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

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

South Asian history : an introduction -- Modernity and antiquity : interpretations of ancient India -- Pre-modern accommodations of difference : the making of Indo-Islamic cultures -- The Mughal Empire : state, economy, and society -- India between empires : decline or decentralization? -- The transition to colonialism : resistance and collaboration -- The first century of British rule, 1757 to 1857 : state and economy -- Company Raj and Indian society, 1757 to 1857 : re-invention and reform of tradition -- 1857 : rebellion, collaboration, and the transition to Crown Raj -- High noon of colonialism, 1858 to 1914 : state and political economy -- A nation in making? : rational reform, religious revival, and Swadeshi nationalism, 1858 to 1914 -- Colonialism under siege : state and political economy after World War I -- Gandhian nationalism and mass politics in the 1920s -- The depression decade : society, economics, and politics -- Nationalism and colonialism during World War II and its aftermath : economic crisis and political confrontation -- The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan -- 1947 : memories and meanings -- Post-colonial South Asia : state and economy, society, and politics, 1947 to 1971 -- Post-colonial South Asia : state and economy, society, and politics, 1971 to 2010 -- Decolonizing South Asia history : the view from a new millennium -- Glossary -- A chronological outline.

Drawing on the newest and most sophisticated historical research and scholarship in the field, Modern South Asia provides a challenging insight for those with an intellectual curiosity about the region. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries. Jointly authored by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, it offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures, and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. In this comprehensive study, the authors interpret and debate the striking developments in contemporary South Asian history and historical writing, covering the entire spectrum of the region{u2019}s modern history {u2013} social, economic and political. The book provides new insights into the structure and ideology of the British raj, the meaning of subaltern resistance, the refashioning of social relations along the lines of caste, class, community and gender, the different strands of anti-colonial nationalism and the dynamics of decolonization. This third edition brings the debate up to the present day, taking account of recent historical research and covering the closer integration of South Asia with the global economy, the impact of developments in Afghanistan on the region as a whole, and the fresh challenges to South Asia{u2019}s nation-states.