A population history of India : from the first modern people to the present day / Tim Dyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyson, Tim, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population.

History.

India--Population.

India.

India--Population--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This book presents a history of India's population for the period stretching from when hunter-gatherer homo sapiens first arrived in the country (very roughly seventy thousand years ago) until the modern day. It draws together archaeology, history, and politics to reveal a surprising and often dramatic story.

Contents:

1 The First Modem People p. 1

2 Prehistory and Early History p. 7

3 From Ancient Times to the Year 1000 p. 36

4 Medieval to Mughal Times: c.1000 to c.1707 p. 48

5 Mughal Decline to Early British Rule: c.1707 to c.1821 p. 76

6 Company and Crown: c.1821 to c.1871 p. 94

7 Famines, Plague, and Influenza: c.1871 to c.1921 p. 123

8 Before and After 1947: c.1921 to c.1971 p. 171

9 From Anxiety to Unconcern on Population: c.1971 to c.2016 p. 216.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-301) and index.

ISBN:

0198829051

9780198829058

OCLC:

1027114466