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A Concise History of Modern India Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Metcalf, Barbara D. (Author), Metcalf, Thomas R. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1107026490     ISBN-13: 9781107026490
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $95.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - India & South Asia
Dewey: 954
LCCN: 2012012071
Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" L (1.40 lbs) 362 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Indian
- Cultural Region - Asian
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
A Concise History of Modern India, by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. In the third edition of the book, a final chapter charts the dramatic developments of the last twenty years, from 1990 through the Congress electoral victory of 2009, to the rise of the Indian high-tech industry in a country still troubled by poverty and political unrest. The narrative focuses on the fundamentally political theme of the imaginative and institutional structures that have successively sustained and transformed India, first under British colonial rule and then, after 1947, as an independent country. Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development, and its rich cultural life. Throughout, the authors argue that despite a powerful historiographical tradition to the contrary, no enduring meaning can be given to categories such as 'caste', 'Hindu', 'Muslim', or even 'India'.
 
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