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020			_a9780199760343
082	0	0	_a954 M33 S _b102134
100	1		_aMarc Jason Gilbert
245	1	0	_aSouth Asia in World History /
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2017
300			_a186 _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm.
490	0		_aThe new Oxford world history
500			_aIt can be said of South Asia what has long been said of its great epic poem, the Mahabharata: "there is nothing in it that cannot be found elsewhere in the world and nothing in the world that cannot be found there." South Asia's historic trans-regional connections to the wider world include the trade between its most ancient civilization with Sumer and central Asia, the diffusion beyond its shores of three of the world's major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), its cultural encounters with the Greeks, Islam, European imperialism, the spread of it cuisine (from crystalized sugar to "curry"), and its architecture (including the world's most recognized building, the Taj Mahal). While these connections have insured that South Asia has always loomed large in the consideration of the world's collective past, its societies are currently undergoing a transformation that may enable them to rival the United States and China as the world's largest economy. This study employs accessible language and an engaging narrative to provide insight into how world historical processes, from changes in environment to the movement of peoples and ideas, have shaped and continue to shape the history of South Asia and its place in the wider world
505	0		_aSouth Asia and the world to 1500 BCE -- The Vedic Age, 1500 to 500 BCE -- South Asia's classical age: 325 BCE to 711 CE -- Islam in South Asia, c. 711 to 1556 -- The great mughals: c. 1556-1757 -- From company state to crown rule, c. 1757-1877 -- From the rise of nationalism to independence, 1885-1948 -- Tryst with destiny: South Asia and the world, 1947 to the present.
650			_aSouth Asia
650			_aInternational relations
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