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A Short History of India
From the Earliest Civilisations and Myriad Kingdoms, to Today's Economic Powerhouse
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eBook - PDF
A Short History of India
From the Earliest Civilisations and Myriad Kingdoms, to Today's Economic Powerhouse
About this book
The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st-century India is a dynamic nation with a thrivting economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag. Ancient India was home to myriad kingdoms with boundaries that were ever changing while a variety of cultures and religions flourished over the millennia as the influence of foreign invaders and occupiers has come and gone. The country was under foreign rule from the early 1800s until independence in 1947. From the late 1980s, India opened itself to the outside world, encouraging economic reform and foreign investment, and is now courted by the world's leading economic and political powers. It is a major power with a burgeoning middle class, having made substantial strides in areas such as information technology. The availability of a large, skilled workforce makes it a popular choice for international companies looking to outsource work. It has launched a space program and boasts a massive film industry, its "Bollywood" films being amongst the most-watched in the world. Meanwhile, India still has major issues with poverty and illiteracy, and campaigns have been launched to alleviate these problems.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Ancient India
- Chapter Two: Gangetic Culture and Great Empires
- Chapter Three: The Coming of Islam
- Chapter Four: The Delhi Sultanate
- Chapter Five: The Mughal Empire: 1526 to 1540 and 1555 to 1857
- Chapter Six: The Maratha Empire: 1675 to 1818
- Chapter Seven: The Europeans
- Chapter Eight: Consolidating Empire: 1805-57
- Chapter Nine: Crown Rule: 1858 to 1905
- Chapter Ten: Fighting for Freedom
- Chapter Eleven: Towards Independence: The Nationalist Movement from 1920 to 1948
- Chapter Twelve: The Making of a Nation
- Chapter Thirteen: India in the Twenty-First Century
- Bibliography
- Index