Contents

1. South Asia 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. India between empires : decline or decentralization?
6. The transition to colonialism: resistance and collaboration
7. The first century of British Rul. 1757, to 1857: state and economy
8. Company raj and Indian Society, 1757 to 1857: re-invention 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 and 'religious' revival, 1858 to c. 1900
12. A nation in making: Swadeshi nationalism and internationalism, 11905-1918
13. Colonialism under siege: state and political economy after world war I
14. Gandhian nationalism and mass politics in the 1920
15. The Depression decade: society, economics and politics
16. Nationalism and colonialism during World War II and its aftermath: economic crisis and the political confrontation
17. The Partition of India and creation of Pakistan
18. 1947: Memories and Meanings