A History of India

ISBN-13: 9780230279810 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 400 str.

Peter Robb

Opis

This fresh and up-to-date interpretation of India's rich and extraordinary history, written by a leading authority in the field, explores themes in ancient, medieval and especially modern India. Peter Robb's accessible study analyzes India's civilizations, empires and regions through the ages, and now also evaluates present-day developments and opportunities. This second edition of A History of India: * Examines the relationships between politics, religious belief, social order, environment and economic change * Assesses, from c. 1860, British colonialism, Indian nationalism and nation-building, popular protest movements, religious revivals, and reinventions of caste, community and gender * Discusses long-term economic development, the impact of global trade, and the origins of rural poverty * Has been revised in the light of the latest scholarship, and now features a Chronology as well as a fully reworked final chapter which brings the story up to the present day and carefully considers India's prospects and new roles in the world. Centered around clearly expressed and well argued topics, issues and explanations, A History of India remains the ideal introduction for all those who wish to understand the drama and vitality of India's past, its present situation and its future challenges.

Spis treści

List of Maps List of Boxes and Tables Preface to the Second Edition Preface and Acknowledgements Indian Words and Names Introduction: Region and Civilization Early India Medieval India Early Modern India I: Mughals and Marathas Early Modern India II: Company Raj Modern India I: Government Modern India II: Politics Modern India III: Society Modern India IV: Economy Modern India and the World Notes Chronology References and Readings Index.

O autorze

PETER ROBB is Research Professor in the History of India at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, UK. He has published widely on the history of India and South Asia.