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 42
Before the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the taluqdars exercised extensive
police-like powers in their estates. The larger taluqdars maintained private
establishments of armed retainers and enjoyed certain policing and judicial
powers in their ...
Before the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the taluqdars exercised extensive
police-like powers in their estates. The larger taluqdars maintained private
establishments of armed retainers and enjoyed certain policing and judicial
powers in their ...
الصفحة 128
... quite extensively, in the unique entrenchment of taluqdars, as has been shown
by Thomas Metcalf and Peter Reeves.111 According to Metcalf 's study of the
nineteenth century, colonial officials were quite convinced that taluqdars held the
...
... quite extensively, in the unique entrenchment of taluqdars, as has been shown
by Thomas Metcalf and Peter Reeves.111 According to Metcalf 's study of the
nineteenth century, colonial officials were quite convinced that taluqdars held the
...
الصفحة 219
... rights.33 The Raja of Jehangirabad, BIA's president, formally conveyed to Haig
the sense of vulnerability that the taluqdars experienced.34 It was a crisis of
survival: the future of the landlords hinged on the goodwill of the Congress
ministry.
... rights.33 The Raja of Jehangirabad, BIA's president, formally conveyed to Haig
the sense of vulnerability that the taluqdars experienced.34 It was a crisis of
survival: the future of the landlords hinged on the goodwill of the Congress
ministry.
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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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