A Concise History of Modern IndiaCambridge University Press, 24/09/2012 A 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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الصفحة vii
... Revolt, the modern state, and colonized subjects, 184 8—1885 92 5 Civil society, colonial constraints, 1885—1919 123 6 The crisis of the colonial order, 1919—1939 167 7 The 1940s: Triumph and tragedy 203 8 Congress Raj: Democracy and ...
... Revolt, the modern state, and colonized subjects, 184 8—1885 92 5 Civil society, colonial constraints, 1885—1919 123 6 The crisis of the colonial order, 1919—1939 167 7 The 1940s: Triumph and tragedy 203 8 Congress Raj: Democracy and ...
الصفحة xxix
... revolt in Punjab under Banda (to 1715). 1713 Maratha confederacy established under Peshwas (to 1818). 1717 Emperor Farrukhsiyar awards British duty—free export privilege. 1724 Nizam-ul Mulk establishes rule in Hyderabad. 1727 Jai Singh ...
... revolt in Punjab under Banda (to 1715). 1713 Maratha confederacy established under Peshwas (to 1818). 1717 Emperor Farrukhsiyar awards British duty—free export privilege. 1724 Nizam-ul Mulk establishes rule in Hyderabad. 1727 Jai Singh ...
الصفحة xxx
... revolt throughout northern India; first Indian universities established. 1858 East India Company abolished; Mughal ruler exiled; Crown rule instituted. 1868 Muslim academy established at Deoband. 1872 First all-India census. 1875 Sayyid ...
... revolt throughout northern India; first Indian universities established. 1858 East India Company abolished; Mughal ruler exiled; Crown rule instituted. 1868 Muslim academy established at Deoband. 1872 First all-India census. 1875 Sayyid ...
الصفحة 20
... revolts that shook the empire, and in the end helped bring about its downfall. Other historians have pointed out that the existence of extensive tracts of uncultivated land moderated exploitation, as cul— tivators could vote with their ...
... revolts that shook the empire, and in the end helped bring about its downfall. Other historians have pointed out that the existence of extensive tracts of uncultivated land moderated exploitation, as cul— tivators could vote with their ...
الصفحة 32
... revolt led by Banda Bahadur offered a major challenge to Aurangzeb's successor, the aged Bahadur Shah (r. 1707-12). The Sikhs, like the Marathas, are an example of the formative role of interaction with Muslim dynasties over many cen ...
... revolt led by Banda Bahadur offered a major challenge to Aurangzeb's successor, the aged Bahadur Shah (r. 1707-12). The Sikhs, like the Marathas, are an example of the formative role of interaction with Muslim dynasties over many cen ...
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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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