India : a global studies handbook /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackwell, Fritz
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Series:Global studies, Asia.
Subjects:
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.