About this title: The South Asian subcontinent is home to nearly a billion people, just over 23 per cent of humanity, and has been the site of fierce historical contestation. It is a panoply of languages and religions with a rich and complex history and culture. This text is a social, economic, political and cultural history of South Asia from around 1700 to the ...
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 1998-03-02
ISBN-13:9780415169523ISBN:0415169526
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 12/02/1998
ISBN-13:9780415169523ISBN:0415169526
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 12/02/1998
ISBN-13:9780415169523ISBN:0415169526
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Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ A new and authoritative synthesis of history, culture and political economy that introduces the readers not merely to new interpretations of topics but to new perspectives on the subject of modern South Asia. This book is a comprehensive and subtle history of South Asia which addresses the issues which currently dominate a highly creative body of historical writings. The authors' purpose in Modern South Asia is to synthesize the illuminating but ... read more
"An excellent intro to South Asian historiography. The aspect of it that I found particularly useful was that Jalal and Bose were not coy about naming the names of historians whose work they found subpar and detailing the reasons why."
"Histories of South Asia are written by people who either 1) think that all of South Asia's problems today were caused by the British playing Hindus off the Muslims or 2) think that that the BRITISH WERE TOTAL BASTARDS!!!. This book was written by the former."
"Perhaps due to its ambitious scope and focus on the modern narrative, the early sections at times read like a textbook, and despite what its title may suggest, most of the discussion of modern history put politics before culture or economics. The book's success lies in its balancing a critical approach to South Asia's colonial masters with an equally honest appraisal of the failings and shortcomings of pro-independence and post-independence leaders. Even Ghandi does't escape the authors' critical eyes: he is presented as one, often overly idealistic, voice among the many clamoring for freedom, romanticized in retrospect because his message of peace redeemed the ruthless and bloody road to freedom."
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