Different types of History

Ray, Bharati (Hrsg.):
Different types of history / ed. by Bharati Ray. - Delhi [u.a.] : Pearson Longman ; New Delhi : Centre for Studies in Civilizations, 2009. - xlii, 424 S. : Ill., Kt. - (History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization ; 14,4)
ISBN 978-81-317-1818-6
Rs. 2000,00
US$ 69,50 (Biblia Impex)
DDC: 954.0072

Beschreibung
Focussing on the historical writings of or on India and its philosophies, as well as the perceptions of India by others and by ourselves, this volume brings together a wide range of fields, perspectives, methodologies and modes of inquiry to critically engage with the vast and multifaceted discipline that is History. Part I deals with Sanskrit, Persian and Buddhist historical sources, as well as colonial historiography. Part II examines the differential approaches of environmental history, maritime history, economic history and regional history, and of indigenous and Western traditions of science and medicine. Part III highlights the role of journals, travelogues, autobiographies, maps and the performing arts in the representation of contemporary events. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
D. P. Chattopadhyaya: General Introduction. ix
Editors. xix
Contributors. xxi
Bharati Ray: Introduction. xxv
PART I: HISTORIOGRAPHY
   1. Romila Thapar: Historical Consciousness in Early India. 3
   2. Ranabir Chakravarti: Reading Early India Through Epigraphic Lens. 17
   3. Richard Gombrich: Early Buddhist Historiography: The Need for Authentication. 43
   4. Shireen Moosvi: Medieval Indo-Persian Historiography. 59
   5. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya: A Brief Survey of Colonial Historiography in India. 71
PART II: MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS
A. Science, Medicine and History
   6. Roddam Narasimha: The Chequered Histories of Epistemology and Science. 89
   7. Seema Alavi: Colonizing the Body? Unani in Early Colonial India. 123
   8. Amita Baviskar: Environmental History in India. 147
   B. Economic History
   9. Lakshmi Subramanian: Towards a History of the Indian Ocean: Changing Concerns and New Perspectives. 163
   10. Tirthankar Roy: Economic History of India: Ending the Impasse. 179
C. Regional History
   11. Indu Banga and J. S. Grewal: The Study of Regional History. 199
   12. David R. Syiemlieh: History Writing on North East India: Periodization, Varieties, Concerns. 229
   13. Atlury Murali: Cultural History of Pre-Colonial Deccan: A Study into Long-term Dynamics of Change. 245
PART III: REPRESENTATIONS
A. Literature and History
   14. Bharati Ray: Journals as History: A Study of Bamabodhini Patrika, 1863–1922. 269
   15. Udaya Kumar: Subjects of New Lives: Reform, Self-making and the Discourse of Autobiography in Kerala. 299
   16. Jayanta Sen Gupta: Through Albion’s Looking Glass? Construction of India in American Travel Writing, c. 1850–1910. 333
B. Visuals and History
   17. Svati Joshi: Mapping a History of Consciousness: Gujarati Folk Theatre. 359
   18. Irfan Habib: Methods of Historical Geography. 397
Index. 417

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