Eaton, Richard Maxwell
Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199477692
- author:
- Eaton, Richard Maxwell
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- OUP India
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 422
- Dimensions:
- 24.1 x 18.5 x 2.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Asia, General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600 This study examines the political histories and material culture of smaller, fortified strongholds in the Deccan region, where rival primary centers repeatedly contested control. Conflict over these secondary centers was particularly intense between 1300 and 1600, with gunpowder technology contributing to the turbulence of the sixteenth century. The authors aim to explore how power, architecture, and collective memory interacted during this period, integrating history, art history, and archaeology methodologies to reconstruct the past. They also seek to rethink the traditional approach to Hindu-Muslim relations in South Asian history, instead drawing on Sanskrit and Persian literary traditions. By examining these contested sites, this study offers a fresh perspective on the early modern Deccan region, challenging prevailing narratives and shedding new light on the complex histories of power, culture, and memory.
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