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Power, memory, architecture : contested sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600 / Richard M. Eaton and Phillip B. Wagoner.
Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199082803 (ebook) :Subject(s): Deccan (India) -- History -- To 1500 | Deccan (India) -- History -- 16th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198092216DDC classification: 954.8 LOC classification: DS485.D25Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Focusing on India's Deccan plateau in the turbulent sixteenth century, this book examines the political histories and material culture of fortified strongholds that were repeatedly contested by the region's rival primary centres. It explores the many ways that political power, monumental architecture, and collective memory interacted with one another. It also radically rethinks the usefulness of Hindu-Muslim relations as the master key for interpreting this period of South Asian history.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Focusing on India's Deccan plateau in the turbulent sixteenth century, this book examines the political histories and material culture of fortified strongholds that were repeatedly contested by the region's rival primary centres. It explores the many ways that political power, monumental architecture, and collective memory interacted with one another. It also radically rethinks the usefulness of Hindu-Muslim relations as the master key for interpreting this period of South Asian history.
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