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A concise history of modern India /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Cambridge concise histories.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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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.