Robb, Peter

A history of India / Peter Robb. - 2nd ed. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xvii, 387 p. : maps ; 23 cm. - Palgrave essential histories . - Palgrave essential histories. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- List of Maps -- List of Boxes and Tables -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Indian Words and Names -- Introduction: Region and Civilization -- Early India -- Mediaeval India -- Early Modern India I: Mughals and Marathas -- Early Modern India II: Company Raj -- Modern India I: Government -- Modern India II: Politics -- Modern Indai III: Society -- Modern India IV: Economy -- Modern India and the World -- Notes -- Chronology -- References and Readings -- Index.

"Peter Robb's clear, fluent narrative explores the interplay between India's empires and regions of rule, custom and belief, from early times right up to the present. The new edition of this established text has been revised to incorporate the latest scholarship and now includes a Chronology and an extended and updated final chapter"--

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