Subjugated Nomads: The Lambadas Under the Rule of the Nizams

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Orient BlackSwan, 2010 - Agriculture and state - 296 pages
This book traces the historical transition of the Lambada community of Hyderabad State under the Nizams during colonial rule. The study spans nearly two centuries from the early eighteenth to about the middle of the twentieth century. The author shows how this community, originally caravan traders, confronted the colonial or modern state power which had adversely transformed their lives.

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