01358    a2200181   4500020001500000020001800015082000800033100001800041245007700059250001200136260003200148300002100180500001500201520077200216700001900988856008201007856008701089  a0415169526  a978041516952304a9541 aBose, Sugata.10aModern south asia :bhistory, culture, political economy /cSugata Bose.  a1st ed.  a[S.l.] :bRoutledge,c1998.  a320 p. ;c22 cm.  aPaperback.  aThe South Asian subcontinent is home to nearly a billion people and has been the site of fierce historical contestation. It is a panoply of languages and religions with a rich and complex history and culture. Drawing on the newest and most sophisticated historical research and scholarship in the field, Modern South Asia is written in an accessible style for all those with an intellectual curiosity about the region. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c. 1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, it offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity.1 aJalal, Ayesha.403Amazon.comuhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415169526/chopaconline-20403Amazon customer reviewsuhttp://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0415169526