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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing Group, United States, 2009. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 3rd Revised edition. 234 x 156 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. This enthralling volume tells the story of one of the world's greatest cultural heartlands - the Indian subcontinent. It shows how geological movements moulded the land of this unique cradle and how they still impact on it; from the early settlers, the great Mogul Empire and the British Raj, through the impact of railways, the development of irrigation systems on the economy and the spread of representative democracy.Discussions are woven around the three major forces of integration. These are 'identitive' forces - bonds of language, ethnicity, religion or ideology; 'utilitarian' forces - bonds of common material interest, and 'coercion' - the institutional use or threat of physical violence. By studying these forces, Professor Chapman shows how the organisation of territory - as states and empires, as monarchic realms and as representative democracies - has been central to the region's historic, cultural, linguistic and economic development. Anyone who is planning on carrying out research in South Asia or indeed anyone who simply wishes to understand more about this cultural heartland should read this book.In addition to the material on the Northwest frontier, Afghanistan and Kashmir which was added for the second edition, the Northeastern borderlands are also now examined in this fully revised third edition.The current geopolitical state of the region is completely updated and greatly enhanced. Bookseller Inventory # AA69780754672982

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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, 2009. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 7884419

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Book Description: Ashgate Publishing Group. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, The Geopolitics of South Asia: From Early Empires to the Nuclear Age (3rd Revised edition), Graham P. Chapman, Tells the story of one of the world's greatest cultural heartlands - the Indian subcontinent. This book shows how geological movements moulded the land of this unique cradle and how they impact on it; from the early settlers, the great Mogul Empire and the British Raj, through the impact of railways, and the spread of representative democracy. Bookseller Inventory # B9780754672982

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Book Description: Ashgate, 2009. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. New and in stock. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 0754672980

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Book Description: Ashgate Pub Co, 2009. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 3rd edition. 362 pages. 9.49x7.24x1.26 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0754672980

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