Books like Modern India, 1885-1947 by Sumit Sarkar

Name: Modern India, 1885-1947
Author: Sumit Sarkar

📘 Modern India, 1885-1947 by Sumit Sarkar

The present work tries to explore, in the light of the author's own research, some of the rich possibilities of a 'history from below'. The shift in focus towards tribals, peasants and workers is shown to involve important charges in our whole understanding of modern Indian history. Modern India contains reading list for those who wish to examine the plethora of research work on subject.

First publish date: 1983

Authors: Sumit Sarkar

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Sumit Sarkar

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Modern India, 1885-1947 by Sumit Sarkar are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Modern India, 1885-1947 (4 similar books)

📘 The discovery of India

by Jawaharlal Nehru

An insightful survey of India's ancient and modern history, civilization, and culture, written by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, offering a holistic view of the nation's heritage.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (10 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The discovery of India

📘 India unbound

by Gurcharan Das

India Unbound charts the nation’s rapid social, political, and economic transformation over the last fifty years, blending personal narrative with analytical insight into its rise as a free‑market democracy and information‑economy power.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (6 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like India unbound

📘 The Marathas, 1600-1818

by Gordon, Stewart

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Marathas, 1600-1818

📘 The idea of India

by Sunil Khilnani

"Our appreciation of the importance of India can only increase in light of current events in Asia and after the revelations about India's nuclear capabilities. This study addresses the paradoxes and ironies of this the world's largest democracy. Do the old ideas, or idea, of India still hold true - especially now that the country is in the hands of a very different kind of leadership? Can the original idea of India survive its own successes?". "In his new introduction, Khilnani addresses these issues in the new perspectives afforded by events of the recent year in India and in the world."--BOOK JACKET.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The idea of India

Some Other Similar Books

India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor
From the Satyagraha to the Quit India Movement by Rash Behari Ghose
India: A History by John Keay
The Penguin History of India by Simon Schama
India: A Sacred Geography by Santha Rama Rau

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!