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020 _a9780199452750
082 _a954 DHA
100 _aDharampal-Frick, Gita, editor.
245 _aKey Concepts in Modern Indian Studies
_c/ edited by Gita Dharampal-Frick, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach, Rachel Dwyer, and Jahnavi Phalkey.
250 _aFirst Edition
260 _aNew Delhi
_b : Oxford University Press
_c, 2015.
300 _axvi, 326 p.
_c; 24 cm
520 _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
650 _aHistory of India--Civilization
650 _aIndia--Politics and government
700 _aKirloskar-Steinbach, Monika, editor.
700 _aDwyer, Rachel, editor.
700 _aPhalkey, Jahnavi, editor.
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