History of Modern South Asia

Politics, States, Diasporas

Talbot Ian

Noted historian Ian Talbot has written a new history of modern South Asia that considers the Indian Subcontinent in regional rather than in solely national terms. A leading expert on the Partition of 1947, Talbot focuses here on the combined history of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh since 1757 and specifically on the impact of external influences on the local peoples and cultures. This text explores the region's colonial and postcolonial past, and the cultural and economic Indian reaction to the years of British authority, thus viewing the transformation of modern South Asia through the lens of a wider world.

About the Author

Ian Talbot is professor of modern british history and formerly head of history at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, and has written numerous books on the modern histories of India and Pakistan.

Reviews

"The book showcases Ian Talbot's lifetime of scholarship and his very wide-ranging knowledge of South Asia. The text has a lighter touch than many more standard histories. Undergraduates studying the region will find it a very useful introduction" – Owen Bennett-Jones, author of "Pakistan: The Eye of the Storm"

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