| The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India Awadh and Punjab, 1707-1748 Contributor(s): Alam, Muzaffar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198077416 ISBN-13: 9780198077411 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.95 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The period following the death of Aurangzeb has been viewed as the beginning of the decline and decay of the Mughal empire. Examining two contrasting regions of north India-Awadh and Punjab-this pioneering work shows how the period 1707-48 saw the emergence of a new order with local and regional idioms. Muzaffar Alam focuses on the interplay of imperial collapse with regional restructuring. He contends that even as the empire declined, there emerged a new, regionally-based political order, maintained and controlled by former Mughal rulers. From agrarian uprisings to the jagirdari system, the Sikhs to the Zamindars, this book presents a bold new interpretation of an important transition in this period. This edition comes with a new introduction. This book is an important reading for students, scholars, and teachers of Mughal history and early modern India. |