Subalterns and Raj South Asia Since 1600

Name: Subalterns and Raj South Asia Since 1600
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ISBN: 9780415214841

ISBN-10: 041521484X

ISBN-13: 9780415214841

Edition: 2007

Authors: Crispin Bates

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Presenting some of the newest ideas and theories in the field, Subalterns and the Raj is an introduction to the history of India, the late Mughal, and post-independence Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.Studying from before the British rule in the early eighteenth century, right up to the modern day; the post-colonial India, the book is unique in its coverage of such a wide time frame. Crispin Bates traces the continuities in history and concentrates on the 'ordinary' people of India and South Asia; the peasants, tribals and workers.Examining issues in Indian social history that are currently under explored in literature, including women's history and political developments, the book…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



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List of maps


Preface



History, society and culture of the Indian subcontinent



The decline of Mughal India and rise of European dominion



Social and economic change in the early nineteenth century and the 'era of reform'



Peasant resistance, rebellion and the uprising of 1857



Zenith of empire: economic and social conditions in the late nineteenth century



Revivalist and reform movements in the late nineteenth century



The Swadeshi and Ghadar movements



Aftermath of the First World War and M.K. Gandhi's rise to power



Non-co-operation and civil disobedience, 1920-39



Quit India and partition, 1939-47



Pakistan and Bangladesh, post-1947



The Nehruvian era



Indira Gandhi: progress, poverty and authoritarian rule



Local patriotism and centre-state relations



Rajiv Gandhi and the demise of the Congress system



Colonial and post-colonial Sri Lanka: the dilemmas of national identity



Neo-nationalism and the challenge of democracy



South Asia in the new millennium


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Index