ABSTRACT
Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses on Indian civilization and history, this text provides a sweeping look at the long and varied history of India and how this complex legacy has shaped, and is shaping, the nation's modern polity. It offers unique political-historical coverage of India from pre-history into the 21st century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|81 pages
Pre-Modern India
part II|105 pages
India Under the British, 1858–1947
part III|236 pages
Independent India
chapter 9|51 pages
The Decline of the Congress, 1985–1996
The Emergence of Hindu Nationalism and Caste Politics
