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"This new, expanded edition of The Unquiet Woods, Ramachandra Guha's study of peasant movements against commercial forestry, offers a new epilogue that brings the story of Himalayan social protest up to date, reflecting the Chipko movement's continuing influence in the wider world. A new appendix charts the progress of environmental history in India, and both bibliography and index have been revised and updated."--BOOK JACKET.

Contributed articles on history of India during the time of Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605.

This volume, based on extensive and critical use of sources, focuses on aspects of political, social, economic, and cultural history that have previously been inadequately treated. The papers touch on themes of agrarian relations, civil engineering, ruling-class structures, administration, social mobility, and religion.

Reminiscences of the Indic (English) author of his association with his friends and other 20th century English authors whom he met at the residence of Virginia Woolf, English author.

"In this volume, A. G. Noorani collects important documents recording reactions of Muslims in this period and in the subsequent fifty years." "The emphasis is largely on the responses of the minority community to the problems they faced and on intra-community debates that ensued in the aftermath of Partition. Besides recording key political developments, documents on issues like Hindu revivalism and Muslim responses, the Babari Masjid question, the Supreme Court's ruling on the Shah Bano case, Rajiv Gandhi's discussions with Muslim leaders and the issue of personal laws, provide important insights into Muslim participation in post-independence polity and society." "Documents on related themes, such as recent trends in Muslim politics, the development of Urdu since Independence, and the significant role of the Aligarh Muslim University in imparting secular education in India, complete this picture." "Presented by the author as a complete and comprehensive documentary record of the problems and politics of the Muslims of India, this volume is essential reading for scholars and students of modern Indian history and politics, and will also interest policy-makers, journalists, and general readers."--BOOK JACKET.

xvi, 280 p., p. of plates : 22 cm

Contributed essays.