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Connected history : essays and arguments / Sanjay Subrahmanyam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Subrahmanyam, Sanjay, author.
- Series:
- Verso world history series
- Standardized Title:
- Is 'Indian civilization' a myth?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mythology, Indic.
- English fiction--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Historiography.
- India--Civilization.
- India.
- Civilization.
- India--Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages.)
- Edition:
- Expanded edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Verso, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Is 'Indian Civilization' a Myth? p. 1
- 2 Back to the Future: Why the West Rules the World p. 11
- 3 Secularism and the Happy Indian Village p. 20
- 4 Indian Political History and Ramachandra Guha p. 32
- 5 V.S. Naipauls Pride and Prejudices p. 46
- 6 The Booker and 'India Shining' p. 59
- 7 Thugs, Thuggee, and Things Thuggish p. 76
- 8 What, Exactly, is an Empire? p. 94
- 9 Marquez, Hemingway, and the Cult of Power p. 108
- 10 Do Civilizations Suffer from Altitude Sickness? p. 120
- 11 Churchill and the Great Man Theory of History p. 133
- 12 Fiction, Islam, and The Satanic Verses p. 149
- 13 The Global Market for Indian History p. 164
- 14 India's Discovery of Vasco da Gama p. 180
- 15 Philanthropy, Warren Buffett, and the Bhagavad Gita p. 191
- 16 9/11, Islam, and the USA p. 196
- 17 'D. School' Days p. 201
- 18 An Ambiguous Parisian p. 211
- 19 A Lisbon Summer p. 227
- 20 Across Three Continents: An Interview p. 242
- 21 History Speaks Many Languages: A Further Interview p. 263.
- Notes:
- First published in 2013 by Permanent Black, India.
- Revised version of articles; most previously published.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781839762406
- 1839762403
- Publisher Number:
- 40030936597
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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