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Richard M. Eaton
BornRichard Maxwell Eaton
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States]
OccupationHistorian, social Educator and Author
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materCollege of Wooster, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin–Madison
GenreHistory, Biographies, Academic theses, Biography
Notable works
  • Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700
  • Islamic History as Global History
  • Firuzabad: Palace City of the Deccan
  • The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760
  • Essays on Islam and Indian history
  • A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761
  • Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India
  • Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600
  • India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765

Richard Maxwell Eaton[1][2] is an American historian and educator, currently serving as the Professor of history at the University of Arizona.[3][4] He is known for having written the notable books on Indian history before 1800. He is also creditd to his work on the social roles of Sufis, slavery, and cultural history of pre-modern Indian.[5] His research has mainly concentrated on the Deccan, Bengal Frontier, Islam in India and, most importantly India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 book was the one that involves around new history of India from the middle ages to the arrival of the British.[6][7][8]

Publications

Eaton has written several books on India and other social-facts noted in his books.

  • Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700 - published: 1978[9]
  • Islamic History as Global History - published: 1990
  • Firuzabad: Palace City of the Deccan - published: 1992
  • The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 - published: 1993
  • Essays on Islam and Indian history - published: 2000[10]
  • A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761 - published: 2000
  • Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India - published: 2004
  • Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600 - published: 2014
  • India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 - published: 2019[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "New book focusses on rise of Persianate age in Indian subcontinent".
  2. ^ "Some musings from Ayodhya".
  3. ^ "'We will never know the number of temples desecrated through India's history': Richard Eaton".
  4. ^ Sharma, Sudhirendar (December 14, 2019). "'India in the Persianate Age' review: The syncretic age of Persia in India". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Eaton, Richard M".
  6. ^ Eaton, Richard M. (2020-07-02). India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765. Penguin Books, Limited. ISBN 9780141985398 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Richard Maxwell Eaton". www.goodreads.com.
  8. ^ "India in the Persianate Age : Richard Maxwell Eaton : 9780713995824". www.bookdepository.com.
  9. ^ The Sufis of Bijapur, 1300-1700. March 8, 2015. ISBN 9780691616483 – via press.princeton.edu.
  10. ^ Eaton, Richard Maxwell (February 6, 2002). Essays on Islam and Indian History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195662658 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Richard M Eaton Books - Biography and List of Works - Author of 'A Social History Of the Deccan, 13001761'". www.biblio.com.
  12. ^ "Eaton, Richard Maxwell". WorldCat Identities.