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India and South Asia : a short history / David Ludden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ludden, David E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India--History.
- India.
- History.
- South Asia--History.
- South Asia.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 316 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Oneworld, 2014.
- Summary:
- A wide - ranging account of India and South Asia that will be greatly appreciated by historians, travelers, students and all those with an interest in this enigmatic region. Combining factual information with a critical approach which probes the nature of culture and identity, this concise yet authoritative account paints a graphic picture of an area stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas and Central Asia. Covering India, Nepal, Pakistan. Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka, this survey of history from ancient times to the present, examines both the history and the social changes that have shaped the region over the centuries. With particular emphasis on the last 200 years, the key theme of shifting regional identities underpins the author's insights as he weaves together national histories with transnational trends to argue that no world region can be adequately understood as being composed simply of enclosed national territories. The accessible edition brings a regional perspective into our understanding of South Asian history and addresses the past, present, and future challenges facing this diverse and fascinating region. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Inventing Civilization 9
- Land and water 13
- Open geography 17
- Prehistoric societies 19
- Ancient transformation 23
- Constructing empire 25
- Designing civilization 27
- Imperial Bharat 31
- Regions of imperial expansion 35
- Medieval transitions 36
- 2 Medieval Territory 42
- A medieval millennium 43
- Early medievalism 44
- Spiritual powers 50
- Geographies of religion 52
- Imperial dharma 56
- The rise of the warriors 60
- The later-medieval transition 64
- Mobility and cultural mixing 68
- Fort cities 70
- Commercialism 72
- Emerging identities 74
- Medieval to early modern 78
- A new imperial society 81
- Forming ethnicity 87
- 3 Early-Modern Regions 92
- Ethnic territory 94
- Family and patriarchy 97
- Spatial perspectives 101
- Reshaping territorialism 108
- Europeans on the coast 120
- British imperialism 123
- 4 Imperial Modernity 135
- Organizing the ranks 136
- Capitalism 141
- Social forces 153
- 5 Producing Nationality 169
- Inventing native society 170
- Language and classification 173
- Political India in Calcutta 176
- Shaking the empire 183
- Activism and identity 186
- 6 National Territory 195
- The 1920s 197
- Constitutional identities 203
- Provincial politics 205
- Designing the nation 208
- Territorial nations 213
- Creating national states 216
- 7 Identity Politics 228
- National regions 228
- A changing world 230
- Transitional decades 234
- Buddhist reformers, exiles, rulers, and majoritarians 238
- Christian communities, reformers, minorities, and targets 240
- Sikh electorates, religion, rights, and territory 242
- Muslim societies, politics, minorities, and nationality 248
- Changing Hindu societies 253
- Hindutva and India 265
- 8 Global South Asia 269
- Mondialisation 269
- Globalization 273
- Regional trends 277.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 2002.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. Craig Baxter Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1851689362
- 9781851689361
- OCLC:
- 858011609
- Publisher Number:
- 99958984518
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