Essays on Modern India Historiography

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Sumir Sharma, Dec 8, 2019 - History - 163 pages

Anyone can make history. Everyone can read history.


Historians tell history.


Anyone can tell a story, but every story is not a history.


In order to read history effectively, one must have an understanding of the historiography of the area of his or her interest. Historiography is a study of history as studied by historians.


The essays are written for the students of the postgraduate classes. It will also benefit the students preparing for the NET/UGC test. It will help them to learn about the established historians about whom the questions are generally asked. It will also help the students for the course work required for the PhD.


The book contains five essays on historiography of Modern India.


The headings of the chapters are as follows:


1.Chapter 1: Historiography of Modern India – An Introduction


2.Chapter 2: Imperialist Historians of Modern India


3.Chapter 3: Nationalist Historians of Modern India


4.Chapter 4: Marxists Historians of Modern India


5.Chapter 5: Historiography of Colonialism in India


6.Bibliography


The Hindi version of this book is available in eBook format.


The paperback is also available. The ISBN of the paperback is 9781085882729

 

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Contents

Preface
Historiography of Modern India An Introduction
Imperialist Historians of Modern India
Nationalist Historians of Modern India
Marxists Historians of Modern India 6 Chapter 5 Historiography of Colonialism in India 7 Bibliography
Letter from the Desk of the Author
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About the author (2019)

Sumir Sharma is author of many books on History. He is presently the Head of Post Graduation Department of History at Arya College, in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.


Sumir Sharma writes mainly for the course work for the syllabus of Indian Universities. He writes in English and Hindi.

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