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100 1 $aMann, Michael.
245 10 $aSouth Asia's Modern History :$bThematic Perspectives.
260 $aHoboken :$bTaylor and Francis,$c2014.
300 $a1 online resource (437 pages)
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505 0 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; South Asia: a geographical, environmental and historiographical introduction; Geographical and political South Asia; Historiography of modern South Asia since the 1980s; The concept of this book; Notes; 1 State formation and empire building in South Asia c. 1660-1800; Forms and models; State formation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; Notes; 2 Patriotisms and nationalisms in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; The Great Rebellion (1857-9); National movements (1860-1947); Notes.
505 8 $a3 State formation and empire building in South Asia (1858-1998)The British Raj in India (1858-1947); Indian monarchies and principalities; India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; Gorkha-Nepal and Ceylon-Sri Lanka; Notes; 4 Agriculture and agro-economy; Themes and subjects; South Asia's agriculture in the eighteenth century; Continuities, changes and breaks under colonial rule; Characteristics and consequences of colonial agrarian policy; The Green Revolution and the Gene Revolution (1960-2010); Notes; 5 Silviculture and scientific forestry; Nature, culture and time.
505 8 $aForest management in South Asia until 1860The impact of scientific forestry (1860-1920); Increasing exploitation and growing resistance 1920-90; The new millennium; Notes; 6 Migration, circulation and diaspora; Theories and thoughts; Early South Asian migration and diaspora communities; South Asians on the new subcontinental and global labour markets; Recruitment of indentured labourers; Migration and settlement; South Asian communities overseas; Migrants, twice migrants, guest workers; A global Indian diaspora?; Notes; 7 Urbanisation and industrialisation.
505 8 $aGeneral observations on urban history and urban developmentOverall trends in crafts and industries; Industrialisation and de-industrialisation; Indian-owned industries; The labour market and labourers' organisations; Urbanisation; Municipality and urban planning; Urban development after 1947: metropolises, megacities, middle towns; Notes; 8 Knowledge, science, technology and power; Themes, theories and subjects; Education: schools, colleges, universities; History and historiography; Natural sciences: botany, geography and geology; From medical knowledge to scientific medicine.
505 8 $aIrrigation systems and hydraulic constructionsRailway construction and railway networks; Telecommunication systems and networks; Notes; Afterthought and prospect; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
520 $aThis comprehensive history of modern South Asia explores the historical development of the Subcontinent from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the present day from local and regional, as opposed to European, perspectives. Michael Mann charts the role of emerging states within the Mughal Empire, the gradual British colonial expansion in the political setting of the Subcontinent and shows how the modern state formation usually associated with Western Europe can be seen in some regions of India, linking Europe and South Asia together as part of a shared world history. This book looks bey.
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