Description
This book has brought together some of the foremost scholars of South Asian and global history, who were colleagues and associates of Professor John F. Richards, to discuss themes that marked his work as a historian in an academic career of almost forty years. It encapsulates discussions under the rubric of 'frontiers' in multiple contexts. Frontier has often been conceived as a space of transformation marking new forms of economic organization, commodity trade, land settlement and state authority. The essays here underline the range of interests and approaches that marked Professor Richards' illustrious career - frontiers and state building; frontiers and environmental change; cultural frontiers; frontiers, trade and drugs; and frontiers and world history. The volume discusses issues from medieval to early modern South Asian history. It also reflects a concern for large-scale global processes and for the detailed specificities of each historical case as evident in Professor Richards' work.
The book encapsulates discussions under the rubric of 'frontiers' in multiple contexts.
About the Author
Munis D. Faruqui is an historian and Associate Professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He focuses on the Muslim experience in South Asia, especially during the Mughal period. His books include Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504-1719 (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and the edited volume Religious Interactions in Mughal India (co-edited with Vasudha Dalmia). His various journal articles have interrogated the creation of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605), the founding decades (c.1720-40) of the princely state of Hyderabad, and the relationship between religion and politics in the life and work of the Mughal prince, Dara Shukoh (1615-59). He is currently working on a book re-evaluating the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r.1658-1707).
Book Information
ISBN 9781107034280
Author Richard M. Eaton
Format Hardback
Page Count 377
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 660g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 164mm * 31mm
The book encapsulates discussions under the rubric of 'frontiers' in multiple contexts.
About the Author
Munis D. Faruqui is an historian and Associate Professor in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He focuses on the Muslim experience in South Asia, especially during the Mughal period. His books include Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504-1719 (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and the edited volume Religious Interactions in Mughal India (co-edited with Vasudha Dalmia). His various journal articles have interrogated the creation of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605), the founding decades (c.1720-40) of the princely state of Hyderabad, and the relationship between religion and politics in the life and work of the Mughal prince, Dara Shukoh (1615-59). He is currently working on a book re-evaluating the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (r.1658-1707).
Book Information
ISBN 9781107034280
Author Richard M. Eaton
Format Hardback
Page Count 377
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 660g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 164mm * 31mm
