An Agrarian History of South Asia [Paperback]

Originally published in 1999, this book offers a comprehensive historical framework for understanding the regional diversity of agrarian South Asia.A comprehensive historical framework for understanding the regional diversity of agrarian South Asia. Adopting a long-term view, the author treats South Asia not as a single civilization territory, but as a patchwork of agrarian regions, with their own social, cultural and political histories. The book traces these histories from medieval times to the present. As a comparative synthesis of the literature on agrarian regimes in South Asia, it will be a valuable resource for students of agrarian and regional history, as well as of comparative world history.A comprehensive historical framework for understanding the regional diversity of agrarian South Asia. Adopting a long-term view, the author treats South Asia not as a single civilization territory, but as a patchwork of agrarian regions, with their own social, cultural and political histories. The book traces these histories from medieval times to the present. As a comparative synthesis of the literature on agrarian regimes in South Asia, it will be a valuable resource for students of agrarian and regional history, as well as of comparative world history.David Ludden provides a comprehensive historical framework for the understanding of regional diversity of agrarian South Asia. Adopting a long-term view, he treats South Asia not as a single civilization territory, but as a patchwork of agrarian regions, with their own social, cultural and political histories. He traces these histories from medieval times to the present. As a comparative synthesis of the literature on agrarian regimes in South Asia, this will be a valuable resource for students of agrarian and regional history, as well as comparative world history.General editor's preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Agriculture; 2. Territory; 3. Regions; 4. Modernity; Bibliographical essay; Index. This is a fine source for anylC