Format:
Online-Ressource (xxxiii, 337 p)
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ill., maps
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0521682258
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0521863627
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0511244835
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9780521682251
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9780521863629
Series Statement:
Cambridge concise histories
Uniform Title:
Concise history of India
Content:
A revised and updated history of modern India, including the latest developments from the end of the twentieth century and a new conclusion. This richly illustrated book will be invaluable reading for all interested in India, its turbulent past and its present uncertainties
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-321) and index
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Prev. ed. cataloged as: A concise history of India
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COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; GLOSSARY; CHRONOLOGY; 1 Sultans, Mughals, and pre-colonial Indian society; 2 Mughal twilight: the emergence of regional states and the East India Company; 3 The East India Company Raj, 1772-1850; 4 Revolt, the modern state, and colonized subjects, 1848-1885; 5 Civil society, colonial constraints, 1885-1919; 6 The crisis of the colonial order, 1919-1939; 7 The 1940s: triumph and tragedy; 8 Congress Raj: democracy and development, 1950-1989
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9 Democratic India in the nineties: coalitions, class, community, consumers, and conflictEPILOGUE: A NEW CENTURY BEGINS; BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY; INDEX
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521863629
Additional Edition:
Print version A Concise History of Modern India
Language:
English
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