Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins

By Shail Mayaram

Book Overview

A reassessment of conventional South Asian historiography from a subaltern perspective and a unique look at how conceptions of history and community clash. This incisive study explores the Meo community through their oral literature, revealing sophisticated modes of collective memory and self-government while telling a story that radically diverges from most accepted Indian histories.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231127308
• ISBN13: 9780231127301
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher