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A brief history of India / Judith E. Walsh.
by Walsh, Judith E., author.
Published by : Facts on File, (New York : ) Physical details: 1 online resource (xix, 348 pages) : illustrations ISBN: 0816056587. Year: 2006No physical items for this record
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-330) and index.
Land, climate, and prehistory -- Caste, kings, and the Hindu world order (1000 B.C.-A.D. 700) -- Turks, Afghans, and Mughals (600-1800) -- The Jewel in the crown (1757-1885) -- Becoming modern the colonial way (1800-1900) -- Towards freedom (1885-1920) -- Gandhi and the nationalist movement (1920-1948) -- Constructing the nation (1950-1991) -- Bollywood and beyond (1947-2004) -- India at the turn of the century (1991-2004).
Looks at the history of India from 1000 B.C. to the present, discussing the caste system, religions, civilization, British colonialism, independence movements, and the creation of an independent republic.
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