A Brief History of India

Author: Metcalfe
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: "The Cambridge Concise History of Nations" is a series of illustrated concise histories of countries launched by Cambridge University Press since the 1980s and 1990s. The authors of the series are professors or renowned experts in history from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and other countries. They introduce the political, economic, cultural, and social historical changes of the described countries to readers in an easy-to-understand language. The books are authoritative, accessible, and highly readable. The series has been a great success since its publication, with some titles reprinted more than 10 times. Our company has selected 10 of them to offer to readers. The Concise History of India is one of the books in the series. This book briefly introduces the history of India from the Mughal period to the present, including the history of India as a British colony from the late 18th century to its independence in 1947. The final chapter of the book covers some important events India experienced in the 1990s, such as economic reforms, religious nationalism, and India's emergence as a nuclear-armed nation. The book focuses on the evolution and development of India's political structure, as well as its social changes and rich and diverse cultural life.