The Practice of History in India
eBook - ePub

The Practice of History in India

Essays in Search of a New Past

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Practice of History in India

Essays in Search of a New Past

About this book

In the last few decades, professional historians have raised important questions regarding the theories, methods and practices of history extant since the earliest times. Oral and Visual History have assumed a new importance in our times. This book presents seven essays on history as it can be practised productively in India. It is pedagogically important to students and teachers of history in India. Meant primarily for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, it will also be appreciated by the lay public. Readers will certainly rethink their historical perspectives in response to the issues of theory raised critically in this book.

This book is co-published with Aakar Books, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print versions of this book in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781032146409
eBook ISBN
9781000483161
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1. The Balance of History and Memory
  7. 2. The Past, Present and Oral History
  8. 3. The Visual as an Archive: Questions and Answers
  9. 4. Fiction and History: Some Possibilities
  10. 5. War and Cinema
  11. 6. History and Revolutionary-Deconstruction: Ambedkar’s Historical Method
  12. 7. The Individual and History: A Note on Shivaji Maharaj (February 19, 1630-April 3, 1680)
  13. Select Bibliography