A History of India

This new edition of Burton Stein's classic A History ofIndia builds on the success of the original to provide anupdated narrative of the development of Indian society, culture,and politics from 7000 BC to the present. * New edition of Burton Stein s classic text provides anarrative from 7000 BC up to the twenty-first century * Includes updated and extended coverage of the modern period,with a new chapter covering the death of Nehru in 1964 to thepresent * Expands coverage of India's internal political and economicdevelopment, and its wider diplomatic role in the region * Features a new introduction, updated glossary and furtherreading sections, and numerous figures, photographs and fullyrevised maps