A Concise History of Modern IndiaA Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. In the third edition of the book, a final chapter charts the dramatic developments of the last twenty years, from 1990 through the Congress electoral victory of 2009, to the rise of the Indian high-tech industry in a country still troubled by poverty and political unrest. The narrative focuses on the fundamentally political theme of the imaginative and institutional structures that have successively sustained and transformed India, first under British colonial rule and then, after 1947, as an independent country. Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life. |
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Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life. Throughout, the authors argue that despite a powerful historiographical tradition to the contrary, ...
Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life. Throughout, the authors argue that despite a powerful historiographical tradition to the contrary, ...
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In recent years, Indian historians have taken the lead in breaking apart the old nar— ratives, at the cost, some would argue, of a cherished cultural conti— nuity and the stirring stories of heroism that foster patriotism.
In recent years, Indian historians have taken the lead in breaking apart the old nar— ratives, at the cost, some would argue, of a cherished cultural conti— nuity and the stirring stories of heroism that foster patriotism.
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To understand how our cultures are constructed, however, is essential in giving us a critical distance on what otherwise seems part of nature. It is a distinctive contribution that history can make to civic life.
To understand how our cultures are constructed, however, is essential in giving us a critical distance on what otherwise seems part of nature. It is a distinctive contribution that history can make to civic life.
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These regions are characterized by differing ecological pat— terns, languages, and cultures. ... speaking languages derived from what is called the Dravidian family, to develop distinct cultural characteris— tics.
These regions are characterized by differing ecological pat— terns, languages, and cultures. ... speaking languages derived from what is called the Dravidian family, to develop distinct cultural characteris— tics.
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1526-1858 Mughal Empire unifies north and parts of south India under its rule, creating prosperity, stability, and cultural efflores— cence. Weakens after 1707. 1600 Establishment of East India Company by English, followed by similar ...
1526-1858 Mughal Empire unifies north and parts of south India under its rule, creating prosperity, stability, and cultural efflores— cence. Weakens after 1707. 1600 Establishment of East India Company by English, followed by similar ...
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The East India Company Raj 17721850 | 56 |
Revolt the modern state and colonized subjects 184 81885 | 92 |
Civil society colonial constraints 18851919 | 123 |
The crisis of the colonial order 19191939 | 167 |
Triumph and tragedy | 203 |
Democracy and development 19501989 23 1 | 231 |
Prosperity poverty power 26 5 | 265 |
Biographical notes | 295 |
Bibliographic essay 3 01 | 305 |
I 3 | 313 |
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