History and theory :  the study of state, institutions and the making of history / 
edited by Bhairabi Prasad Sahu and Kesavan Veluthat 
 - Hyderabad :  Orient BlackSwan,  2019 
 - xxi, 338p. ;  22cm. 
<br/><br/> Ram Sharan Sharma (1920–2011) was one of the pioneering historians of post-independence India. His work has shaped our understanding of Indian history as we know it today.Sharma believed that history and theory are intimately linked and that history is a form of knowledge which is theoretically accessible.He saw historical writing as an intensely political activity and led the battle of ideas against colonialist, communal, chauvinistic and obscurantist approaches to the study of history all his life.With the underlying goal of studying the diverse forms of state, social and political institutions and their role in the making of history, this volume brings together contributions from some of India’s finest historians to focus on some of Sharma’s key preoccupations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789352874644 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History--Philosophy<br/>History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>901  / SAH