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Book SynopsisIt can be said of South Asia what has long been said of its great epic poem, the Mahabharata: there is nothing in it that cannot be found elsewhere in the world and nothing in the world that cannot be found there. South Asia''s historic trans-regional connections to the wider world include the trade between its most ancient civilization with Sumer and central Asia, the diffusion beyond its shores of three of the world''s major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), its cultural encounters with the Greeks, Islam, European imperialism, the spread of it cuisine (from crystalized sugar to curry), and its architecture (including the world''s most recognized building, the Taj Mahal).While these connections have insured that South Asia has always loomed large in the consideration of the world''s collective past, its societies are currently undergoing a transformation that may enable them to rival the United States and China as the world''s largest economy. This study employs accessible
Trade Review[T]his is a useful work to introduce students to South Asian history. * CHOICE *
South Asia in World History is a masterful survey of the entire span of South Asian history ... erudite, comprehensive, and compelling ... Gilbert brilliantly offers a lucid analysis that the neophyte to the subject will find illuminating and rewarding. It judiciously blends analysis and fact in an accessible, yet authoritative manner and incorporates all the corners of the sub-continent into the story ... an excellent introduction to both South Asia's complex and rich history and its place in the world. * Roger D. Long, professor of history at Eastern Michigan University and author of A History of Pakistan *
Table of ContentsEditors' Preface Preface Chapter 1 South Asia and the World to 1500 BCE Chapter 2 The Vedic Age, 1500 to 500 BCE Chapter 3 South Asia's Classical Age: 325 BCE to 711 CE Chapter 4 Islam in South Asia, c. 711 to 1556 Chapter 5 The Great Mughals: c. 1556-1757 Chapter 6 From Company State to Crown Rule, c. 1757-1877 Chapter 7 From the Rise of Nationalism to Independence, 1885-1948 Chapter 8 Tryst with Destiny: South Asia and the World, 1947 to the Present Chronology Notes Further Reading Websites Acknowledgments Index
