Climate of conquest : war, environment, and empire in Mughal North India / Pratyay Nath.
2019
DS461
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Title
Climate of conquest : war, environment, and empire in Mughal North India / Pratyay Nath.
Author
Nath, Pratyay, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199098248 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
DS461
Dewey Decimal Classification
954.025
Summary
What can war tell us about empire? 'Climate of Conquest' is built around this question. Here the author eschews the conventional way of writing about warfare primarily in terms of battles and technologies. Instead, he unravels the deep connections that Mughal war-making shared with the broader dynamics of society, culture, and politics. In the process, he offers a new analysis of the Mughal empire from the vantage point of war. 'Climate of Conquest' closely studies the dynamics of the military campaigns that helped the Mughals conquer North India and project their power beyond it. The author argues that these campaigns unfolded in constant negotiation with the diverse natural environment of South Asia. The empire sought to discipline the environment and harness its resources to satisfy its own military needs.
Note
What can war tell us about empire? 'Climate of Conquest' is built around this question. Here the author eschews the conventional way of writing about warfare primarily in terms of battles and technologies. Instead, he unravels the deep connections that Mughal war-making shared with the broader dynamics of society, culture, and politics. In the process, he offers a new analysis of the Mughal empire from the vantage point of war. 'Climate of Conquest' closely studies the dynamics of the military campaigns that helped the Mughals conquer North India and project their power beyond it. The author argues that these campaigns unfolded in constant negotiation with the diverse natural environment of South Asia. The empire sought to discipline the environment and harness its resources to satisfy its own military needs.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780199495559
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