Edition |
3rd ed. |
Description |
xvii, 259 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
South Asian history : an introduction -- Modernity and antiquity : interpretations of ancient India -- Pre-modern accommodation of difference : the making of Indo-Islamic cultures -- The Mughal Empire : state, economy, and society -- India between empires : decline or decentralization? -- The transition to colonialism : resistance and collaboration -- The first century of British rule, 1757 to 1857 : state and economy -- Company Raj and Indian society, 1757 to 1857 : reinvention and reform of tradition -- 1857 : rebellion, collaboration, and the transition to Crown Raj -- High noon of colonialism, 1858 to 1914 : state and political economy -- A nation in making? : rational reform, religious revival, and Swadeshi nationalism, 1858 to 1914 -- Colonialism under siege : state and political economy after World War I -- Gandhian nationalism and mass politics : the 1920s -- The depression decade : society, economics, and politics -- Nationalism and colonialism during World War II and its aftermath : economic crisis and political confrontation -- The partition of India and the demand for Pakistan 1947 : its meaning and memory -- Post-colonial South Asia : state and economy, society, and politics, 1947-1971 -- Post-colonial South Asia : state and economy, society, and politics, 1971-2003 -- Decolonizing South Asia : the view from a new millennium. |
Subject |
South Asia -- History.
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Added Author |
Jalal, Ayesha.
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ISBN |
9780415779425 (hbk.) |
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9780415779432 (pbk.) |
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