TY - BOOK AU - Bose,Sugata AU - Jalal,Ayesha TI - Modern South Asia: history, culture, political economy SN - 0415169526 AV - DS340. B66 1998 U1 - 954 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - South Asia KW - History N1 - 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 ER -