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Spring 2013 History W3811 section 001 S ASIA II:EMPIRE/ITS AFTERMATH S ASIA II:EMPIRE/ITS AFTRMATH | |
| Call Number | 09239 |
| Day & Time Location |
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm 203 Diana Center |
| Points | 3 |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Anupama Rao |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Course Description | This is the second of a two-semester survey focusing on the historical evolution of the cultures, polities, and societies in the Indian sub-continent from the early modern to the postcolonial periods. The chronological scope of this sequence is the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. We begin with the rise (and demise) of the Mughal empire, followed by inquiries into the nature of the eighteenth century "transition" to European rule, take up questions of colonial rule and anticolonialism, and end, finally, by exploring debates about violence, secularism, and democracy in postcolonial South Asia. We will focus in particular on the flowing themes: non-Western state formation; debates about colonial economy and underdevelopment; the structure and ideology of anticolonial thought; organized challenges to the nation-form by political minorities-Muslims, untouchables, and women; and contemporary debates about religion, rights, and violence. The class relies extensively on primary texts, and aims to expose students to multiple historiographical perspectives for understanding South Asia's past. Field(s): SA |
| Web Site | CourseWorks |
| Department | History @Barnard |
| Enrollment | 12 students as of 11:19PM Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
| Subject | History |
| Number | W3811 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Open To | Columbia College, Engineering and Applied Science, General Studies, School of Continuing Education, Graduate School of Arts and Science, School of the Arts, International and Public Affairs, Barnard, Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate |
| Campus | Barnard College |
| Section key | 20131HIST3811W001 |
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