Gifts of Power: Lordship in an Early Indian State - Hardcover
This study of state formation, religious institutions, and the economy during the Chola period in South India (9th-13th centuries) uses locational and statistical methods to analyze the relationship between ritual and administration in a dynamic empire.
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"James heitzman's analysis of Chola kingship, politics, and prestation is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Precolonial South Indian states that transcends disciplinary boundaries in addressing broad social issues with historical rigor. Written in a way to appeal to both South Asian specialists and nonspecialists....it is compelling and provocative and is thus bound to encourage future research."--American Anthropologist
James Heitzman is an Assistant Professor, Center for Life Sciences at Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, New York.
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"James heitzman's analysis of Chola kingship, politics, and prestation is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Precolonial South Indian states that transcends disciplinary boundaries in addressing broad social issues with historical rigor. Written in a way to appeal to both South Asian specialists and nonspecialists....it is compelling and provocative and is thus bound to encourage future research."--American Anthropologist
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0195639782
- ISBN 13 9780195639780
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages292
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Gifts of Power Lordship in an Early Indian State
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New Delhi: Oxford University Press
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0195639782
ISBN 13: 9780195639780
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER: inscription; pencil underlining and marginal marks, otherwise solid, reading condition; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages. Seller Inventory # 240483
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