Title: A new history of India /
Authors: Wolpert, Stanley, 1927-2019
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: India History
Abstract: "A comprehensive survey of Indian history from its early beginnings to the present. Includes discussion of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi; violence in Kashmir, Punjab, and Assam; and the effects of rural development."
Contents: 1. The Ecological Setting -- 2. Indus Culture (ca. 2500-1600 B.C.) -- 3. The Aryan Age (ca. 1500-1000 B.C.) -- 4. North Indian Conquest and Unification (ca. 1000-450 B.C.) -- 5. India's First Imperial Unification (326-184 B.C.) -- 6. Political Fragmentation and Economic and Cultural Enrichment (ca. 184 B.C.-A.D. 320) -- 7. The Classical Age (A.D. 320-ca. 700) -- 8. The Impact of Islam (ca. 711-1556) -- 9. Mughal Imperial Unification (1556-1605) -- 10. Western Europe's Vanguard (1498-1669) -- 11. Great Mughal Glory (1605-1707) -- 12. Twilight of the Mughal Empire (1707-64) -- 13. John Company Raj (1765-93) -- 14. The New Mughals (1793-1848) -- 15. Unification, Modernization, and Revolt (1848-58) -- 16. Crown Rule -- A New Order (1858-77) -- 17. Indian Nationalism -- The First Movement (1885-1905) -- 18. The Machine Solidifies (1885-1905) -- 19. Revolt, Repression, and Reform (1905-12) -- 20. The Impact of World War One (1914-19) -- 21. Toward Independence (1920-39).