A History Of India 2
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the twilight of the Mughal Empire to the birth of an independent nation, A History of India 2 charts the dramatic arc of the Indian subcontinent's transformation under British colonial rule. Percival Spear chronicles the sweeping political, social, and economic currents that reshaped India from the eighteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, illuminating the complex interplay between indigenous cultures and imperial power with remarkable clarity and depth. Spear brings to this monumental subject the authority of a seasoned Oxford historian, presenting a narrative that is both rigorously analytical and compellingly readable. His prose cuts through imperial mythology to reveal the tensions, negotiations, and upheavals that defined one of history's most consequential colonial encounters. As the final chapter of British India closes, Spear leaves the reader with an acute understanding of just how fragile — and how hard-won — the idea of a unified, independent India truly was.
Author: Percival Spear
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
From the twilight of the Mughal Empire to the birth of an independent nation, A History of India 2 charts the dramatic arc of the Indian subcontinent's transformation under British colonial rule. Percival Spear chronicles the sweeping political, social, and economic currents that reshaped India from the eighteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century, illuminating the complex interplay between indigenous cultures and imperial power with remarkable clarity and depth. Spear brings to this monumental subject the authority of a seasoned Oxford historian, presenting a narrative that is both rigorously analytical and compellingly readable. His prose cuts through imperial mythology to reveal the tensions, negotiations, and upheavals that defined one of history's most consequential colonial encounters. As the final chapter of British India closes, Spear leaves the reader with an acute understanding of just how fragile — and how hard-won — the idea of a unified, independent India truly was.