The early medieval in South India / Kesavan Veluthat.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford India paperbacksPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xii, 356 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780198069140

Other title:

South India

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DDC classification:

954.802 VEL

Contents:

Tamil̲akam -- Into the "medieval" and out of it -- The temple in medieval South India -- Land rights and social stratification -- Labour rent and produce rent -- Nāḍu in the socio-political structure -- Medieval Kerala -- The Kēraḷōlpatti as history -- Epigraphy in the historiography of Kerala -- Literacy and communication in pre-modern Kerala -- The king as lord and overlord -- A capital city as a sacred centre -- Medieval Kerala : state and society -- Landlordism in medieval Kerala -- Evolution of a regional identity -- In the neighbourhood : early medieval Karnataka -- Vēḷevāḷi in Karnataka -- Landed magnates as state agents.

Summary: Written over two decades, this distinctive collection explores - for the first time - the notion of 'early medieval' in south India. Presenting an alternative history of the deep south, Kesavan Veluthat re-examines the problems and patterns in the history of Tamilakam in general and early medieval Kerala and Karnataka in particular." "This interdisciplinary volume will be indispensable for teachers, students, and researchers of early medieval history, particularly of south India. It will also be useful for scholars of sociology, cultural studies, and religion.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	954.802 VEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	30121
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	954.802 VEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	2437

First published: 2009.

Tamil̲akam --
Into the "medieval" and out of it --
The temple in medieval South India --
Land rights and social stratification --
Labour rent and produce rent --
Nāḍu in the socio-political structure --
Medieval Kerala --
The Kēraḷōlpatti as history --
Epigraphy in the historiography of Kerala --
Literacy and communication in pre-modern Kerala --
The king as lord and overlord --
A capital city as a sacred centre --
Medieval Kerala : state and society --
Landlordism in medieval Kerala --
Evolution of a regional identity --

In the neighbourhood : early medieval Karnataka --

Vēḷevāḷi in Karnataka --

Landed magnates as state agents.

Written over two decades, this distinctive collection explores - for the first time - the notion of 'early medieval' in south India. Presenting an alternative history of the deep south, Kesavan Veluthat re-examines the problems and patterns in the history of Tamilakam in general and early medieval Kerala and Karnataka in particular." "This interdisciplinary volume will be indispensable for teachers, students, and researchers of early medieval history, particularly of south India. It will also be useful for scholars of sociology, cultural studies, and religion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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