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100	1		_aWolpert, Stanley A., _d1927-
245	1	0	_aIndia / _cStanley Albert Wolpert.
250			_a3rd ed., [2005 ed.]
260			_aBerkeley, Calif. : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2005.
300			_axxvi, 273 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., map ; _c23 cm.
500			_a"With a new preface."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and index.
505	0		_aPreface to the 1991 Edition. Preface to the 1999 Edition. Preface to the 2005 Edition. 1. THE ENVIRONMENT : The River -- Heat -- Monsoon Rains -- Mountain Walls. 2. HISTORIC PROLOGUES : Pre-Aryan Urbanization -- Aryan Conquests and Emerging Synthesis -- Ancient Imperial Unification and Its Limits -- Islamic Conquests -- Westernization and Modernization -- Young India's Revolutions and Reforms -- The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi. 3. RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY : Yoga and Shaivism -- Mother Goddess Worship -- Nonviolent Buddhism and Jainism -- Laws of Action and Reincarnation -- Devotional Vaishnavism -- Higher Hindu Philosophy -- Islam in India -- Sikhism -- Modernist Religious Movements. 4. SOCIETY : Caste and Class -- Untouchability -- The Family -- Roles of Women -- Village Life -- The Urban Revolution. 5. ARTS AND SCIENCES : Dance, Drama, and Music -- Worship in Bronze and Stone -- Caves, Temple and Regal Art, and Architecture -- The Art of Literature -- Scientific Contributions. 6. POLITY AND FOREIGN POLICY : Kingship and Democracy -- Economic Planning and Development -- Foreign Policy: Indo-Pak Relations ; Sino-Indian Relations ; Indo-Sri Lankan Relations ; Afghanistan ; Indo-U.S. Relations -- The Future.
520			_aPublisher description : The history of India is the engrossing story of an ancient civilization, reborn as a modern nation. More a continent than a single nation, India is home to over one-fifth of humanity, yet it remains a mystery to most non-Indians, barely appreciated and poorly understood. Stanley Wolpert's third edition of India provides a much-needed, concise overview of Indian history and culture. His new preface brings the book up to date, discussing the most recent national elections, the economic effects of the new globalization, and the consequences of joining the nuclear arms race. Contributor biographical note : Stanley Wolpert is the author of fourteen books, including A New History of India, now in its seventh edition (2003), and Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi (2002). He has taught the history of India and Pakistan at the University of California, Los Angeles, since 1958.
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