Migrations in Medieval and Early Colonial India

by Vijaya Ramaswamy

Book Overview

This book looks at movements of communities which formed the lower and middle rungs of society in medieval and early colonial India. It presents migration, mobility and memories from a specifically Indian perspective, breaking away from previous Eurocentric studies. The essays in the volume focus on labour, peasant and craft migrations, and in fleshing out the causes and trajectories taken by these communities, they speak to each other by addressing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138488542
• ISBN13: 9781138488540
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"