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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الصفحة xxiv
... status category identified in the classical Sanskrit tradition; required to perform services for the three higher and pure varnas Sikh A 'Disciple', used in this case for the followers of the path (panth) of the teacher Guru Nanak.
... status category identified in the classical Sanskrit tradition; required to perform services for the three higher and pure varnas Sikh A 'Disciple', used in this case for the followers of the path (panth) of the teacher Guru Nanak.
الصفحة xxix
1708 Sikh 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.
1708 Sikh 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.
الصفحة xxx
1849 Second Sikh War; conquest of Punjab; Dalhousie arrives as governor—general. 18 53 Railway construction begins, with guaranteed interest for investors. 1 8 56 Annexation of Awadh (Oudh). 1 8 57 Mutiny and revolt throughout northern ...
1849 Second Sikh War; conquest of Punjab; Dalhousie arrives as governor—general. 18 53 Railway construction begins, with guaranteed interest for investors. 1 8 56 Annexation of Awadh (Oudh). 1 8 57 Mutiny and revolt throughout northern ...
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Similarly, Aurangzeb's accusation of the Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur (r. 1664-75) of blasphemy, and his subsequent execution, must be seen in the context of imperial politics. Tegh Bahadur was an active military organizer and proselytizer ...
Similarly, Aurangzeb's accusation of the Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur (r. 1664-75) of blasphemy, and his subsequent execution, must be seen in the context of imperial politics. Tegh Bahadur was an active military organizer and proselytizer ...
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The emergence of regional states and the East India | 29 |
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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