Writing India: Colonial Ethnography In The Nineteenth Century Hardcover

Mushirul Hasan

Bringing together a wealth of archival documents from later nineteenth century, this book presents ethnographic notes on a variety of communities like Brahmans, Rajputs, Sikhs, Garhwalis, Muhammadens, and Dogras. They provide comprehensive information about their everyday lives; geographical distribution; physical and linguistic attributes; myths and genealogies; customs and traditions; religious and social observances; and livelihood patterns.

9780198074069

English

OUP India

2012

648

Mushirul Hasan, Padmashree, is former Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Mushirul Hasan