A History of India Author:Hermann Kulke, Dietmar Rothermund A History of India is a compact synthesis which examines the major political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent. This new edition has been thoroughly revised containing new research, and an updated preface, index and dateline.A History of India is a compact synthesis presenting the grand... more » sweep of Indian history from the early civilizations of the Northwest, to the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire, to internal affairs of political and economical development. The new edition has been thoroughly revised containing new research, an updated preface, index and dateline. This authoritative and detailed account of the political, economic, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the subcontinent emphasizes and analyzes the structural pattern of Indian history.« less