A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D Metcalf

A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D Metcalf

A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. In the third edition of the book, a final chapter charts the dramatic developments of the last twenty years, from 1990 through the Congress electoral victory of 2009, to the rise of the Indian high-tech industry in a country still troubled by poverty and political unrest. The narrative focuses on the fundamentally political theme of the imaginative and institutional structures that have successively sustained and transformed India, first under British colonial rule and then, after 1947, as an independent country. Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life.

'This is a beautifully written book, intended for the smart and engaged general reader of history, as well as students of South AsiaA classic in the field!' Durba Ghosh, Cornell University
'A Concise History of Modern India is an indispensable guide to Indian history, culture, religion, and politics from the fourteenth century to India's emergence as a major player in information technology and the global economy in the new millennium. Beautifully crafted, lucidly written, and analytically uncompromising this book is invaluable to scholars interested in the rich and contradictory history of the world's largest democracy.' Rochona Majumdar, University of Chicago

Barbara D. Metcalf is Professor of History Emerita at the University of California, Davis. Her publications include Islamic Revival in British India (1982) and Islamic Contestations: Essays on Muslims in India and Pakistan (2004). Thomas R. Metcalf is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. His publications include Ideologies of the Raj (1995), Forging the Raj: Essays on British India in the Heydey of Empire (2005) and Imperial Connections: India in the Indian Ocean Arena, 1870–1920 (2007).

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ISBN 13	9781107672185
ISBN 10	110767218X
Title	A Concise History of Modern India
Author	Barbara D Metcalf
Series	Cambridge Concise Histories
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2012-10-22
Number of pages	362
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