| Kingship and Political Practice in Colonial India Contributor(s): Price, Pamela G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521552478 ISBN-13: 9780521552479 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: In a cultural history which considers the transformation of south Indian institutions under British colonial rule in the nineteenth century, Pamela Price focuses on the two former 'little kingdoms' of Ramnad and Sivagangai which came under colonial governance as revenue estates. She demonstrates how rivalries among the royal families and major zamindari temples, and the disintegration of indigenous institutions of rule, contributed to the development of nationalist ideologies and new political identities among the people of southern Tamil country. The author also shows how religious symbols and practices going back to the seventeenth century were reformulated and acquired a new significance in the colonial context. Arguing for a reappraisal of the relationship of Hinduism to politics, Price finds that these symbols and practices continue to inform popular expectation of political leadership today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Europe - Renaissance - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 954.03 |
| LCCN: 95017917 |
| Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.2" W x 9.19" (1.13 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a cultural history that considers the transformation of southern Indian institutions under British colonial rule, Price focuses on the two former little kingdoms of Ramnad and Sivaganga, which came under colonial governance as revenue estates. She demonstrates how rivalries among the royal families and the disintegration of indigenous institutions contributed to the development of nationalism. The author also shows how religious symbols and practices going back to the seventeenth century were reformulated and acquired a new significance in the colonial context. |