| Description |
xii, 513 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Ecological Setting -- 2. Indus Culture (ca. 2500-1600 B.C.) -- 3. The Aryan Age (ca. 1500-1000 B.C.) -- 4. North Indian Conquest and Unification (ca. 1000-450 B.C.) -- 5. India's First Imperial Unification (326-184 B.C.) -- 6. Political Fragmentation and Economic and Cultural Enrichment (ca. 184 B.C.-A.D. 320) -- 7. The Classical Age (A.D. 320-ca. 700) -- 8. The Impact of Islam (ca. 711-1556) -- 9. Mughal Imperial Unification (1556-1605) -- 10. Western Europe's Vanguard (1498-1669) -- 11. Great Mughal Glory (1605-1707) -- 12. Twilight of the Mughal Empire (1707-64) -- 13. John Company Raj (1765-93) -- 14. The New Mughals (1793-1848) -- 15. Unification, Modernization, and Revolt (1848-58) -- 16. Crown Rule - A New Order (1858-77) -- 17. Indian Nationalism - The First Movement (1885-1905) -- 18. The Machine Solidifies (1885-1905) -- 19. Revolt, Repression, and Reform (1905-12) -- 20. The Impact of World War One (1914-19) -- 21. Toward Independence (1920-39) |
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22. The Impact of World War Two (1939-46) -- 23. The Nehru Era (1947-64) -- 24. From Collective Leadership to Indira Raj (1964-77) -- 25. From Janata Raj to Rajiv's Death -- 26. India Today |
| Summary |
"A comprehensive survey of Indian history from its early beginnings to the present. Includes discussion of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi; violence in Kashmir, Punjab, and Assam; and the effects of rural development." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [455]-481) and index |
| SUBJECT |
India -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064905
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| LC no. |
96019953 |
| ISBN |
0195100301 (cl : acid-free paper) |
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019510031X (pa : acid-free paper) |
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