India and South Asia: A Short History
A completely revised edition offering insight into the key economic, social and political developments that have shaped both the individual countries of South Asia and region as a whole

Combining factual information with a critical approach which probes the nature of culture and identity, this concise yet authoritative account paints a graphic picture of an area stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayan mountains. This new edition surveys nearly 5000 years, from the early settlers of prehistory to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the Tamil Tiger conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on the last 200 years, while the key theme of shifting regional identities underpins its insights in to the social, economic and spiritual past of the region.
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India and South Asia: A Short History
A completely revised edition offering insight into the key economic, social and political developments that have shaped both the individual countries of South Asia and region as a whole

Combining factual information with a critical approach which probes the nature of culture and identity, this concise yet authoritative account paints a graphic picture of an area stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayan mountains. This new edition surveys nearly 5000 years, from the early settlers of prehistory to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the Tamil Tiger conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on the last 200 years, while the key theme of shifting regional identities underpins its insights in to the social, economic and spiritual past of the region.
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India and South Asia: A Short History

India and South Asia: A Short History

by David Ludden
India and South Asia: A Short History

India and South Asia: A Short History

by David Ludden

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A completely revised edition offering insight into the key economic, social and political developments that have shaped both the individual countries of South Asia and region as a whole

Combining factual information with a critical approach which probes the nature of culture and identity, this concise yet authoritative account paints a graphic picture of an area stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayan mountains. This new edition surveys nearly 5000 years, from the early settlers of prehistory to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and the Tamil Tiger conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on the last 200 years, while the key theme of shifting regional identities underpins its insights in to the social, economic and spiritual past of the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780741086
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 11/01/2013
Series: Short Histories
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 384
File size: 18 MB
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About the Author

David Ludden is Professor of Political Economy and Globalization and Chair of the Department of History at New York University. His research concerns histories of development and globalization and since 2007 he has launched new programs to foster interdisciplinary research on South Asia and globalization at NYU.
David Ludden is professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches Social, Economic and South Asian History.

Table of Contents

List of maps, tables, and figures x

Preface and acknowledgements xi

Introduction: Social History and Political Territory 1

1 Inventing Civilization 9

Land and water 13

Open geography 17

Prehistoric societies 19

Ancient transformation 23

Constructing empire 25

Designing civilization 27

Imperial Bharat 31

Regions of imperial expansion 35

Medieval transitions 36

2 Medieval Territory 42

A medieval millennium 43

Early medievalism 44

Spiritual powers 50

Geographies of religion 52

Imperial dharma 56

The rise of the warriors 60

The later-medieval transition 64

Mobility and cultural mixing 68

Fort cities 70

Commercialism 72

Emerging identities 74

Medieval to early modern 78

A new imperial society 81

Forming ethnicity 87

3 Early-Modern Regions 92

Ethnic territory 94

Family and patriarchy 97

Spatial perspectives 101

Reshaping territorialism 108

Europeans on the coast 120

British imperialism 123

4 Imperial Modernity 135

Organizing the ranks 136

Capitalism 141

Social forces 153

5 Producing Nationality 169

Inventing native society 170

Language and classification 173

Political India in Calcutta 176

Shaking the empire 183

Activism and identity 186

6 National Territory 195

The 1920s 197

Constitutional identities 203

Provincial politics 205

Designing the nation 208

Territorial nations 213

Creating national states 216

7 Identity Politics 228

National regions 228

A changing world 230

Transitional decades 234

Buddhist reformers, exiles, rulers, and majoritarians 238

Christian communities, reformers, minorities, and targets 240

Sikh electorates, religion, rights, and territory 242

Muslim societies, politics, minorities, and nationality 248

Changing Hindu societies 253

Hindutva and India 265

8 Global South Asia 269

Mondialisation 269

Globalization 273

Regional trends 277

Selected Readings 292

Index 301

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