Subaltern Studies: v.6
Writings on South Asian History and Society
Ranajit Guha(Editor)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published on 28. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
346 pages
978-0-19-563536-2 (ISBN)
Description
The categories of domination and subordination briefly enunciated by the editor in the first volume of the series are more fully explored in this, the sixth volume of Subaltern Studies. Extracts from the reviews '..about India since the nineteenth century. In the present collection of six essays and two smaller comments the history of mentality is the focul point.' International Review of Social History Amsterdam '...in a major departure from elite historical discourse, (Subaltern Studies) trace how peasant movements have affected the unfolding history, present some fascinating and hitherto neglected insights of...' Sunday Observer '...rank with the finest examples of social history produced anywhere in the world. In terms of length, quality, and intellectual provenance, the essays...are extraordinarily diverse.' The Indian Economic and Social History Review
Reviews / Votes
fascinating and hitherto neglected insights Sunday Observer In terms of length, quality, and intellectual provenance, the essays ... are extraordinarily diverse. Indian Economic and Social History ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-563536-2 (9780195635362)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Sumit Sarkar: The Kali-Avatar of Bikrampur: A Village Scandal in Early-Twentieth Century Bengal; Gautam Bhadra: The Mentality of Subalternity: Kantanama or Rajdharma; Julie Stephens: Feminist Fictions: A Critique of the Category 'Non-Western Woman' in Feminist Writings on India; Susie Tharu: Response to Julie Stephens; Gyanendra Pandey: The Colonial Construction of 'Communalism': British Writings on Benares in the Nineteenth Century; Partha Chatterjee: Caste and Subaltern Consciousness; Ranajit Guha: Dominance Without Hegemony and its Historiography; Veena Das: Subaltern as Perspective.