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Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal

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This book explores the dual and sometimes conflicting roles of the zamindari, the landed chiefs, in eighteenth-century western Bengal during the decline of the Mughal empire and the rise of the British hegemony. It discusses zamindari rent extraction, techniques of coercion, and the meaning of gift-giving and gift-receiving.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521526548
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 372
  • Utgitt:
  • 25 juli 2002
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 154x231x29 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 570 g.
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This book explores the dual and sometimes conflicting roles of the zamindari, the landed chiefs, in eighteenth-century western Bengal during the decline of the Mughal empire and the rise of the British hegemony. It discusses zamindari rent extraction, techniques of coercion, and the meaning of gift-giving and gift-receiving.

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