Region, Nation, "Heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India's Body Politic"This book interrogates Uttar Pradesh's identity as India's "heartland" and unravels the historical processes that have shaped this region. In looking at this constructed identity of the state it argues that UP's existence as a "region" cannot be taken uncritically as a given, considering the complex and divergent traditions that have been constituent of the state."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Any thinking about regions must take into ac- count the complex geometry of power . Paasi is of the view that cat- egories such as cities and regions are " historically constructed , culturally contested and are politically charged ” ...
Any thinking about regions must take into ac- count the complex geometry of power . Paasi is of the view that cat- egories such as cities and regions are " historically constructed , culturally contested and are politically charged ” ...
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The British advancing from the sea came to the same conclusion.37 Bernard S. Cohn's work presents a rather different , more critical approach to studying regions . His writings may be particularly relevant to our discussion , as UP ...
The British advancing from the sea came to the same conclusion.37 Bernard S. Cohn's work presents a rather different , more critical approach to studying regions . His writings may be particularly relevant to our discussion , as UP ...
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His third category is of cultural regions in which there are widely shared and recognized cultural traits and patterns of behaviour , for example , the worship of Kali in Bengal . Other cul- tural objects like dress , headgear ...
His third category is of cultural regions in which there are widely shared and recognized cultural traits and patterns of behaviour , for example , the worship of Kali in Bengal . Other cul- tural objects like dress , headgear ...
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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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طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
action activities Administration Agra Allahabad areas army arrested Assembly authority British campaign cent challenge changes chief cities Civil Civil Disobedience collective colonial Committee communal Congress Congressmen considerable context continued crime criminal cultural deal Delhi demand district early effect effort enforcement force functions further Gandhi Haig Haig Papers Hallett heartland Hindi Hindu important increase India instance institutions internal security issue Kanpur land landlords language late leaders Legislative Linlithgow Lucknow maintain March meeting military minister ministry move movement Muslim nationalist nature Note observed offences officials organized overall Pant party persons police political position prevent prisoners procession proposal province public order regional relating release rent Report riots rule secretary serious situation took towns troops United Provinces UP's Uttar Pradesh village volunteers