Multiple histories: Culture and society in the study of Rajasthan

340 Pages·2002·14.389 MB·English

by  Lawrence A. Babb, Varsha Joshi, Michael W. Meister

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Contents
Contributors
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EditNoortes ' 9
TribtDuort R.ea jeJnodsrhai 11
UoydI R. udolandp hS usannHeo ebRemlorl ph
1 Violence and otTfhr ead iCnognI-sdCtreauns1ctt5tiie ot ny
LawreTJJ:eA .Ba bb
2 AT aolTfew Coi tOinet shO:er igoifn s 39
DigaSemcbtaarr iiNanon riItsnhmd ia
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3 ThTee nTdrearLop r:dS hivWaed'dsii nng 84
VernacMuyltarh ology
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4 OnH eadlHesesr oePsa:bfr uojmti h Ien sOiudte 117
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Contents
TheR amanoafndiGsa( JlatRiaap juars,t han)
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141
MoniHkao rstmann
6 DeifyitnhDegea dT:hS ea loiRfsa jasthan
198
VarsJhoas hi
ThPrannea thioRasfj asthaannl:drf an
7 Bhalcti
209
DominiqKuhea-nS i/a
Ligohntt heL otus:
8 232
TemDecoprlaet ioo:&rns cnFtoiraml?
MichWa.e l
Meister
ThDei sdMaaihnfuaraln a:S inEtghhn'osgr aphy
Amar
9 254
otfhe M ewar-KisMhaernrgiaarghe
Uo'jdI. R udolpahn Sdu saHnoneeb Reudorl ph
AlbeHratAl M lu:s efuoImrn dustrial
Arts
10 284
ChandrSamianngih
ThSea cFrredi enIdnsdPrhiiianpnac: nes Cd o lonialism
11 293
RanbirSinh
ThEel uHsiisvteMo irriaAcbaN aiol:t e
12 313
FranTcaefts
Index
336
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Contributors
LawreAn.c eB iaPsbr bo foefsA snotrhr opoalnoAdgs yi an
StuadAtimhe erss Cto ll(eUgSeA) .
JohnC oritsA ssociPartoef eosfRs eolri agtiDe onni son
Unive(rUsSiAt)y.
Ann Grodzlns GoldP riosfo eRfse sloirandg iAonnt hropology
aSty raUcnuisvee( rUsSiAt)y.
IJndRHarlany iPsr ofoeRfse slori agCtio onnnec tCioclulte ge
(USA).
Monilklao rs(bnMaonnni ka BoehmP-rToeftetseslobra ch) is
ofM odemS outAhs iSatnu d(iLeasn bgaunadg es
Literaattt uhSreoe usAt)sh iI an stUintiuvt·eeo r,fs ity
Heide(lGbeerrgm any).
VasJhosah iisA ssocFeilaltoaeItw n stitute of Development
StudJiaei(spI,un rd ia).
Dominlque-SUKah ainas ni ndepesncdhesonpeltca ira ilni sing
the stuodfHy i ndu-Miuntserlaiicmnnt oiroItnnhsd ian
hisatnocdru yl ture.
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8 Contributors
MichWa.e l MeiissEt demrun Jd.a ndLo uise W. Kahn
ProfeosfHs iosrto ofAr ryat n Sdo uAtshi satnu daitte hse
UniveorfPs eintnys y(lUvSaAn)i.a
ChandraSmianngiAh n, a rhti stoirsia asns,oc iated with
JawaKhaalrKa e ndra, HeJrsa peicpiurai.lsm i etdyi evel
·India.
RanbSllrna hni, n depensdcehnotwl rairto,en hs i staonrdy
theaatnideas rF ellooftw hR eo yAasli aStociiceo tfGy r eat
Brimin.
LloIy.dR udolispP hr ofeosfsP oorl itSicciaealnt c e the
UniveorfCs hiitcy(a UgSoA ).
Susanne RuHdoeobilesPpr rh o feosfPs oolri Stciiceaanltc e
thUen iveorfCs hiitcy(a UgSoA ).
FranTcaesll a,ni ndepensdcehnotwl rairt,et shh eio snt ory of
Rajasitnth hMaeun g haanlBd r itpeirsihod s.
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Tobe ablteow ortko geotnah v eorl ummeem oriatlhlieiz fien g
ancda roefProe fre ssRoarj eJnodsrhhaai s abegr eenah to nfoorr
thteh roefue s B.e caoufts heee a gernaensgdso odwoiflea lch
anedv ecornytr ibuatnoadrl ,sbec oa usoefo uorw ns enosfe
priviinlbe eigniegn voilnv eprdtoc hees tsh,te a shkabe se na
pleaosnaaenn tod b stahcalvebeeesn fewW.ew ouelsdp ecially
litkoe exopudrree esapsp prectiKoaa tiiloansPr ha nRaiantwd a t
fotrh gee nesruoupspot rhteh ya vgei vteon vtohliusam nefd o r
thepeirrs oinnavlo lvienem veensrtty ei pni tcsr eaatnido n
publication.
Webe lietvhteah tpe a peprrse seinntt hvedio sl uamraees a,
collecrtieopnr,e seonftt hametio vseit m rtatnhte miens
po
RajeJnodsrhaii n'tse llectcuoanls olnwiaifnteceh.d eehIpinls y
histoirnicclailna altmioaoslontlfst ,h ese dpeaaipenlsr osm e
wayw itRhaj astpahsatRn.a' jse Jnosdhriai' nst ehroewsetvser,,
wereex tremberloyaa dn do pena, fact extphlaatti hen s
extraordviarniaeortfyyi nteraensdat psp roaocfoh tehse r
schoboluanrds tboy t hioiefmfrs i endasnhcdio pl leagueship.
Thiisn telclaetchtouilasmil ac niitifyne t shgrtee arta nogfe
methodolaongcdio esn strouftc hetp iaotsntobes fouinntd h e
papeprrse sehnetrTeead.k t eong etthhieelyrl ,u tshtrfeaa ttchet a t
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EditorNso't e
Rajastphaasantri'sens d meedu ltainptdlh eta,ht mi usl tipilsi city
a ketyo u nderstatnhdreie nggir oincc'hus l taunrsda ocli al
diversity.
Given theo fa vpaprrioeatatckyhe ebnsy t hpea pers
presehnetrewede,h aveen deavtoober eeddi tornioanl­ly
invatsoit vhefe u lleexstpotes nsti bWleeh .a vtea kaesna
premitshene o titohdnai tf fsecrheonlstat ryallnyemd se thods
fitnhedi mro snta tureaxlp reisnds iiffoenmr oednets w roiftt en
expreTshsuiasol,nth .o tuhgpeha peardsh etrote hs ea mbeas ic
editofroiramwlae t ,hbe aevnte o leorfa nsdtoi mffee rienn ctehse
waiyn w hitchhed ye wail tthhpr eo bloefdm i acrmiatriIkcnsa .l
sompea pedrisa carrinteoiu tcs sei dns, o mpea petrhse yu saedr e
int hfei rocsctu rretnhcweeo riodnqf u estainiodntn w,po a pers
- thosien w hicnho- nEnlgiswho rdasrm eo spetr vasively
embeddedi nt hmea terials-t hpearyreu ess eedtn htreodu ghout.
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Tributtoe
Dr.R ajeJnodrsahi
LloIy.d RuanddoS lupsahnneH oeberR udolph
ThRea jassttuhdaicneo sm musnuifftye argr ede alto usposn t he
Dr.
demiosfe RajenJdorsoahn iA pr2i3lr 2d000,, a ftae r
prolonsgtreudg wgiltech a ncRearj.a sstthuadnai cqeusi red
importaanndci ena snt itutiproensaelnices eibednc aIuDrns.dei a
Joshiin,co llaborwaititProhon f esSsaotrCi hsahn dhraatd,h e
imaginaantdpei rosni sttoe anncec hsocrh olaornts hhiisp
historiimcpoarltblauynnt te glercetgedii ontn hI en sti,touft e
RajastShtaund ies.
Dr.
Josmhaid aet l easfto umra joconrtr ibutitoon s
Rajasstthuad(ni1 He)eso :r gantihsreieend t ernasteimoinnaalr s
onR ajastthhfeai nro,sfw t h iwcahsh e lidnDece mber 1987,
brintgoignegst chheorfrl oamIr nsd EiaasA,ts iEau,r oapent dh e
papers
USf otrhree dayosfc onferenacneed x chaenvgeenst,s
whiscohl idtihRfieae jda sthatrna nsstnuaedtpiiieossnte( am2le) .
WitSha tCihsahn dher oar,g antihIsene sdt oiftR uatjea sthan
Stud(iIeRswS h)i,oc vhte hrp ea dsecta dheabeco sm e afr iendly
base fors chofrloamra sla lcros st hweo rclodm itnosg t udy
diffearsepecntotsf t hree giTohneI. R Sp roviaddevdi ce,
recommendatoifpo rnosm ising oarrracleh siovuaarnlcd e osr,
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