India : a global studies handbook /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
2004.
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| Series: | Global studies, Asia.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- I: Narrative section
- 1. India's geography and history
- The physical and human geography of India
- Prehistory
- Indus civilization
- The Aryans
- Ancient history
- Events leading to the Sultanate
- The Delhi Sultanate and the Great Mughals
- The Raj (British empire in India)
- Independence/Nationalist movement
- Since Independence
- 2. India's economy
- History
- Period of European dominance
- Postindependence developments and conditions
- 3. Indian institutions
- Government and politics
- Education
- Traditional learning
- British period
- Independent India
- Women and oppressed groups
- Some statistics
- Summation
- Religion
- Religions entering from outside
- Indigenouse religions
- Religious violence in contemporary India
- 4. Indian society and contemporary issues
- Caste
- Varna
- Jati
- Caste today
- Women
- Language and regionalism
- Movies and television
- Population and ecology
- Indian relations with the outside world
- Pakistan and Kashmir
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- II: Reference materials
- Key events in Indian history
- Significant people, places, and events
- Indian languages, food, and etiquette
- Languages
- Food
- Beverages
- Etiquette
- Indian impact on the West and American culture
- Intellectual culture
- Contemporary pop culture
- Gandhian nonviolence
- India-related organizations and web sites
- Business and economics
- Government
- Education
- Tourism
- Annotated bibliography
- Books
- Culture
- Society, politics, and economics
- History
- Etiquette, food, and cooking
- Travel
- Gandhiana
- Periodicals
- Web sites.