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A History of India


A History of India


Blackwell History of the World, Band 10 2. Aufl.

von: Burton Stein, David Arnold

31,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 04.02.2010
ISBN/EAN: 9781444323511
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 480

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<p><b>This new edition of Burton Stein's classic <i>A History of India</i> builds on the success of the original to provide an updated narrative of the development of Indian society, culture, and politics from 7000 BC to the present.</b></p> <ul> <li>New edition of Burton Stein’s classic text provides a narrative from 7000 BC up to the twenty-first century</li> <li>Includes updated and extended coverage of the modern period, with a new chapter covering the death of Nehru in 1964 to the present</li> <li>Expands coverage of India's internal political and economic development, and its wider diplomatic role in the region</li> <li>Features a new introduction, updated glossary and further reading sections, and numerous figures, photographs and fully revised maps</li> </ul> <p><b>Part of The Blackwell History of the World Series</b></p> <p>The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.</p>
<p>List of Illustrations viii</p> <p>List of Maps x</p> <p>Series Editor’s Preface xi</p> <p>Introduction to Burton Stein’s <i>A History of India </i>xiv</p> <p>Acknowledgements to First Edition xxii</p> <p><b>Part I 1</b></p> <p><b>1 Introduction </b><b>7</b></p> <p>The Physical Setting 8</p> <p>The Social Setting 14</p> <p>Resituating Communities and States 21</p> <p>Historian’s Choice 35</p> <p><b>Part II Ancient India 37</b></p> <p>Chronology 38</p> <p><b>2 Ancient Days </b><b>39</b></p> <p>The Pre-formation of Indian Civilization 39</p> <p>Vedic Culture 46</p> <p>Political and Religious Developments 53</p> <p>Religion in the Later Vedic Period 59</p> <p>The Nature of the Mauryan Kingdom 68</p> <p>Towards the Classical Pattern 75</p> <p>Early Hinduism 79</p> <p>Developments in the South 84</p> <p>The Age of the Early Empires 85</p> <p>The Gupta Classical Pattern 90</p> <p>The Classical Pattern Elaborated and Extended: the South 96</p> <p><b>Part III Medieval and Early Modern India 103</b></p> <p>Chronology 104</p> <p><b>3 Medieval India </b><b>105</b></p> <p>Introduction 105</p> <p>Medieval Kingdoms 110</p> <p>The Role of the Southern Kingdoms 124</p> <p>The Advent of Islam 129</p> <p>The Indian Development of Islam 138</p> <p>The Deccan and the South 146</p> <p>Vijayanagara 147</p> <p>States and Communities 150</p> <p><b>4 Early Modern India </b><b>155</b></p> <p>Introduction 155</p> <p>The Mughal Empire 159</p> <p>The Wars of the Mughal Succession 171</p> <p>The Last Act of the Mughals 179</p> <p>The Maratha Moment 185</p> <p>The Shadow of Europe 193</p> <p><b>5 The East India Company </b><b>196</b></p> <p>Introduction 196</p> <p>The Joint Trajectory of Development 201</p> <p>The Company Perpetuates the Past 211</p> <p>The Emergence of a New Order 215</p> <p>Mutiny and Revolt 222</p> <p>Late Company Rule 223</p> <p><b>Part IV Contemporary South Asia 225</b></p> <p>Chronology 226</p> <p><b>6 The Crown Replaces the Company </b><b>227</b></p> <p>The Contemporary State 227</p> <p>After the Mutiny 229</p> <p>The Rule of the Raj 239</p> <p>The Political Economy of the Late Nineteenth Century 247</p> <p>Cultural Change, Education and New Classes 253</p> <p>The Politicization of Class, Caste and Gender 262</p> <p><b>7 Towards Freedom </b><b>274</b></p> <p>Two Types of Nationalism 274</p> <p>Early Congress and Its Adversaries 277</p> <p>War, Sacrifice and Mass Political Mobilization 287</p> <p>Imperialism’s Paradoxical Enemy 289</p> <p>The First Campaigns 294</p> <p>Between Campaigns 299</p> <p>Conditions for a New Politics 306</p> <p><b>8 Gandhi’s Triumph </b><b>308</b></p> <p>Civil Disobedience 308</p> <p>The Left in Politics 325</p> <p>The Right Prevails 332</p> <p>War and the Last Act Begins 338</p> <p>The Bitter Victory of Partition 348</p> <p><b>9 New States, Old Nations </b><b>357</b></p> <p>Territorial Passage 357</p> <p>The Promises of Independence 358</p> <p>Pakistan in Parallel 368</p> <p>The Green Revolution: Promise of Plenty 376</p> <p>Environmental Problems, Old and New 377</p> <p>The Condition of Women: Broken Promises 384</p> <p>Communal Politics: Shattered Pluralism 388</p> <p>India and the World 393</p> <p>Promises Kept, Promises Broken 396</p> <p><b>10 Another India </b><b>398</b></p> <p>The Nehruvian Consensus 399</p> <p>Eroding Consensus 402</p> <p>Failure on the Left 406</p> <p>Hindu Nationalism 409</p> <p>Rise of the Hindu Right 410</p> <p>Economic Liberalization 413</p> <p>The Indian State 417</p> <p>Notes 421</p> <p>Glossary of Non-English Terms 425</p> <p>Further Reading 430</p> <p>Index 435</p>
Reviews of first edition<br /> <p>"A powerful and coherent interpretation of the grand sweep of India's past ... It is a 'must read' for all serious students of India regardless of their discipline and/or chronological focus." <i>History</i>.<br /> </p> <p>"What impresses is Stein's ability to take the long view of Indian history and to develop his analysis across so many centuries and through such diverse material. It is also a mark of his achievement that his book stimulates discussion of matters that he has touched on only fleetingly himself, for it is an argument as much as an account of events." <i>Times Higher Education Supplement.</i><br /> </p> <p>"<i>A History of India</i> is clearly superior to its predecessors ... The fact that Stein was willing to put forward so many provocative formulations is itself a virtue. The text itself is likely to stimulate interesting discussions in classes, something that most predecessors did not even attempt to achieve ... in its paperback version this book might be seen by many teachers as the solution to their text dilemma." <i>The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.</i></p>
<p>At the time of his death <b>BURTON STEIN</b> was Professorial Research Associate in History at the School of oriental and African Studies, London. He had previously held professorships at the universities of Minnesota and Hawaii. His publications included <i>Peasant State and Society in Medieval South India</i> (1980) and <i>Thomas Munro: The Origins of the Colonial State and his Vision of Empire</i> (1989). <p><b>DAVID ARNOLD</b> is Professor of Asian and Global History at the University of Warwick. His publications include <i>The Problem of Nature</i> (Blackwell, 1996) and <i>Gandhi</i> (2001).
<p><b>Praise for the first edition:</b> <p>'A powerful and coherent interpretation of the grand sweep of India's past... It is a "must read" for all serious students of India regardless of their discipline and/or chronological focus.'</br> <b><i>History</i></b> <p>'What impresses is Stein's ability to take the long view of Indian history and to develop his analysis across so many centuries and through such diverse material. It is also a mark of his achievement that his book stimulates discussion of matters that he has touched on only fleetingly himself, for it is an argument as much as an account of events.'</br> <b><i>Times Higher Education Supplement</i></b> <p>'<i>A History of India</i> is clearly superior to its predecessors... The fact that Stein was willing to put forward so many provocative formulations is itself a virtue. The text itself is likely to stimulate interesting discussions in classes, something that most predecessors did not even attempt to achieve... In its paperback version this book might be seen by many teachers as the solution to their text dilemma.'</br> <b><i>The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society</i></b> <p>This new edition of Burton Stein's classic <i>A History of India</i> builds on the success of the original to provide an updated narrative of the development of Indian society, culture and politics from 7000 BC to the present. <p>The book offers a comprehensive account of Indian history. It also links contemporary issues – including poverty, religious nationalism and the role of women – to India's rich and varied history and explores the tensions throughout Indian history between local communities and the state, between culture and politics, and between India and the outside world. In this second edition, David Arnold brings the story of India into the twenty-first century with expanded coverage from the death of Nehru in 1964 to the present and on India's internal political and economic development, and its wider diplomatic role in the region. <p>With a new introduction outlining Burton Stein's contribution to the study of Indian history, as well as an updated glossary, further reading section and newly created maps, <i>A History of India</i> will inform and inspire a new generation of readers.

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