2. Auflage - März 2010
29,90 Euro
2010. 472 Seiten, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-9509-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-9509-6 - John Wiley & Sons

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This new edition of Burton Stein's classic A History of India builds on the success of the original to provide an updated narrative of the development of Indian society, culture, and politics from 7000 BC to the present.
* New edition of Burton Stein's classic text provides a narrative from 7000 BC up to the twenty-first century
* Includes updated and extended coverage of the modern period, with a new chapter covering the death of Nehru in 1964 to the present
* Expands coverage of India's internal political and economic development, and its wider diplomatic role in the region
* Features a new introduction, updated glossary and further reading sections, and numerous figures, photographs and fully revised maps

Aus dem Inhalt
List of Illustrations.

List of Maps.

Series Editor's Preface.

Introduction to Burton Stein's A History of India.

Acknowledgements to First Edition.

Part I.

1.Introduction.

Part II: Ancient India.

2. Ancient Days.

Part III: Medieval and Early Modern India.

3. Medieval India.

4. Early Modern India.

5. The East India Company.

Part IV: Contemporary South Asia.

6. The Crown Replaces the Company.

7. Towards Freedom.

8. Gandhi's Triumph.

9. New States, Old Nations.

10. Another India.

Notes.

Glossary of Non-English Terms.

Further Reading.

Index.