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UNINA9910806976203321 |
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Autore |
Talbot Cynthia |
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Titolo |
Precolonial India in practice : society, region, and identity in medieval Andhra / / Cynthia Talbot |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-47359-2 |
9786610473595 |
0-19-803123-8 |
1-4237-2673-1 |
1-60256-418-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social change - India - Andhra Pradesh - History |
Regionalism - India - Andhra Pradesh - History |
Andhra Pradesh (India) History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Social Mobility and Individual AchievementThe Militarism of Kakatiya Society; Physical Movement in a Changing Landscape; Fresh Perspectives: Collectives and Women; Summary: The Fluidity of Social Identities; 3. Temples and Temple Patronage in Kakatiya Andhra; The Religious Gift in Theory and in Action; Agrarian Expansion through Temple and Tank Construction; The Temple as a Redistributive Center; Diversity of Temple Types; Motives for Temple Patronage; Summary: Subregional Patterns of Endowment; 4. The Kakatiya Political Network; Expansion of Kakatiya Power |
GH; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study on India shows that the medieval era was a period of dynamic change during which the regional societies that characterize India today began to take recognizable shape. It focuses on the region of Andhra Pradesh. |
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