Modern South Asia

Including literary pieces that evoke the atmosphere of the time, Modern South Asia: A Sourcebook and Reader presents a diverse and enthralling range of primary and secondary historical sources charting the development of modern South Asia. Designed as a companion to the editors' successful and ground-breaking text Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy, this book provide the reader with the key scripts that inform their authoritative and accessible historical narrative. Concentrating on the last three centuries, each source has a brief editorial introduction which places it in context and guides readers in their exploration of the key episodes in this vast and diverse continenta (TM)s history.