Walsh, Judith E.

A brief history of India / Judith E. Walsh. - New York : Facts on File, c2006. - xix, 348 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-330) and index.

Land, climate, and prehistory -- Caste, kings, and the Hindu world order (1000 B.C.-A.D. 700) -- Turks, Afghans, and Mughals (600-1800) -- The jewel in the crown (1757-1885) -- Becoming modern the colonial way (1800-1900) -- Toward freedom (1885-1920) -- Gandhi and the nationalist movement (1920-1948) -- Constructing the nation (1950-1991) -- Bollywood and beyond (1947-2004) -- India at the turn of the century (1991-2004).

ISBN: 0816056587

LCCN: 2005001892

LC Class. No.: DS436 / .W34 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 954