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Sources For The History Of British India In The Seventeenth Century

by Shafaat Ahmad Khan

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 This book, first published in 1926, is neither a catalogue of libraries and record offices, no is it a selection of transcripts from the English and Indian archives. Every important document has been subjected to a close and careful scrutiny, and references have been given to printed works that throw further light on the subject.
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Essays On The Transformation Of India'S Agrarian Economy

by Chiranjib Sen

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 The central problem to which this book, is addressed is the transformation of agrarian structure as it historically evolved in India. The term â€˜structureâ€™, however, has multiple meanings. The sense in which the term is used refers to the system of production, including the pattern of its composition in terms of micro-units of production.
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Rise And Fall Of British India - Imperialism As Inequality

by Karl De Schweinitz Jr

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 A great deal of argument about the theory and practice of imperialism has been generated in recent years, much of it Eurocentric and much of it focusing on the causes of imperialism. In this singularly clear and perceptive study, first published in 1983, Karl de Schweinitz concentrates instead on a view of imperialism as a coercive relationship
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Gandhi, Nehru And Modern India

by Elizabeth Mauchline Roberts

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 In tracing the development of India from British colony to self-governing independent republic, this book, first published in 1974, combines examples of what this has meant to individual Indians, whether Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian, with an outline of Indiaâ€™s history from the end of the nineteenth century to the death of Nehru in 1964.
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Truth About India - Can We Get It?

by Verrier Elwin

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 Verrier Elwin wrote this book to show the people of Britain the situation in India as it appeared in the early 1930s. His book, first published in 1932 and full of valuable insights into India at the time as well as the British publicâ€™s ignorance of the facts on the ground.
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Untouchable - An Indian Life History

by James M. Freeman

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 Nearly 16% of Indiaâ€™s population â€" or over 100 million people â€" are untouchables. Most of them, despite decades of government efforts to improve their economic and social position, remain desperately poor, illiterate, subject to brutal discrimination and economic exploitation, and with no prospect for improvement of their condition.
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Essays On The Transformation Of India'S Agrarian Economy

by Chiranjib Sen

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 The central problem to which this book, is addressed is the transformation of agrarian structure as it historically evolved in India. The term â€˜structureâ€™, however, has multiple meanings. The sense in which the term is used refers to the system of production, including the pattern of its composition in terms of micro-units of production.
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Prophet Of A New Hindu Age - The Life And Times Of Acharya Pranavananda

by Ninian Smart e Swami Purnananda

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 This is the fascinating biography, first published in 1985, of the remarkable Bengali religious leader Swami Pranavananda who lived in the turbulent years of the early twentieth century.
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Caste And Christianity - Attitudes And Policies On Caste Of Anglo-Saxon Protestant Missions In India

by Duncan B. Forrester

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 This work, first published in 1980, breaks new ground as concerns caste in India. It first examines the nature of caste and its relation to Hinduism and questions in what sense it is possible to speak of Christianity as an egalitarian faith.
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A Constitutional History Of India, 1600-1935

by Arthur Berriedale Keith

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 Beginning with a description of the East India Company before Plassey, its constitution, administration of settlements, and relation to the Indian states, the book closes with an account of the reforms of the 1930s, the events leading up to the White Paper and an analysis and elucidation of the Government of India Act 1935.
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The Social System And Culture Of Modern India - A Research Bibliography

by Danesh A. Chekki

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 In global perspective, the immensity, diversity, and unique importance of Indian society and culture can hardly be underestimated. This reference volume, first published in 1975, encompasses studies that reflect both the unity and diversity of Indiaâ€™s culture and social system.
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Bharati Mukherjee - Critical Perspectives

by Emmanuel S. Nelson

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 The twelve essays that form this book, first published in 1993, interpret Bharati Mukherjeeâ€™s oeuvre from a variety of critical perspectives. The authorsâ€™ approaches range from the biographical to the poststructuralist, from cultural analysis to comparative commentary to deconstructive reading.
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Palaces Of The Raj - Magnificence And Misery Of The Lord Sahibs

by Mark Bence-Jones

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 This book, gives a vivid picture of British-Indian social life from the eighteenth century to Independence, as well as of the houses themselves. The author peoples the houses with some of the men and women who lived in them during the course of their history, and in doing so provides a chapter of social history which has not been written before.
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Early Writings On India - A Union Catalogue Of Books On India In The English Language Published Up To 1900 And Available In Delhi Libraries

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 This book, first published in 1975, is a comprehensive list of all the books on India, written in English before 1900. It is an invaluable reference source on India of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Apart from the work of professional writers, there are the writings of a cross-section of society from soldiers to scientists.
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From Sepoy To Subedar - Being The Life And Adventures Of Subedar Sita Ram, A Native Officer Of The Bengal Army, Written And Related By Himself

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 From Sepoy to Subedar by Sita Ram is the only published account by an Indian soldier of his experiences serving in the East India Companyâ€™s Army. These memoirs cover a span of more than forty years of active service, and provide a fascinating insight into the lives of the Indian soldiers serving under the British.
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Early Child Care In India

by Margaret Khalakdina

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 In India, in the second half of the twentieth century, there was a vastly increased concern for the welfare of children. . This book, first published in 1979, examines these programs and considers the enormous challenge of child care under the wide variety of conditions in this vast country.
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Women Of India - An Annotated Bibliography

by Harshida Pandit

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 This book, first published in 1985, provides a comprehensive annotated bibliography to hose years, and the years that followed of the relentless liberation struggle by women on the socio-political and legal fronts.
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Sources For The History Of British India In The Seventeenth Century

by Shafaat Ahmad Khan

52,71€ + 10% CARD

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 This book, first published in 1926, is neither a catalogue of libraries and record offices, no is it a selection of transcripts from the English and Indian archives. Every important document has been subjected to a close and careful scrutiny, and references have been given to printed works that throw further light on the subject.
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The Making Of The Indian Princes

by Edward Thompson

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 This book, first published in 1943, sets forth the history of the rise and development of the states of princely India from the end of the eighteenth century until the beginning of nineteenth. This was also the formative period for the East India Company and thus for India itself.
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Indian Music - A Vast Ocean Of Promise

by Peggy Holroyde

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 In this book, first published in 1972, Indian music is given the comprehensive treatment it so richly deserves. The author brings a wealth of association with the country and its music into focus with a general introduction to the cultural and spiritual environment, and to the techniques, instruments and methods of the Indian musician.
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Income Distribution, Growth And Basic Needs In India

by Gopal Kadekodi, Mary Gregory, Peter Pearson e R. Sinha

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 This book, first published in 1979, explores the sources and patterns of the distribution of personal incomes in India, between rural and urban areas and among socio-economic classes, differentiating particularly those groups falling below the poverty line.
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India Under Morley And Minto - Politics Behind Revolution, Repression And Reforms

by M.N. Das

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 A revolutionary movement, wide in its appeal and full of idealism, generated an incompatibility in the traditional relations between ruler and ruled. This book, first published in 1964 and drawing extensively on the private papers of the main protagonists, examines the years of Indian administration directed by Morley and Minto.
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India And Pakistan - A General And Regional Geography

by A.T.A. Learmonth e O.H.K. Spate

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 This book, was recognised as the standard work on Indo-Pakistani geography. Part 1 focuses on climate and soils; Part 2 provides a synopsis of the social complexities of the sub-continent; Part 3 examines planning and development; Part 4 is devoted to detailed regional description, both urban and rural.
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Gandhi, Nehru And Modern India

by Elizabeth Mauchline Roberts

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 In tracing the development of India from British colony to self-governing independent republic, this book, first published in 1974, combines examples of what this has meant to individual Indians, whether Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian, with an outline of Indiaâ€™s history from the end of the nineteenth century to the death of Nehru in 1964.
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