MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY) Term-End Examination December, 2007 MHI-03 : HISTORIOGRAPHY Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : Answer any five questions in about 600 words each. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Critically discuss the Rankean tradition of history-writing. 20 2. Discuss the Indo-Persian historiography during the Sultanate period. 20) 3. Write a note on the development of historiographical tradition in China. 20 4. What is history from below ? Discuss the historiography of this trend in the Indian context. 20 5. What do you understand by generalisation ? Discuss the role of generalisation in the writing of history. 20 MHI-03 1 P.T.O.10. Describe the various trends in the Western Marxist historiography. 20 Discuss the role of colonial ideology in the historical writings in colonial India. 20 What is oral history ? What are its limitations in presenting an account of the past ? 20 Write a note on the nationalist history of ancient and medieval periods. How did it differ from the colonial historiography ? 20 Write short notes in about 300 words each on any two of the following : 10+10 (i) — Colonial ethnology and the tribes (i) Subaltern Studies (ii) Features of feminist historiography in India (iv) Colonialism and the idea of race in India MHI-03 2errant safe arisen (sie) vata we femax, 2007 WH.Ua.3ng.-03 : sfterd-eaat wae : 3 qe SHYEAT HH : 100 CARTE : 70%) ae: «= feet ater reat & ee yeh TTT 600 Wet H afar | wit reat & sie wart & | 1. sfoere-tat at wad We a aides faa afr | 20 2. ted owe Ft whois soee-cdea at wel alfa | 20 3. ta ® sfaere-caa at we & faa 1 we feat fafa | 20 4, saya sftera en 2 ? media def 4 sfrer-caa Sl va ygft at cat atic | 20 5. wariee & am en aga & ? sfaere-de@r F ate st after at wet aif 1 20 MHI-03 3 P.T.O.6. feat mrRfard ster-cea at fata vofied at wef aifar | 20 7. stofaivs ana # Ufeefis cast F sitefatrs fearent at yfrer ar seca aif | 20 8. Hifes efaera an 2? aria ar Sar-sihar Tega Be H gaat ear die = ? 20 9. ai sik nein ot S ups seers KH fect fafiax | ae sfrera-taat @ fara wa fit 2 ? 20 10. frafefiad % @ fal at we cM 300 Bet (se) H Gera fenforat fatter : 10+10 @) sofeeeadt qe sik sacar (i) Fareed weeisr (Freres we) (i) ART F artaret sfrera-craa at fafersare (vy) sofaererg sik and Haar St aT MHI-03 4 3,000