David Hardiman
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David Hardiman is a historian associated with the Subaltern Studies collective, known for his influential work on peasant resistance, colonialism, and the social history of modern India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Hardiman canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: David Hardiman Context triple: [Subaltern Studies, hasKeyFigure, David Hardiman]
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Richard O'Callaghan
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David Hogan
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Eugene Commins
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Donal McLaughlin
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Eamonn Hartnett
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: David Hardiman Target entity description: David Hardiman is a historian associated with the Subaltern Studies collective, known for his influential work on peasant resistance, colonialism, and the social history of modern India.
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A.
Richard O'Callaghan
Richard O'Callaghan is a British actor known for his roles in film, television, and theatre, particularly in the later entries of the "Carry On" comedy series.
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B.
David Hogan
David Hogan is a music video director known for his work on popular songs and collaborations with major recording artists.
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C.
Eugene Commins
Eugene Commins was an American experimental physicist at UC Berkeley known for his precision measurements in atomic physics and for mentoring notable students, including future Nobel laureist Steven Chu.
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D.
Donal McLaughlin
Donal McLaughlin was an American architect and industrial designer best known for creating the iconic emblem of the United Nations.
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E.
Eamonn Hartnett
Eamonn Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be specifically referenced as a bearer of the surname Hartnett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historian ⓘ |
| countryOfResearchFocus | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of London
ⓘ
University of Sussex ⓘ |
| employer | University of Warwick ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian history
ⓘ
South Asian history ⓘ colonial history ⓘ history ⓘ peasant studies ⓘ social history ⓘ subaltern studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Adivasi communities in India
ⓘ
Gandhian movements in India ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
ⓘ
historical monograph ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ranajit Guha
ⓘ
Subaltern Studies historiography ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Subaltern Studies collective
ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
|
| movement |
Subaltern Studies school of historiography
ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
|
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Subaltern Studies
ⓘ
studies of peasant resistance in colonial India ⓘ work on the social history of modern India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gandhi in His Time and Ours
ⓘ
Histories for the Subordinated ⓘ Missionaries and Their Medicine: A Christian Modernity for Tribal India ⓘ Peasant Resistance in India 1858–1914 ⓘ The Coming of the Devi: Adivasi Assertion in Western India ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfResearch |
India
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of History at the University of Warwick ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
colonialism
ⓘ
nonviolent resistance ⓘ peasant resistance ⓘ social movements ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
colonial power and resistance
ⓘ
religion and politics in modern India ⓘ subaltern groups in South Asia ⓘ |
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Subject: David Hardiman Description of subject: David Hardiman is a historian associated with the Subaltern Studies collective, known for his influential work on peasant resistance, colonialism, and the social history of modern India.
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subject linked to:
subaltern studies