Modern South Asia : history, culture, political economy / Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-281) and index.

List of illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1. South Asian history: an introduction -- 2. Modernity and antiquity: interpretations of ancient India -- 3. Pre-modern accommodations of difference: the making of Indo-Islamic cultures -- 4. The Mughal empire: state, economy and society -- 5. Indian between empires: decline or decentralization? -- 6. The transition to colonialism: resistance and collaboration -- 7. The first century of British rule, 1757 to 1857: state and economy -- 8. Company raj and Indian society, 1757 to 1857: reinvention and reform of 'tradition' -- 9. 1857: rebellion, collaboration and the transition to crown raj -- 10. High noon of colonialism, 1858 to 1914: state and political economy -- 11. A nation in making? 'Rational' reform, 'religious' revival and swadeshi nationalism, 1858 to 1914 -- 12. Colonialism under siege: state and political economy after World War I -- 13. Gandhian nationalism and mass politics in the 1920s -- 14. The Depression decade: society, economics and politics -- 15. Nationalism and colonialism during World War II and its aftermath: economic crisis and political confrontation -- 16. The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan -- 17. 1947: memories and meanings -- 18. Post-colonial South Asia: state and economy, society and politics, 1947 to 1971 -- 19. Post-colonial South Asia: state and economy, society and politics, 1971 to 2003 -- 20. Decolonizing South Asian history: a view from the new millennium -- Glossary -- A chronological outline -- Select bibliography and notes -- Index.

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