The history of India / John McLeod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeod, John, 1963-

Series:

Greenwood histories of the modern nations.

Greenwood histories of the modern nations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--History.

India.

India--History--1947-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This accessible, narrative account follows Indian history over its 9, 000 year trajectory, from the ancient Harappans to today, emphasizing events and issues of the 20th and 21st centuries. Written for high school students and general readers who have little background on the world's largest democracy, this second edition of a popular work provides an objective overview of Indian history with a particular focus on the modern nation. Approximately half of the book deals with developments since the beginning of the 20th century, with new chapters covering events and issues that made news between 2002 and 2014. Readers can learn about the Bollywood craze, 21st-century economic growth, and concerns about the safety and equality of women today, as well as about such traditional topics as Buddhism and Hinduism, the Mughal Dynasty, and the British East India Company. Caste politics and the establishment of the Republic of India are covered, as is the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Completely revised and expanded, the second edition features fresh content throughout and includes photographs that were not in the earlier volume. The Notable Figures section, Appendix of Leaders, timeline, and glossary are also updated, and the bibliography now features electronic resources for students.

Contents:

The settings

The birth of India

Religion, trade, and conquest

The rise and fall of the Mughal Dynasty

A century of realignment

Indians and British rule

The struggle for independence

Building the new India

Towards a new dynasty

India transformed

Into the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400664892

9798216097556

9781786844934

1786844931

9781610697668

1610697669

OCLC:

900783660