A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761: Eight Indian Lives

by Richard M. Eaton

Book Overview

In this fascinating account of one of the least known parts of South Asia, Eaton recounts the history of the Deccan plateau in southern India from the fourteenth century to the rise of European colonialism. He does so, vividly, through the lives of eight Indians who lived at different times during this period, and who each represented something particular about the Deccan. In the first chapter, for example, the author describes the demise of the regional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521716276
• ISBN13: 9780521716277
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"