Subalterns and Raj: South Asia Since 1600
Subalterns and Raj presents a unique introductory history of India with an account that begins before the period of British rule, and pursues the continuities within that history up to the present day. Its coverage ranges from Mughal India to post-independence Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with a focus on the ‘ordinary’ people of India and South Asia. Subalterns and Raj examines overlooked issues in Indian social history and highlights controversies between historians. Taking an iconoclastic approach to the elites of South Asia since independence, it is critical of the colonial regime that went before them. This book is a stimulating and controversial read and, with a detailed guide to further reading and end-of-chapter bibliographies, it is an excellent guide for all students of the Indian subcontinent. |
Contents
1 History Society and Culture of the Indian Subcontinent | 1 |
2 The Decline of Mughal India and Rise of European Dominion | 22 |
3 Social and Economic Change in the Early Nineteenth Century and the Era of Reform | 41 |
4 Peasant Resistance Rebellion and the Uprising of 1857 | 56 |
Economic and Social Conditions in the late Nineteenth Century | 80 |
6 Revivalist and Reform Movements in the late Nineteenth Century | 93 |
7 The Swadeshi and Ghadar Movements | 107 |
8 Aftermath of the First World War and MK Gandhis rise to Power | 121 |
Progress Poverty and Authoritarian Rule | 228 |
14 Local Patriotism and CentreState Relations | 239 |
15 Rajiv Gandhi and the Demise of the Congress System | 260 |
The Dilemmas of National Identity | 279 |
17 NeoNationalism and the Challenge of Democracy | 298 |
18 South Asia in the New Millennium | 313 |
Glossary | 326 |
Notes | 333 |