Themes in Modern Indian History

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Themes in Modern Indian History An introduction to Historical Approaches

Early Historical Practices High Textual Cultural Traditions: Legends, Puranas, Epics Lineages of Monarchs: Vamsabalis Court Chronicles and Hagiographies Muslim Court Chronicles Renderings of Divines Tales Caste Records and Family Narratives

British Historical Construction of India British History Writing of India India Imagined as modular well defined Territories with natural frontier and clearly defined history British Imperial Civilizing Mission and the Idea of India Periodization of Indian History

Indian Nationalist Historians and Redefining of Indian History Classical Antiquity Medieval Darkness/ Imperial Glory Colonial Modernity as Problematic Liberator Quest for Nationhood Resistance and Collaboration Elite Historiography

Marxist-Nationalist Historiography of India New Meaning of Nationhood Materialist Interpretation of Indian History Economic Foundation of Colonialism Social Background of Nationalist Movements in India Role of Workers and Peasant Movements in Indian History

Cambridge School of History Ideology or Self Interests Elite Competition Patron Client Relationship and Politics of Locality Province and Nation Factional Disputes Role of Interest Groups

New Social History Continuity and Change Role of Information Patterns of Class formations and Industrialization New Historical Perspectives

Subaltern History Rebellion against Elitist Bias History from below Understanding of Subaltern Mentality and Peasants as Historical Actors Questioning Pre-political Notion of Hegemony and Domination Europe as the site of production of Historical Knowledge