Edition |
Second edition. |
Description |
xxxiii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Cambridge concise histories
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Note |
Originally published: A concise history of India. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-321) and index. |
Contents |
Sultans, Mughals, and pre-colonial Indian society -- Mughal twilight: the emergence of regional states and the East India Company -- The East India Company Raj, 1772-1850 -- Revolt, the modern state, and colonized subjects, 1848-1885 -- Civil society, colonial constraints, 1885-1919 -- The crisis of the colonial order, 1919-1939 -- The 1940s: triumph and tragedy --Congress Raj: democracy and development, 1950-1989 -- Democratic India in the nineties: coalitions, class, community, consumers, and conflict -- Epilogue: A new century begins. |
Subject |
India -- History.
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Added Author |
Metcalf, Thomas R., 1934-
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Metcalf, Barbara, 1941-
Concise history of India.
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ISBN |
9780521863629 hardback |
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0521863627 hardback |
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9780521682251 paperback |
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0521682258 paperback |
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