Author: FELDHAUS, ANNE (EDITOR)
Title: Images of Women in Maharashtrian Society
Description: New York: State University of New York Press, 1998. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0791436608. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some ground-in dirt to the bottom edge of the text block. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Maratha caste is originally formed from the amalgamation of families from the yeoman castes in Maharashtra. Many of them took to military service in the 16th century such as the Deccan sultanates or the Mughals. Later in the 17th and 18th centuries, they served in the armies of the Maratha empire, founded by Shivaji. The leading Maratha generals were granted fiefs by the rulers for their service. According to the Maharashtrian historian B. R. Sunthankar, and scholars such as Rajendra Vora, the "Marathas" are a "middle-peasantry" caste which formed the bulk of the Maharashtrian society together with the other Kunbi peasant caste. Vora adds that the Maratha caste is the largest caste of India and dominate the power structure in Maharashtra because of their numerical strength, especially in the rural society. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: 0791436608 Social Issues Anne Feldhaus Maharastrian Society Castes Indian Society Womens Studies Social Issues
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Title: Images of Women in Maharashtrian Society
Description: New York: State University of New York Press, 1998. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0791436608. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some ground-in dirt to the bottom edge of the text block. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Maratha caste is originally formed from the amalgamation of families from the yeoman castes in Maharashtra. Many of them took to military service in the 16th century such as the Deccan sultanates or the Mughals. Later in the 17th and 18th centuries, they served in the armies of the Maratha empire, founded by Shivaji. The leading Maratha generals were granted fiefs by the rulers for their service. According to the Maharashtrian historian B. R. Sunthankar, and scholars such as Rajendra Vora, the "Marathas" are a "middle-peasantry" caste which formed the bulk of the Maharashtrian society together with the other Kunbi peasant caste. Vora adds that the Maratha caste is the largest caste of India and dominate the power structure in Maharashtra because of their numerical strength, especially in the rural society. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: 0791436608 Social Issues Anne Feldhaus Maharastrian Society Castes Indian Society Womens Studies Social Issues
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40143
- Book number: 40143
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