The east india company and the making of colonial marketplace university of pennsylvania press, 1998 and ganges. The argumentative indian is a book written by nobel prize winning indian economist amartya sen. The many pasts of an indian river yale university press, 2019, has made a big splash in the media since it came out in january. You will also be able to find books on ancient indian. The many pasts of an indian river yale university press, 2019, is generating a lot of media buzz. National imperialism and the origins of british india. This stunningly original, beautifully crafted book is the best history of the ganges that currently exists. Sun yatsen and the origins of the chinese revolution 9780520017528. The east india company and the making of colonial marketplace was nominated for the john ben snow prize of the council of british studies and the morris forkosch prize of the american historical association.
In a challenging and insightful essay, amartya sen explores ideas, around organised violence such as war, genocide and terrorism and. Living history is a 2003 memoir by hillary rodham clinton. Buy the constitution of india for children book online at low prices. The many pasts of a river by sudipta sen sudipta sen s comprehensive work on the river is certain to become one of the goto books on studying the ganga.
The many pasts of a river by sudipta sen, professor of history at uc davis, is a book like the river itselfit is many things at the same time. Online shopping for indian history from a great selection at books store. The many pasts of a river, the 450page seminal account has been authored by sudipta sen, who is a professor of history at the university of californiadavis. We asked a long list of locals what washington books theyd recommend to. It is a collection of essays that discuss indias history and. Advise and consent shows, for example, that the senate is made up not of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of sudipta sen books online. Sudipta sens new book on the ganges making a splash. For the hindus, ganga is a river and a goddess indivisible from each other. Writings on indian history, culture and identity by amartya sen allen lane. Bulletin of materials science indian academy of sciences. Ganga synonymous with threshold of afterlife, says book by. A scholar of india and the british empire, his work has focused on the early colonial history of british india.
Sudipta sen is professor of history at the university of california, davis. In this unprecedented work, historian sudipta sen tells the story of the ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that navigated its waters, and the way it came to. Ganga the book is a partial atlas of the river the. Sen is an avid cook and enthusiastic musician of modest ability congas, guitar, keyboard. About the author 2002 sudipta sen is assistant professor of history at syracuse university. Tansen sen is director of the center for global asia and professor of history at nyu shanghai and global network professor at nyu.
Heres how political divides shape what students learn about the nations history. Effect of back electrode on trap energy and interfacial barrier height of crystal violet dyebased organic device. The textbooks cover the same sweeping story, from the brutality. National imperialism and the origins of britishindia, london. Understand the evolution of modern india by shopping for history books online. He is now finishing a book on the history of law, crime and punishment in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century british india. Sudipta sen is professor of history at the university of california, davis, andthe author of distant sovereignty. Sudipta sen is professor of history at the university of california, davis, and the author of distant sovereignty. All the great rivers in the world are revered but no river has been mythologized more than ganga.
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