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With growing economic might, new political influence, and changing social dynamics, India has emerged as a major world power in the twenty-first century. This book charts the important features of India's development since its independence in 1947, assessing those forces that have contributed to the nation's growth as well as those that have impeded it. Through the lens of India's past,

Dietmar Rothermund offers a new perspective on India today and a fascinating look into the nation's future.

The author explores the diverse roots of India's economic robustness, from...

The religious and political activities in Pennsylvania during the period between the Great Awakening and the eve of the Revolution (1740-1770) were at once typical and unique: typical as far as he general trend of American experience is concerned, unique, however, with regard to the participants and many of the issues at stake.

This volume provides a balanced picture of these activities and, more specifically, describes and interprets three interrelated trends that obtained during this period--the transformation of diverse groups into a public, the shift from religious to secular...

Die Beitrage in diesem Band untersuchen die Reaktionen der auereuropaischen Volker auf die Herausforderungen, die sich durch die europaische Expansion stellten. Dabei steht die Frage im Vordergrund, welche Aspekte der europaischen Kultur ubernommen wurden und in welchen Bereichen sich die auereuropaischen Kulturen behaupteten. Der in diesem Band dargestellte Themenkomplex reicht von der Interaktion auf personlicher Ebene uber die Entstehung von Presse und Offentlichkeit bis zu der Entstehung und dem Wandel auereuropaischer Handelsnetzwerke. Es zeigt sich, da die europaischen Lebens- und...

This is an essential companion to the process of decolonization - perhaps one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Examining decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Companion includes:

• thematic chapters
• a detailed chronology and thorough glossary
• biographies of key figures
• maps.

Providing comprehensive coverage of a broad and complex subject area, the guide explores:

• the global context for decolonization
• nationalism and the rise of resistance...

Presenting the grand sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present, A History of India is a detailed and authoritative account of the major political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent.

Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund provide a comprehensive overview of the structural pattern of Indian history, covering each historical period in equal depth. Fully revised throughout, the sixth edition of this highly accessible book has been brought up to date with analysis of recent events such as the 2014 election and its...

Presenting the grand sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present, A History of India is a detailed and authoritative account of the major political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent.

Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund provide a comprehensive overview of the structural pattern of Indian history, covering each historical period in equal depth. Fully revised throughout, the sixth edition of this highly accessible book has been brought up to date with analysis of recent events such as the 2014 election and its...