HIST 163 - Modern South Asia

FC SSCI CD

4 credits
This course surveys the making of modern South Asia from the British Empire to the birth of the nation-states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (c. 1750 to present). It introduces students to such key themes in South Asian history as the impact of European rule, the rise of anticolonial movements, and the problems of postcolonial politics. Topics of inquiry include the English East India Company and the British Raj, social reform and social revolt, mass nationalism and Hindu-Muslim ‘communalism,’ and the aspirations and failures of democratic governance.