History 51 - Modern South Asian History through its Literature,1700 to the Present

Institution:

Claremont McKenna College

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Description:

Kumar This course uses South Asian literature in English translation to recover a picture of social, cultural, and political life in the period 1700 to the present. The literature includes diaries, poetry, novels and essays. It provides data on the everyday life of the period, but also on questions such as, What was the experience of modernity And, how are gendered and class identities experienced Students will read literature but learn how to think historically. Offered every other year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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