India, 4th Edition

Fourth Edition
Fourth Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-520-26032-0
Verlag: UCAL POD

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 401 g

Reihe: University of California Press

This new edition brings Stanley Wolpert's brilliantly succinct and accessible introduction to India completely up to date for a new generation of readers, travelers, and students. In crisp detail, Wolpert gives a panoramic overview of the continent on which the world's most fascinating ancient civilization gave birth to one of its most complex modern democratic nations. India now includes new sections on the country's current global economic development, the recent national elections, and on its international relations, including those with Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, and the United States, India's new strategic global partner.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wolpert, Stanley

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the 2009 Edition

1. The Environment

The River

Heat

Monsoon Rains

Mountain Walls

2. Historical Prologue

Pre-Aryan Urbanization

Aryan Conquests and Emerging Synthesis

Ancient Imperial Unification and Its Limits

Islamic Conquests

Westernization and Modernization

Young India's Revolutions and Reforms

The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi

3. Religion and Philosophy

Yoga and Shaivism

Mother Goddess Worship

Nonviolent Buddhism and Jainism

Laws of Action and Reincarnation

Devotional Vaishnavism

Higher Hindu Philosophy

Islam in India

Sikhism

Modernist Religious Movements

4. Society

Caste and Class

Untouchability

The Family

Roles of Women

Village Life

The Urban Revolution

5. Arts and Sciences

Dance, Drama, and Music

Worship in Bronze and Stone

Caves, Temple and Regal Art, and Architecture

The Art of Literature

Scientific Contributions

6. Polity and Foreign Policy

Kingship and Democracy

Economic Planning and Development

Foreign Policy

Indo-U.S. Relations

Indo-Pak Relations
Sino-Indian Relations

Indo-Sri Lankan Relations

Afghanistan

The Future

Notes

Suggested Additional Reading

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Stanley Wolpert is the author of fourteen books, including A New History of India, now in its eighth edition, and Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. He has taught the history of India and Pakistan at the University of California, Los Angeles, since 1958.