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100			_aLeonard, Karen.
245		0	_aHyderabad and Hyderabadis _c/ Karen Leonard.
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew Delhi _b: Manohar Publishers & Distributors _c, 2014.
300			_a442 p. _b: illustrations, maps, tables _c; 23 cm.
520			_aHyderabad and Hyderabadis is a collection of Karen Leonard's most significant scholarly essays on the history and society of Hyderabad. Drawing on decades of historical and anthropological research, the book examines the unique political, cultural, and social character of the former princely state. Leonard argues that Hyderabad developed a distinctive cosmopolitan Indo-Muslim culture that differed in important ways from British-administered India, shaped by its rulers, institutions, and diverse communities. The volume contains fourteen essays covering topics such as the political history of Hyderabad, the role of merchant and banking families, urban society, caste relations, religious communities, and cultural identity. It also includes studies of Kayasths, Goswamis, and courtesans, demonstrating how caste, occupation, and social mobility operated within Hyderabad's multicultural environment. Through archival research and historical anthropology, the author highlights the interactions among Hindus, Muslims, and other communities and illustrates the city's importance as a centre of commerce, administration, and intellectual life.
650			_aCaste—India—Hyderabad (State).
650			_aHyderabad (India : State)—History.
650			_aHyderabad (India : State)—Kings and rulers.
650			_aHyderabad (India : State)—Social conditions.
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