1) This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Santal rebellion in British India (1855-1856). 2) The book proposes an independent theoretical argument against the founder of the Subaltern School, Ranajit Guha's Gramscian interpretation of the rebellion. 3) This book will …
"The book presents a new interpretation of the Santal Rebellion, the Hul 1855-1856, drawing on the colonial sources as well as Santal memories. It offers a critique of postcolonial approaches that overlook specifically tribal perspectives and see the Hul as a class-based peasant…
"The book presents a new interpretation of the Santal Rebellion, the Hul 1855-1856, drawing on the colonial sources as well as Santal memories. It offers a critique of postcolonial approaches that overlook specifically tribal perspectives and see the Hul as a class-based peasant…