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A History of India

This fresh and up-to-date interpretation of India`s rich and extraordinary history, written by a leading authority in the field, explores themes in ancient, medieval and especially modern India. Peter Robb`s accessible study analyses India`s civilizations, empires and regions through the ages, and now also evaluates present-day developments and opportunities. A History of India, Second Edition * examines the relationships between politics, religious belief, social order, environment and economic change * assesses, from c. 1860, British colonialism, Indian nationalism and nation-building, popular protest movements, religious revivals, and re-inventions of caste, community and gender * discusses long-term economic development, the impact of global trade, and the origins of rural poverty * has been revised in the light of the latest scholarship, and now features a Chronology as well as a fully reworked final chapter which brings the story up to the present day and carefully considers India`s prospects and new roles in the world.Centred around clearly expressed and well argued topics, issues and explanations, A History of India remains the ideal introduction for all those who wish to understand the drama and vitality of India`s past, its present situation and its future challenges.

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