The State and Society in Medieval India (Vol VII Part I)

by J.S. Grewal

The present volume fills a serious lacuna in existing historiography with a comprehensive look at the social history of medieval India. Contributors examine a rage of issues relating to medieval Indian history within the large parameters of state and society state forms and patronage, slavery, social change, gender relations, and urbanization.This volume and others in the series will be of special interest to students and scholars of history, philosophy, cultural studies as well as general readers interested in the civilization and culture of India. J.S. Grewal is currently the Chairman of the Governing body of Indian Institute of advance study Shimla. Formerly he was the director at IIAS and was also professor of history and Vice Chancellor Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar. He was recently awarded the Padma Shri. He has published extensively on historiography medieval and modern Indian history, Sikh movement and the Punjab.