01666nam a22002057a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200120007610000350008824501400012325000180026326000510028130000250033252009350035765000350129265000350132770000410136270000270140370000300143020260618130611.0260610b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780199452750  a954 DHA  aDharampal-Frick, Gita, editor.  aKey Concepts in Modern Indian Studiesc/ edited by Gita Dharampal-Frick, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach, Rachel Dwyer, and Jahnavi Phalkey.  aFirst Edition  aNew Delhib : Oxford University Pressc, 2015.  axvi, 326 p.c; 24 cm  aKey Concepts in Modern Indian Studies is a reference work that introduces the major concepts, ideas, and debates used in the study of modern India. The volume contains more than one hundred entries written by leading scholars from different disciplines, including history, sociology, political science, cultural studies, philosophy, and anthropology.

The book examines important concepts such as Ahimsa, Caste, Dalit, Democracy, Development, Hindutva, Nationalism, Nonalignment, Partition, Poverty, Secularism, Swaraj, and Postcolonialism, explaining their historical evolution, contemporary meanings, and significance in academic and public discourse.

It serves as an interdisciplinary guide to understanding the social, cultural, political, and economic processes that have shaped modern India and is especially useful for students and researchers in Indian studies, history, political science, sociology, and cultural studies  aHistory of India--Civilization  aIndia--Politics and government  aKirloskar-Steinbach, Monika, editor.  aDwyer, Rachel, editor.  aPhalkey, Jahnavi, editor.