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A history of India / Peter Robb.

By: Series: Palgrave essential historiesPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.Description: xiii, 344 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0333691288
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954 21
LOC classification:
  • DS436 .R63 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction: Region and Civilization : India and its history - Rule - Region and unity - Belief- Customs: the problem of caste - Islam and Indian plurality - Environment, technology and socio-economic change. 2. Early India : Cultures and peoples - Land - Social order - Communities - Kingship - Invasions and empires - Culture and its transmission - Production (slaves, rice and bankers) - Empires, religions and regions. 3. Mediaeval India : Regionalism - Empires: the Delhi sultans - Empires: Vijayanagara - Statecraft - Kings and sultans - Lords, officials and localities - Culture and belief- Production and society - Region versus empire. 4. Early Modern India I: Mughals and Marathas : The Mughals - Mughal rule - Early modern society and economy - Eighteenth-century politics - Merchants and states - Rival economies on the eve of conquest - Administration, 1580-1765: some comparisons. 5. Early Modern India II: Company Raj : The East India Company in Madras and Calcutta - The Company's rise to power - Revenue settlements under the Company - Transitions, 1770s to 1860s: trade - Law - Education - Features of Company rule - Some early modern Indian responses. 6. Modem India I: Government : Modern government - Councils and departments - Financial problems - Benevolence and intervention - Policy goals: Britain and India - Political policies under colonialism - Decolonization. 7. Modern India II: Politics : Modern politics - The Indian National Congress - Political Islam - Popular protest - Popular nationalism - Communal separatism - Partition - Community and class - The aftermath of colonialism - Roads to independence and to modern politics. 8. Modern India III: Society : Categorizations - New environments: Calcutta - Caste and class - Low-caste movements - Islam - Hindu and Sikh religious movements - Women - The British raj and after 9. Modern India IV: Economy : Decline and European dominance - Values, de-industrialization, dualism, economic decline - Agriculture - Rural labour regimes - The 'landless' - The 'landed' - Land control - The use of credit - Access to the market - Purchasing power - Differentiation - Food and health - Colonial legacies. 10. Epilogue: After Modernity? : Caste, community and nation - A Hindu India? - Transitions and prospects.
Summary: Publisher description: A History of India explores the principal themes that unify Indian history and offers the reader a sophisticated and accessible view of India's dynamics from ancient times, the Mughal Empire, and the British Raj through post-1947 India. The book examines Indian politics, religious beliefs, caste, environment, nationalism, colonialism, and gender, among other issues. It also discusses long-term economic development, the impact of global trade, and the origins of rural poverty. Peter Robb's clear, fluent narrative explores the interplay between India's empires, regions of rule, customs, and beliefs, and is an ideal starting point for those with an interest in India's past and present.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Region and Civilization : India and its history - Rule - Region and unity - Belief- Customs: the problem of caste - Islam and Indian plurality - Environment, technology and socio-economic change. 2. Early India : Cultures and peoples - Land - Social order - Communities - Kingship - Invasions and empires - Culture and its transmission - Production (slaves, rice and bankers) - Empires, religions and regions. 3. Mediaeval India : Regionalism - Empires: the Delhi sultans - Empires: Vijayanagara - Statecraft - Kings and sultans - Lords, officials and localities - Culture and belief- Production and society - Region versus empire. 4. Early Modern India I: Mughals and Marathas : The Mughals - Mughal rule - Early modern society and economy - Eighteenth-century politics - Merchants and states - Rival economies on the eve of conquest - Administration, 1580-1765: some comparisons. 5. Early Modern India II: Company Raj : The East India Company in Madras and Calcutta - The Company's rise to power - Revenue settlements under the Company - Transitions, 1770s to 1860s: trade - Law - Education - Features of Company rule - Some early modern Indian responses. 6. Modem India I: Government : Modern government - Councils and departments - Financial problems - Benevolence and intervention - Policy goals: Britain and India - Political policies under colonialism - Decolonization. 7. Modern India II: Politics : Modern politics - The Indian National Congress - Political Islam - Popular protest - Popular nationalism - Communal separatism - Partition - Community and class - The aftermath of colonialism - Roads to independence and to modern politics. 8. Modern India III: Society : Categorizations - New environments: Calcutta - Caste and class - Low-caste movements - Islam - Hindu and Sikh religious movements - Women - The British raj and after 9. Modern India IV: Economy : Decline and European dominance - Values, de-industrialization, dualism, economic decline - Agriculture - Rural labour regimes - The 'landless' - The 'landed' - Land control - The use of credit - Access to the market - Purchasing power - Differentiation - Food and health - Colonial legacies. 10. Epilogue: After Modernity? : Caste, community and nation - A Hindu India? - Transitions and prospects.

Publisher description: A History of India explores the principal themes that unify Indian history and offers the reader a sophisticated and accessible view of India's dynamics from ancient times, the Mughal Empire, and the British Raj through post-1947 India. The book examines Indian politics, religious beliefs, caste, environment, nationalism, colonialism, and gender, among other issues. It also discusses long-term economic development, the impact of global trade, and the origins of rural poverty. Peter Robb's clear, fluent narrative explores the interplay between India's empires, regions of rule, customs, and beliefs, and is an ideal starting point for those with an interest in India's past and present.

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