Short history of India /
Gordon Kerr
- 192 pages ; 20 cm.
Introduction -- 1. Ancient India -- 2. Gangetic culture and great empires -- 3. The coming of Islam -- 4. The Delhi sultanate -- 5. The Mughal empire: 1526 to 1540 and 1555 to 1857 -- 6. The Maratha empire: 1675-1818 -- 7. The Europeans -- 8. Consolidating Empire: 1805-1857 -- 9. Crown rule: 1858-1905 -- 10. Fighting for freedom -- 11. Towards independence: the nationalist movement from 1920 to 1948 -- 12. The making of a nation -- 13. India in the twenty-first century.
"The world's largest democracy and second most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamic nation with a thriving economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag. Its history is a unique story of ancient empires and civilisations, some dating back to humankind's earliest times. A Short History of India traces this fascinating path from the India of ancient and powerful kingdoms to the flourishing, vibrant nation that it is today"-