Historian sanjay subrahmanyam on his book europes india. Courtly encounters mary flexner lectures of bryn mawr college book 2 30 oct, 2012. Peasant pasts is an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to writing histories of peasant politics, nationalism, and colonialism. He was awarded the madras music academy s sangeetha kalanidhi in 2015. It is an all too rare pleasure to come across a book which conveys a sustained sense of. His most recent work, published by oxford university press, in 2004, is in 2 volumes, and is entitled explorations in connected history vol. Sanjay subrahmanyam is at professor of indian history and culture. Books by sanjay subrahmanyam author of three ways to be alien. This is a book that has dared to look at paintings from unconventional. Sanjay subrahmanyam wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Notes towards a reconfiguration of early modern eurasia sanjay subrahmanyam modern asian studies, vol. Based on extensive research into portuguese, dutch. Sanjay subrahmanyam and muzaffar alam are two of the leading scholars in the world on mughal history.
Smails book that southeast asia is a welldefined region, has a series of. Subrahmanyans work on connected histories has been very influential and is wideranging. About the book history writing on south asia has over time debated the politics of its sources. The eurasian context of the early modern history of mainland south east asia, 14001800. In 2002, subrahmanyam was appointed as the first holder of the newly created chair in indian history and culture at the university of oxford, where he was until joining ucla in 2004. Mughals and franks explorations in connected history. From the tagus to the ganges hardcover february 10, 2005 by sanjay subrahmanyam author visit amazons sanjay subrahmanyam page. From the tagus to the gangeswhere there is of course a considerable and rich south asian tradition of history from below, and while the.
Sanjay subrahmanyan sings the compositions of tyagaraja, muthuswami dikshitar and syama sastri together known as the carnatic music trinity. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of. Sanjay subrahmanyams three ways to be alien draws on the lives and. South india, 15001650 cambridge university press, 1990. Opens a new framework for understanding history, the connected histories. Sanjay subrahmanyam this volume looks at a range of sources in various archives to reconstruct a history of south asia in a wider eurasian context, thus the use of the term connected history. Europes india does this by focusing on firsthand accounts of european. Like its companion from tagus to the ganges, this book deploys the concept of connected histories to shed important light on aspects of the history of early modern eurasia. Subrahmanyam, sanjay, explorations in connected history. This book brings together some of the key interventions in that debate. Would definitely recommend this class, especially if youre south asian or have any experience learning about south asian culture and history.
Mughals and franks explorations in connected history sanjay subrahmanyam. He received his phd in 1987 in economics from delhi school of economics. Explorations in connected history oxford india paperbacks 9780198077169. Author of penumbral visions, the portuguese empire in asia, 15001700, improvising empire, the political economy of commerce, the mughal state, 15261750, society and circulation, indopersian travels in the age of discoveries, 14001800, land. Sanjay subrahmanyam collection of essays previously published. Intraasian elite migration and early modern state formation. About the book precolonial india and how it was perceived in europe at the time has been variously written about. The islamic empires of the early modern world chapter. From tagus to the ganges sanjay subrahmanyam oxford. In his 2011 book, three ways to be alien, eminent historian sanjay subrahmanyam recounted, using myriad sources, the lives of three men who, in the period between 1500 ce and 1750 ce, were caught. He is also former professor of indian history and culture, university of oxford and former professor of economic history, delhi school of economics.
Explorations in connected history business standard news. Explorations in connected history mughals and franks. He is the author of several books and publications. It reflects on two and a half centuries of mughaleuropean relations, beginning with the early years of the mughals in india, and ending with the eighteenth century. Presidential address by sangitha kalanidhi shri sanjay subrahmanyan at the music academy madras. Political and social transformation in the early modern world cambridge university press, 2010.
Overall i found the class easy bc i went to all the lectures and took very detailed notes lol. Sanjay subrahmanyam, did his ba and ma in economics from university of delhi. Kalakshetra foundation, bharata kalakshetra auditorium, thiruvanmiyur, chennai 600041. This will interest students and scholars of indian and south asian history, medieval history, early modern india, as well as politics. Author of penumbral visions, the portuguese empire in asia, 15001700, improvising empire, the political economy of commerce, the mughal state, 15261750, society and circulation, indopersian travels in the age of discoveries, 14001800, land, politics and trade in south asia, 18th to 20th centuries. His thesis was titled trade and the regional economy of south india, c.
Based on extensive research into portuguese, dutch, english, french, and persian sources. In this collection subrahmanyam questions the lines of political and cultural division that traditional history writing has accepted. Mughals and franks explorations in connected history oxford. Read more about explorations in connected history on business standard. Sanjay subrahmanyam 29 followers he taught delhi school of economics, then ehess paris, then oxford, before becoming holder of navin and pratima doshi chair of indian history at ucla which he joined in 2004. Vinayak chaturvedis analysis provides an important intervention in the social and cultural history of india by examining the nature of peasant discourses and practices during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is the author of several books, including the career and legend of vasco da gama and the twovolume explorations in connected history. Mary flexner lectures of bryn mawr college book 2 30oct2012. Sanjay subrahmanyam is at professor of indian history and culture, university of oxford. Brought together in a single volume, their book offers a connected view of the political culture of mughal india that is without doubt an immensely significant contribution to the field. From the tagus to the ganges oxford university press, 2005. Notes towards a reconfiguration of early modern eurasia sanjay subrahmanyam ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, paris the majority of japanese even today believe that the politicocultural universe of the edo period was fundamentally determined by the closure of the country. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in.
Sankaran and aruna sankaran who learned music from rukmini rajagopalan, flute rajaram iyer, maruthuvakudi rajagopala iyer and mayavaram saraswati. He earned his masters degree in economics 1982 from the university of delhi and a ph. Sanjay subrahmanyam, author of explorations in connected history. May 10, 2018 the book centres around the european understanding of india in the early modern period between the 16th and 19th century. As subrahmanyam notes in his introduction, these essays had a rather complex evolution. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In merchant networks in the early modern world, ed. Historians of not only india, but peasant political movements elsewhere in the third world will read it with pleasure and profit. It has also confronted the assumptions underlying the per iodization of indian history. Tamizh repertoire of isai perarignar sanjay subrahmanyan featured in his concerts in the music festivals. Explore books by sanjay subrahmanyam with our selection at.
Sanjay subrahmanyams three ways to be alien draws on the lives and writings of a trio of marginal and liminal figures cast adrift from their traditional moorings into an unknown world. Sanjay subrahmanyam is a historian of remarkable erudition and. Would definitely recommend this class, especially if youre south asian or have any experience learning about south asian culture and. Sankaran, popularly known as burma sankaran, was a member of the drama troupe led by cho ramaswamy. Subrahmanyam, sanjay, holding the world in balance. Explorations in connected history book online at best prices in india on. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
From tagus to the ganges explorations in connected history sanjay subrahmanyam. The book centres around the european understanding of india in the early modern period between the 16th and 19th century. Although the essays in this book focus on south asia, subrahmanyam makes clear. Sanjay subrahmanyams most popular book is the age of revolutions in global context, c. Sanjay subrahmanyam has 48 books on goodreads with 1600 ratings. From the tagus to the ganges, it is that world historians need to dive into the archives of asia to truly get to the details of who did what, where, and when.
Subrahmanyam, sanjay, explorations in connected history new delhi. Sanjay subrahmanyam was born in new delhi, and after finishing high school in 1977 from sardar patel vidyalaya, went on to do all his college degrees ba and ma in economics in the university of delhi, where he also received his phd in economic history in 1987 at the delhi school of economics for his thesis on trade and the regional economy of south india, c. Sanjay subrahmanyam born 21 may 1961 is an indian historian who specialises in the early modern period. Mughals and franks hardcover february 10, 2005 by sanjay subrahmanyam author visit amazons sanjay subrahmanyam page.
It will be of immense interest to historians of medieval india and to scholars and students engaged in debates about history writing in general. As reflected in this collection of essays, sanjay subramanyam takes a sharp and discriminating look at the archive to challenge certain enduring beliefs regarding temporal and geographical frontiers in the task. Mughals and franks explorations in connected history sanjay. Connected art histories a response to sanjay subrahmanyams. Explorations in connected history from the tagus to the ganges. Of late, historians have felt the need to reexamine the sources through which this history was reconstructed. Global imagining in early modern europe ottoman history podcast. Sanjay subrahmanyam, explorations in connected history.
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