[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985) › c19.s9.2 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s9.2 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s9.2 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s9.2) 2. For instance, A. S. Altekar, \*State and Government in Ancient India\*, (Benares, 1949); U. N. Ghoshal, \*A History of Indian Political Ideas\* (Bombay, 1959). It should be recognized that scholarly works of this type had an obvious place and function in the wider context of modern national thinking, which necessitated a rethinking of the received texts. In this respect, these works are akin to much of nineteenth-century European historiography. It may also be a sign of the changing times that Indian historians are at present directing their attention to social and economic history rather than to ancient political institutions. - [Previous: c19.s9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s9.1) - [Next: c19.s9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s9.3) - [Up: c19.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s9.2) · Pramāṇa