Mughal India - Studies in Polity, Ideas, Society, and Culture

Author: M Athar AliForeword/Introductio: Irfan HabibPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2006Language: EnglishPages: 409ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195648609 DescriptionM. Athar Ali was one of the leading historians of medieval India and his writings have inspired and influenced much of the subsequent work on the Mughal Empire. Bringing together for the first time, his collection of essays, Mughal India is a tribute to Athar Ali’s historical acumen and analytical depth. They reflect his rigorous rationality, critical faculties, and straightforwardness in taking positions. Organized thematically, this volume collects some of his best essays on a wide range of topics from the realm of ideas, religion, to polity, administration, society, and culture. Some are interpretative; others represent detailed research, while most reflect both these dimensions. It also includes a critique of ‘revisionist’ approaches in the study of the Mughal polity, and an important section on sources. What unite