Administration & Society In Medieval India

The volume "Administration and Society in Medieval India" presents a panaromic study of the said period. To start with political condition of India at the time comprising of Delhi Sultanate, Bengal, Malwa, Mewar, Gujarat, Sindh, Punjab, Khandesh, Kashmir, Deccan and Vijayanagar. Socially then county was passing through a trasition period.
About Author :
B.R. Verma a well read, widely travelled and strong believer of Marxist ideology was born in 1943 in "Jhand District" now in Pakistan. He spent his youth living among contemporary marxist intellectuals. He choose publishing trade as profession that matched his state of mind. During course of time he established himself as publisher. S.R. Bakshi is Ph.D; D.Litt. in Modern Indian History and is the author of several works on Indian nationalism and freedom movement. He has long academic experience having deep links with Asia Foundation, Saugar University, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and Indian Council of Historical Research.
Contents :
Preface Condition of India in 1526 Administration Society and Culture The Mughal Emipre: Its Achievement and Failure Village Under the Mughals Condition of Peasantry Merchant's Share in Agricultural Surplus Surat Custom House Appendix Revenue System Police and Criminal Justice Civil Justice Social and Economic Conditions Administration of the Nagpur State Before 1818 Administration Under the British Index