Primus Books, Date: 2011-07-13. Hardcover. Like New. 2011. Primus Books ISBN 9380607164 9789380607160 [US]

ISBN10: 9380607164, ISBN13: 9789380607160, [publisher: Primus Books] Hardcover Aniruddha Ray retired as Professor of History from the Department of Islamic History and Culture University of Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal Well known for his profound interest in historical research Aniruddha Ray has written extensively on Mughal administration technology and travelogues; the society and culture of Medieval Bengal; the economic history of the Sultanate and Mughal periods; overseas trade and merchants; and the French East India Company on the basis of a fine blend of Bengali English and French sourcesThe theme of the present volume grows out of the contemporary effort within academia to question the traditional representation of Indian history and the attempts in various areas of study to de-centre the writing of history as well as to provide an alternative perspective to the history of fifteenth to nineteenth-century India In this eclectic collection of essays one can see an innovative approach at work which raises interesting questions when one situates these ideas and the historical evidence within the big picture as one moves back and forth between the macro-perspective and the micro-history addressed in most of these essaysWith eminent historians of the subcontinent contributing to it The Varied Facets of History Essays in Honour of Aniruddha Ray throws new light on numerous aspects of Indian history its sources and their interpretations; the evolution of cultural ...