A History of India
A History of India presents the grand sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present in a compact and readable survey. This new edition has been thoroughly revised, containing extensive new research and material, as well as an updated preface, bibliography, chronology, and index.
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INTRODUCTION: HISTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1. EARLY CIVILISATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
- Prehistory and the Indus Civilization
- Immigration and settlement of the Indo-Aryans
2. THE GREAT ANCIENT EMPIRES
- The rise of the Gangetic culture and the great empires of the east
- The end of the Maurya empire and the northern invaders
- The classical age of the Guptas
- The Rise of South India
3. THE REGIONAL KINGDOMS OF EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA
- The rise and conflicts of regional kingdoms
- Kings, princes, and priests: the structure of Hindu realms
- Gods, temples, and poets: the growth of regional cultures
- India’s impact on Southeast Asia: causes and consequences
4. RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES AND MILITARY FEUDALISM IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
- The Islamic conquest of northern India and the sultanate of Delhi
- The states of central and southern India in the period of the sultanate of Delhi
5. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE
- The Great Mughals and their adversaries
- Indian land power and European power
- The struggle for supremacy in India
6. THE PERIOD OF COLONIAL RULE
- Company Bahadur: trader and ruler
- Imperial structure and the regional impact
- The pattern of constitutional reform
7. THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT AND THE PARTITION OF INDIA
- The Indian freedom movement
- The partition of India
8. THE REPUBLIC
- Internal affairs: political and economic development
- External affairs: global and regional dimensions
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