Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of illustrations ix
4. Note on translations and transliterations xi
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Preface xvii
7. 1. Geographies of dispossession 1
8. 2. Village books: local histories, national struggles 27
9. 3. Village history and village values 64
10. 4. Writing a history, defining a past 94
11. 5. The authority of memory 122
12. 6. Mapping the past: the village landscape 150
13. 7. Identities and history 179
14. 8. Conclusion: connecting geographies of dispossession 209
15. Notes 235
16. Bibliography 279
17. Index 317