Histories for the Subordinated

Contents: Introduction. 1. A forgotten massacre: Motilal Tejawat and his movement amongst the Bhils 1921-2. 2. Adivasi assertion in South Gujarat: the Devi Movement of 1922-3. 3. Community, patriarchy, Honour: Raghu Bhangare's Revolt. 4. The Quit India Movement in Gujarat. 5. From custom to crime: the politics of drinking in colonial South Gujarat. 6. Usury, dearth and famine in Western India. 7. Small-dam systems of the Sahyadris. 8. Well irrigation in Gujarat: systems of use, hierarchies of control. 9. Farming in the forest: the Dangs 1830-1992.

"This collection pulls together Hardiman's core ideas and writings on politics, environmental issues, Gandhi, moneylending, disease and subaltern history. Many of these writings are not otherwise easily available.

This book will interest all serious readers of Indian history as well as scholars in the areas of politics, sociology, culture and religion in modern India. It is also hoped that it will be of some value for marginalized and subordinate groups in India, providing examples of how their histories may be written, and serving as a tribute to their resilience in continuing adversity and oppression."