HIS 2068 - History of Modern India

Institution:

Manhattanville College

Subject:

Description:

This course surveys the social and political history of the Indian subcontinent from the end of the 18th- century to c. 1995. It examines the evolution of Indian nationalism and the Indian nation-state, beginning with the rise of British imperial dominance in southern Asia in the 18th - century and concluding with the economic, political, and social pressures on the subcontinent - regional and national as well as international -after independence and partition in 1947. It looks at the political, social, and religious developments in the nations of present-day South Asia and their impact on the world. No prior background of the region is required. ( Fall '08)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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