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OverviewPart anthropological history and part memoir, this book is a unique study of the polity of the colonial-princely state of Kanker in central India. The author, a scion of the erstwhile ruling family of Kanker, delves into the oral accounts given in the ancestral deity practices of the mixed tribe-caste communities of the region to highlight popular narratives of its historical polity. As he struggles with his own dilemmas as ethnographer-king, what comes into view is a polity where the princely state is drawn out amidst a terrain of gods and spirits as much as that of law courts and magistrates, and political power is divided, contested and shared between the raja/state and the people. This study constitutes not only an intervention in the larger debate on the relationship between state formations and tribal peoples, but also on the very nature of history as a knowledge practice, especially the understandings of power, authority and sovereignty in it. Combining intensive ethnography, complementary archival work and crucial theoretical questions engaging social scientists worldwide, the author charts an unusual explanatory path that can allow us to obtain a meaningful understanding of societies/peoples that have historically been marginalized and seen as different. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of history, anthropology, politics, religion, tribal society and Modern South Asia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aditya Pratap Deo (University of Delhi, India.)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge India Weight: 0.580kg ISBN: 9781032108377ISBN 10: 1032108371 Pages: 198 Publication Date: 27 October 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The King as “I” 2. The Realm of the State 3. Liminal Crossings 4. The World of the Anga Deo 5. Enchanted RealmsReviewsAuthor InformationAditya Pratap Deo teaches History at St Stephen’s College, Delhi, India. He has his early degrees in History from the University of Delhi, and a PhD in History from Emory University, Atlanta, USA. His areas of academic interest and research are Modern South Asian history with special focus on tribal worlds, state formations and Chhattisgarh/Central India and philosophies of/critical theory in history and anthropological history, on all of which themes he has published. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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