A Book of India - Couverture souple

Pandey, B. N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8171676162 ISBN 13 : 9788171676163

Editeur : Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

A country with diverse climate and vegetation, with a recorded history and literature spanning five thousand years, with 850 languages and dialects, populated by peoples of widely different racial origins and the birthplace of several important religions, India is unmatched in its diversity. In A Book of India, renowned scholar Dr B.N. Pandey draws upon the country's broad literatures, including the legacies left by the explorers, missionaries, scholars and administrators of the Raj, to etch a coherent picture of the vast panorama that is India.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr B.N. Pandey was born in Uttar Pradesh. He taught modern Indian history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and was also the chairman of the Centre of South African Studies. His publications include The Rise of Modern India, The Introduction of English Law into India, The Break-up of British India, The Evolution of India and Pakistan: Selected Documents, 1858-1947 (edited with C.H. Philips and H.L. Singh)and Nehru, a full length scholarly biography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8171676162
• ISBN 13: 9788171676163
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 508
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