{"product_id":"india-5-000-years-of-history-on-the-subcontinent","title":"India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Audrey Truschke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"265\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Princeton University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"367\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"390\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"580\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"704\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eA dazzling new history of the Indian subcontinent and its diverse peoples in global context — from antiquity to today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"928\"\u003eMuch of world history is Indian history. Home to one in four people today, the Indian subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas through migration and trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eIn this magisterial and accessible history, Audrey Truschke tells the rich and complex story of the region historically known as India — encompassing present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of Afghanistan — and the people who have lived there across five millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1239\"\u003eThis engaging narrative covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1763\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eThe rise and evolution of major religions: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eHinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Sikhism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003eFoundational texts and empires: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1372\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003ethe Vedas, Mahabharata, Ashoka, the Mauryan Empire, Chola rule, Indo-Persian governance, the Mughal Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003eGlobal connections through trade and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003eSilk Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003eEuropean colonialism\u003c\/strong\u003e, the struggle for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003enational independence\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the tragic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003ePartition of 1947\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1763\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1763\"\u003eContemporary issues: the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1705\"\u003erise of Hindu nationalism\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1725\"\u003eclimate change\u003c\/strong\u003e, and India’s role in the modern world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1963\"\u003eThroughout, the book emphasizes the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003ediversity of human experience\u003c\/strong\u003e on the subcontinent — including the voices of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1927\"\u003ewomen, religious minorities, lower classes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other \u003cstrong data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"1962\"\u003emarginalized groups\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2087\"\u003eTruschke reminds readers that India’s past remains \u003cstrong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2036\"\u003edeeply contested\u003c\/strong\u003e and continues to shape current events and debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2092\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2120\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2545\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003eAudrey Truschke\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University–Newark.\u003cbr data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2210\"\u003eShe is the bestselling author of \u003cem data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003eAurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India’s Most Controversial King\u003c\/em\u003e and other works on Indian history.\u003cbr data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2348\"\u003eShe earned her Ph.D. in 2012 from Columbia University, and her research focuses on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2516\"\u003ecultural, imperial, and intellectual history of early modern and modern India\u003c\/strong\u003e (circa 1200 to the present).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987664957619,"sku":"9780691277424","price":1039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/81YBryjXzsL._SL1500.jpg?v=1762861475","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/india-5-000-years-of-history-on-the-subcontinent","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}