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History of India from the earliest period to the close of the East India Company's government

History of India from the earliest period to the close of the East India Company's government

John Clark Marshman

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Travel GeneralGeneral Asian HistoryGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 9353606519
ISBN13: 9789353606510
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 572
Weight: 1.58
Height: 1.27 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From the earliest recorded traditions of the subcontinent to the dramatic close of the East India Company's government, John Clark Marshman offers a sweeping, closely argued narrative of India's past. The canvas here is vast. Drawing on state papers, chronicles and early colonial records, this scholarly history of India follows the long arc from ancient and medieval India through the expansion of British power and the definitive British conquest of India under East India Company rule. Composed as a major nineteenth century history volume, Marshman's study became a foundational India history reference work, written in conversation with earlier accounts such as James Mill's India history and anticipating the vivid storytelling admired in William Dalrymple's Indian history. Its pages probe the complexity of the premodern Indian subcontinent, the clash of empires, the transformation of commerce and administration, and the moral controversies surrounding colonial era British India. Clear, forceful and meticulously organised, it remains invaluable both as Indian history for students and as a rich, reflective read for the curious general reader, collectors of classic scholarship, and anyone seeking a comprehensive India history book. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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