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Looks at the diversities of South Asian social History, focusing on Orissa. Examines the environment; health and medicine; conversion (in Hinduism); popular movements; social history of princely states; connections between the marginal social groups and nationalism; decolonisation; patriarchy; and gender-related violence.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half Title, Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. p. 5
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  1. List of tables
  2. p. 6
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  1. List of abbreviations
  2. pp. 7-8
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. 9-10
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  1. Maps of Orissa
  2. pp. 11-12
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  1. 1. Introduction
  2. pp. 13-22
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  1. 2. Environment and social history: Kalahandi, c.1800–1950
  2. pp. 23-38
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  1. 3. Hegemony, shifting identities and conversions
  2. pp. 39-61
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  1. 4. Negotiating Dharma Pinnu: towards a social history of smallpox in colonial Orissa
  2. pp. 62-75
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  1. 5. ‘Religion’ and social ‘subversion’: re-examining popular movements
  2. pp. 76-96
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  1. 6. Interrogating stereotypes: exploring the Orissan princely states
  2. pp. 97-115
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  1. 7. Storm over Malkangiri: Laxman Naiko’s revolt, 1942
  2. pp. 116-137
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  1. 8. Orissa and the making of the Nehruvian nation state, 1946–52
  2. pp. 138-158
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  1. 9. ‘Living’ with dowry: oral testimonies of gender oppression
  2. pp. 159-171
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  1. Select bibliography
  2. pp. 172-186
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 187-190
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