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The Shortest History of India

By John Zubrzycki

Book information

ISBN
9781913083359, 1913083357
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5733300 bytes)
Pages
0\0
Library
SoftArchive
Time added
2023-07-15 09:56:41

Description

From the earliest humans and the Harappán civilisation to Muslim invaders, the great Mughals, British rule, the country's struggle for automony and present-day hopes and challenges, John Zubrzycki masterfully condenses five millennia of deities, mutinies, wars, great empires, decadent dynasties, invasions, colonisation and independence into a fascinating, lively read. He brings the complex and contrasting layers of Indian history to life through a well-known cast of characters - Buddha, Alexander the Great, Akbar, Clive, Tipu Sultan, Lakshmi Bai, Curzon, Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi - against a backdrop of the mystical Ganges, the desert forts of Rajasthan, the snow covered Himalayas and the ruins of India's fabled civilisations. --Back cover

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