The shortest history of India : from the world's oldest civilization to its largest democracy -- a retelling for our times /
Five millennia of civilization masterfully condensed into an absorbing, fast-paced narrative of how India became the world's largest democracy and a rising global power.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Experiment,
[2023].
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| Edition: | [Revised edition]. |
| Series: | Shortest history series.
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Table of Contents:
- A note on pronunciation, place names, and dates
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Lost civilizations
- Religious revolutionaries
- The classical age
- The coming of Islam
- The magnificent Mughals
- Merchants and mercenaries
- The lighting of the fuse
- The long road of freedom
- Creating the nation-state
- A "new India?"