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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (April 12, 2010)
Language: English ISBN-10: 1405195096 ISBN-13: 978-1405195096  Publication Date: April 12, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1405195096 | ISBN-13: 978-1405195096 | Edition: 2 This new edition of Burton Stein's classic A History of India builds on the success of the original to provide an updated narrative of the development of Indian society, culture, and politics from 7000 BC to the present. New edition of Burton Stein’s classic text provides a narrative from 7000 BC up to the twenty-first century Includes updated and extended coverage of the modern period, with a new chapter covering the death of Nehru in 1964 to the present Expands coverage of India's internal political and economic development, and its wider diplomatic role in the region Features a new introduction, updated glossary and further reading sections, and numerous figures, photographs and fully revised maps Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Academic in style, Stein's text provides a useful survey of Indian history from antiquity to the mid-1960s, with brief mention of later events such as the Indian intervention in the Pakistani civil war of 1970. Stein provides particularly good information on the rise of city-states like Mohenjo Daro in the Indus Valley around 3500 B.C. and on their collapse thanks to a combination of factors, including the deforestation of the Indus watershed for firewood and depletion of topsoil through too intensive agriculture. He discusses the evolution of the caste system, as much a strength historically as it was a weakness; the arrival of Islam in India in the 8th century A.D. and the subsequent development of specifically Indian forms of the religion, most notably Sufism; and the fortunes of the various European nations that laid claim to parts of the Indian subcontinent in the early modern era. --Gregory McNamee --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review Reviews of first edition "A powerful and coherent interpretation of the grand sweep of India's past ... It is a 'must read' for all serious students of India regardless of their discipline and/or chronological focus." History. "What impresses is Stein's ability to take the long view of Indian history and to develop his analysis across so many centuries and through such diverse material. It is also a mark of his achievement that his book stimulates discussion of matters that he has touched on only fleetingly himself, for it is an argument as much as an account of events." Times Higher Education Supplement. "A History of India is clearly superior to its predecessors ... The fact that Stein was willing to put forward so many provocative formulations is itself a virtue. The text itself is likely to stimulate interesting discussions in classes, something that most predecessors did not even attempt to achieve ... in its paperback version this book might be seen by many teachers as the solution to their text dilemma." The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Sharing Widget |