The Making of India: A Historical Survey - Softcover

Vohra, Ranbir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563246953 ISBN 13: 9781563246951

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

This work offers a broad survey of India's search for political identity in the context of a culture marked by strong conflicting socio-religious traditions. The books also surveys the historical development of India from earliest times through British colonialism to the present. Among the discussions are a comparison of Indian historical development with that of China; a view of the development of Indian civilization and political culture in terms of the socio-religious conflicts and traditions of Hindus and Moslems; and coverage of the politicization of religion and communalization of politics in the current era which pits Moslems against Hindus, challenging the unity and secular nature of the Indian state.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This thoughtful, balanced, and highly readable work provides a masterful sweep of the long and variegated history of India and its current struggle for modernity. Basing his narrative line on the socioreligious tradition of India, the author helps the reader understand how India's past lives on into the present and how the complex interaction among the forces of imperialism, tradition, and modernity have complicated the problems of state and nation building in contemporary India.

About the Author:

Ranbir Vohra currently teaches at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1563246953
• ISBN 13: 9781563246951
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 334