Making of India - A Political History

Informationen zum Autor Ranbir Vohra Klappentext Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses on Indian civilization and history, this text provides a sweeping look at the long and varied history of India and how this complex legacy has shaped, and is shaping, the nation's modern polity. It offers unique political-historical coverage of India from pre-history into the 21st century. Zusammenfassung Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses on Indian civilization and history! this text provides a sweeping look at the long and varied history of India and how this complex legacy has shaped! and is shaping! the nation's modern polity. It offers unique political-historical coverage of India from pre-history into the 21st century. Inhaltsverzeichnis I: Pre-Modern India; 1: Traditional India; 2: Indian Civilization; 3: India's Adjustment to British Aggression 1756–1857; II: India Under the British, 1858–1947; 4: The British Record; 5: The Making of a Communal Polity 1858–1908; 6: Constitutionalism and the Politics of Communalism; III: Independent India; 7: Jawaharlal Nehru 1947–1964; 8: Indira Gandhi, 1966–1984; 9: The Decline of the Congress, 1985–1996; 10: The Rise of the BJP as a National Party, 1996–2004; 11: The Resurrection of the Congress; 12: Epilogue: Modern India and Modern China

Product details

• Authors: Ranbir Vohra, Vohra Ranbir
• Publisher: Sharpe
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2013
• EAN: 9780765623669
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-2366-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, India, Political structure & processes, Asian History, Political structure and processes, HISTORY / Asia / South / India