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Modern South Asia

History, Culture, Political Economy
Buch | Hardcover
270 Seiten
2003 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-30786-4 (ISBN)
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Offering a depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies of the region, this study has been updated to take account of recent historical research. It includes an expanded section on post-independence with a new chapter on the period from 1991 to the present and a chapter on the last millennium in subcontinental history.
Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, this edition of Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. After sketching the pre-modern history of the sub-continent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries.


This second edition has been updated throughout to take account of recent historical research. It includes an expanded section on post-independence with a completely new chapter on the period from 1991 to the present, a chapter on the last millennium in subcontinental history and a new chronology of key events.

1. South Asian History: An Introduction 2. Modernity and Antiquity: Interpretations of Ancient India 3. Pre-Modern Accommodations of Difference: The Making of Indo-Islamic Cultures 4. The Mughal Empire: State, Economy and Society 5. India Between Empires: Decline or Decentralization 6. The Transition to Colonialism: Resistance and Collaboration 7. The First Century of British Rule, 1757 to 1857: State and Economy 8. Company Raj and Indian Society, 1757 to 1857: Reinvention and Reform of Tradition 9. 1857: Rebellion, Collaboration and the Transition to Crown Raj 10. High Noon of Colonialism, 1858 to 1914: State and Political Economy 11. A Nation in the Making? 'Rational' Reform, 'Religious' Revival and Swadeshi Nationalism, 1858 to 1914 12. Colonialism Under Siege: State and Political Economy after World War I 13. Gandhian Nationalism and Mass Politics in the 1920s 14. The Depression Decade: Society, Economics and Politics 15. Nationalism and Colonialism During World War II and its Aftermath: Economic Crisis and Political Confrontation 16. The Partition of India and the Creation of Pakistan 17. 1947: Memories and Meanings 18. Post-Colonial South Asia: State and Economy, Society and Politics, 1947–1971 19. Post-Colonial South Asia: State and Economy, Society and Politics, 1971–1991 20. Post-Colonial South Asia: State and Economy, Society and Politics, 1991–2003 21. Decolonizing South Asian History: The View from a New Millennium

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.11.2003
Zusatzinfo 5 Line drawings, black and white; 23 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 544 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-415-30786-4 / 0415307864
ISBN-13 978-0-415-30786-4 / 9780415307864
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