Region, nation, "heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India's body-politicThis book traces the importance of Uttar Pradesh as a political "heartland" of India over the last century and highlights its influence on Indian politics. It unravels the historical processes and divergent traditions that have shaped this region. In unraveling this constructed identity of the state, this book analyzes the transformation that UP experienced as a "region" within India in the late colonial and post-colonial periods. Divided into four sections, the book discusses the construction of the state under three identity categories:
Based on intensive research, this book would be of interest to students of modern history and political science as also for those interested in issues related to development in contemporary South Asia. |
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الصفحة 122
The mukhia and chaukidar were the two principal functionaries of rural policing.
... We have already noted in Chapter 2 that before the British era, chaukidars
were hereditary village servants and traditional agents through which landlords ...
The mukhia and chaukidar were the two principal functionaries of rural policing.
... We have already noted in Chapter 2 that before the British era, chaukidars
were hereditary village servants and traditional agents through which landlords ...
الصفحة 123
95 Weaning away the chaukidars from the landlords and bringing them within the
web of the state was an uncertain process, but accomplished gradually. The
Local Rates Act of 1871 and the Oudh Laws Act of 1876 formally transferred
control ...
95 Weaning away the chaukidars from the landlords and bringing them within the
web of the state was an uncertain process, but accomplished gradually. The
Local Rates Act of 1871 and the Oudh Laws Act of 1876 formally transferred
control ...
الصفحة 124
When police gained control over chaukidars in 1871, it was decided that there
should be one chaukidar for every 100 houses (or every 500-600 people). This
norm could never be enforced. Over the decades, the number of chaukidars ...
When police gained control over chaukidars in 1871, it was decided that there
should be one chaukidar for every 100 houses (or every 500-600 people). This
norm could never be enforced. Over the decades, the number of chaukidars ...
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المحتوى
Introduction | 3 |
The Framework of Pax Britannica in Uttar Pradesh | 39 |
The Institutions of the Colonial Heartland | 88 |
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