Subaltern Studies, Volume IV: Writings on South Asian History and Society

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The aim of this collection of essays, is to promote a systematic and informed discussion of subaltern Themes in the field of South Asian Studies, and thus help to rectify the elitist bias characteristic of much research and academic work in this particular area. The contributions encompass history, politics, economics, and sociology; attitudes, ideologies and belief systems. While the range is wide, the essays share a common orientation as well as a concern for careful research and analysis.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ranajit Guha

Ranajit Guha taught history for many years at the University of Sussex in England. In 1980 he joined the Australian National University where he wrote on South Asian History at the Research School of Pacific Studies. His publication include A Rule of Property for Bengal: An Essay on the Idea of Permanent Settlement and Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in colonial India.