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100 1 $aWolpert, Stanley A.,$d1927-
245 12 $aA new history of India /$cStanley Wolpert.
250 $a8th ed.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2009.
300 $ax, 548 p. :$bill., maps (some col.) ;$c21 cm.
500 $aPreviously published: 7th ed. 2004.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe ecological setting -- Indus culture (ca 2500-1600 BC) -- The Aryan age (ca 1500-1000 BC) -- North Indian Conquest and unification (ca 1000-450 BC) -- India's first imperial unification (326-184 BC) -- Political fragmentation and economic and cultural enrichment (ca 184 BC-AD 320) -- The classical age (AD 320-ca 700) -- The impact of Islam (ca 711-1556) -- Mughal imperial unification (1556-1605) -- Western Europe's vanguard (1498-1669) -- Great Mughal glory (1605-1707) -- Twilight of the Mughal Empire (1707-64) -- John company Raj (1765-93) -- The new Mughals (1793-1848) -- Unification, modernization, and revolt (1848-58) -- Crown rule: a new order (1858-77) -- Indian nationalism: the first movement (1885-1905) -- The machine solidifies (1885-1905) -- Revolt, repression, and reform (1905-12) -- The impact of World War One (1914-19) -- Toward independence (1920-39) -- The impact of World War Two (1939-46) -- The Nehru era (1947-64) -- From collective leadership to Indira Raj (1964-77) -- From Janata Raj to Indira Gandhi's assassination (1977-84) -- Rajiv Gandhi's Raj (1984-91) -- Opening India's economy to globalization (1991-99) -- Escalating Indo-Pak conflict and terror (1999-2006) -- India today (2007-08).
520 $aNow in its eighth edition, this text features updated scholarship and bibliographic material throughout and integrates new research on such incisive topics as the Indian Diaspora, the economy, and the nuclear issue. The author condenses more than 4,000 years of India's history into one narrative. He discusses modern India's rapidly growing population, industry, and economy, and also considers the prospects for India's future. From a carefully balanced perspective, he presents a fair and truthful record of India's history; he offers both a triumphant portrayal of the brightest achievements of Indian civilization as well as a sobering examination of its persistent social inequities and economic and political corruption. This 8th edition is enhanced with new images and a full-color map of India and the surrounding area.
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