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Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. After sketching the pre-modern history of the sub-continent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries.This new second edition has been updated throughout to take account of recent historical research. It includes an expanded section on post-independence with a completely new chapter on the period from 1991 to the present and a chapter on the last millennium in subcontinental history. There is a new chronology of key events.
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Modern South Asia, Sugata Bose, Ayesha Jalal
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Modern South Asia
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sugata Bose, Ayesha Jalal
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0415307872
- ISBN13
- 9780415307871
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Asia, India, Pakistan
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. After sketching the pre-modern history of the sub-continent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries.This new second edition has been updated throughout to take account of recent historical research. It includes an expanded section on post-independence with a completely new chapter on the period from 1991 to the present and a chapter on the last millennium in subcontinental history. There is a new chronology of key events.