Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: crafting empire in South India; 2 Specialized craft production: archaeological approaches; 3 The South Asian state; 4 Vijayanagara: the historical setting; 5 Vijayanagara: sources of evidence; 6 Craft products and craft producers; 7 Artisans and institutions: artisans and each other; 8 Crafting empire: conclusions; References; Index
Summary
Through both archaeological and historical evidence, Carla Sinopoli explores the role and significance of craft production in the political economy of the fourteenth through seventeenth-century South Indian Vijayanagara empire. She examines a diverse range of crafts from poetry to pottery, employing evidence from her twenty years of fieldwork
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-341) and index
