| Description |
xxiii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge concise histories |
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Cambridge concise histories.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references 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: reform, disillusionment, division, 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. |
| Subject |
India -- History.
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| Added Author |
Metcalf, Thomas R., 1934-
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| ISBN |
0521630274 |
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0521639743 pb. |
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