1st Edition
Land and Society in Early South Asia Eastern India 400–1250 AD
By Ryosuke Furui
Copyright 2020
324 Pages
by
Routledge India
324 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
324 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This volume explores the process of social changes which unfolded in rural society of early medieval Bengal, especially the formation of stratified land relations and occupational groups which later got systematised as jātis . One of the first books to systematically reconstruct the early history of the region, this book presents a history of the economy, polity, law, and social order of... Read more
List of Abbreviations. List of Maps and Tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Geographical Delineation 3. Rural Society and Inner Contentions: c. 400–550 AD 4. Sub-regional Kingdoms and Local Magnates: c. 550–800 AD 5. Growing Contradictions: c. 800–1100 AD 6. Towards Brahmanical Systematisation: c. 1100–1250 AD 7. Conclusion. Appendix: List of Inscriptions. Bibliography.
Biography
Ryosuke Furui is Associate Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
