基本説明
Fully revised and updated including new material on the Northwest frontier, Afganistan and Kashmir.
Full Description
This volume tells the story of the Indian sub-continent. It shows how geological movements moulded the land and how they still impact on it; and traces its history, from the early settlers, the Mogul Empire and the British Raj, through the impact of railways, the development of irrigation systems on the economy and the spread of representative democracy. Discussions are woven around the three major forces of integration. These are "identitive" forces - bonds of language, ethnicity, religion or ideology; "utilitarian" forces - bonds of common material interest; and "coercion" - the institutional use or threat of physical violence. By studying these forces, Professor Chapman shows how the organisation of territory - as states and empires, as monarchic realms and as representative democracies - has been central to the region's historic, cultural, linguistic and economic development. This second edition is fully revised and updated including new material on the Northwest frontier, Afghanistan and Kashmir, and updating and extending its coverage of international relations.
Contents
Brahma and Manumanifold of man and God; Islam: submission to the one true God. The British Raj: the usurpers: the life and death of John Company; Securing the empire; a new geography: a new economy; the new nationalisms and the politics of reaction. The successor states: divide and quit; new lines on the map; from two to three: the birth of Bangladesh; Raj and Swaraj: regionalism and integration in the successor states; the power upstream; the greater game. Conclusions: states and regions in South Asia.
