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This is the first sweeping one-volume overview of Indian history, from the beginning of the Indus Valley
Civilization to the twenty-first century.
Audrey Truschke weaves together military, social, religious, dynastic, and literary history to give the reader a
sense of the many ways of
comprehending "India," understood not only as the modern nation-state but also the pre-national connotations
that encompassed greater South
Asia. Truschke approaches the dizzying array of linguistic communities, religions, and cultures of the subcontinent
through different voices, paying
attention to those at the top of the political class as well as to female voices, untouchables, and non-dominant
religious perspectives.
A readable and ambitious history written for general readers and students, India: A History features relatively
short, digestible chapters. Source
material enlivens the historical storylines, and each chapter has a short list of suggested readings. Throughout
the book, religious studies
intertwines with archeology and paleography, anthropology mixes with political science, and art and literature
meet historiography to paint an
expansive portrait of India over four thousand years. Today in India and Pakistan, we are witness to violent
impulses to purify the region of
syncretism and traditions of conviviality. In turn, Truschke illustrates how imperative it is to view the historical
truth about India with critical
attention and an open mind to its diversity.
Civilization to the twenty-first century.
Audrey Truschke weaves together military, social, religious, dynastic, and literary history to give the reader a
sense of the many ways of
comprehending "India," understood not only as the modern nation-state but also the pre-national connotations
that encompassed greater South
Asia. Truschke approaches the dizzying array of linguistic communities, religions, and cultures of the subcontinent
through different voices, paying
attention to those at the top of the political class as well as to female voices, untouchables, and non-dominant
religious perspectives.
A readable and ambitious history written for general readers and students, India: A History features relatively
short, digestible chapters. Source
material enlivens the historical storylines, and each chapter has a short list of suggested readings. Throughout
the book, religious studies
intertwines with archeology and paleography, anthropology mixes with political science, and art and literature
meet historiography to paint an
expansive portrait of India over four thousand years. Today in India and Pakistan, we are witness to violent
impulses to purify the region of
syncretism and traditions of conviviality. In turn, Truschke illustrates how imperative it is to view the historical
truth about India with critical
attention and an open mind to its diversity.