- Nandini Sundar
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-319) and index
- LCCN
- 2007394979
- LCSH
- Bastar (India : District)--History--19th century
- Bastar (India : District)--History--20th century
- Bastar (India : District)--Ethnic relations--Political aspects