No elephants for the Maharaja : social and political change in the princely state of Travancore, (1921-1947) 9788173040689, 8173040680

Paper, Performance, and the State: Social Change and Political Culture in Mughal India 9781316516812, 9781009025256

This book explores the changing socio–cultural world in early modern South Asia, and locates the agency of the Mughal st

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Princely Authority in the Early Marwānid State: The Life of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān 9781463237653

‘Abd al-‘Azīz b. Marwān (d. 86/705) reigned as the amīr of Egypt and walī al-‘ahd (heir apparent) to the Islamic calipha

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The Kulasekhara Perumals of Travancore : history and state formation in Travancore from 1671 to 1758 9789073782921, 9073782929

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The French Welfare State: Surviving Social and Ideological Change 9780814705483

"An excellent introduction to issues surrounding the postwar French welfare state." —Archives "An importa

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Princely India and the British: Political Development and the Operation of Empire 9780755625772, 9781848858787

In the latter part of the nineteenth century,the royal status of Indian princes was under threat in what became a critic

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Missionaries and a Hindu State : Travancore 1858-1936 9780195643183, 0195643186

This book examines how a self-declared Hindu state, Travancore, using Christian missionaries, transformed itself into a

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The Political Economy of Aging. the State, Private Power, and Social Welfare 9780231896313

Looks at the aging of society from income maintenance, pension power, housing and human services. Uncovers the structura

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Women’s Activism Online and the Global Struggle for Social Change (Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change) 3031316207, 9783031316203

This book showcases the online activism of women’s groups around the world in the post-#MeToo era, and presents an overv

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The Political Sociology of the Welfare State: Institutions, Social Cleavages, and Orientations 9780804768153

A comparative analysis of the political attitudes, values, aspirations, and identities of citizens in advanced industria

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Suburban Century: Social Change and Urban Growth in England and the United State 9781474215596, 9781859736432

Bad architecture. Soulless. Destructive of communities. The suburbs are much-maligned places. We see this time and again

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