A History of India - Hermann Kulke, Dietmar Rothermund

A History of India

Buch | Softcover
448 Seiten
2004 | 4th New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-32920-0 (ISBN)
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In this edition, the authors examine the major political, economic, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent.
This fourth edition of A History of India presents the grand sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present in a compact and readable survey. The authors examine the major political, economic, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the subcontinent. Providing an authoritative and detailed account, Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund emphasize and analyze the structural pattern of Indian history.



The fourth edition of this highly accessible book brings the history of India up to date to consider, for example, the recent developments in the Kashmir conflict. Along with a new glossary, this edition also includes expanded discussions of the Mughal empire and the economic history of India.

Hermann Kulke is Professor of Asian History at the University of Kiel. His books include Kings and Cults: State Formation and Legitimation in India and Southeast Asia. Dietmar Rothermund is Professor and Head of History at the South Asian Institute, University of Heidelberg. His books include An Economic History of India and Mahatma Gandhi: An Essay in Political Biography.

Introduction: History and the Environment 1. Early Civilisations of the Northwest 2. The Great Ancient Empires 3. The Regional Kingdoms of Early Medieval India 4. Religious Communities and Military Feudalism in the Late Middle Ages 5. The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Empire 6. The Period of Colonial Rule 7. The Freedom Movement and the Partition of India 8. The Republic

Erscheint lt. Verlag 26.8.2004
Zusatzinfo 17 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 658 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte
ISBN-10 0-415-32920-5 / 0415329205
ISBN-13 978-0-415-32920-0 / 9780415329200
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