1st Edition
The Geopolitics of South Asia From Early Empires to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
By Graham Chapman
Copyright 2000
360 Pages
by
Routledge
This title was first published in 2000: This volume explores one of the world's greatest cultural heartlands - the Indian sub-continent. It shows how geological movements moulded the land and how they still impact upon it; how the culture of early setters evolved to form Hinduism; how its wealth and power attracted the attention of Islamic invaders who founded the Sultanate of Delhi and... Read more
List of Figures, List of Tables, Foreword, Acknowledgements, PART I: INTRODUCTION, 1. Brahma and Manu: Of Mountains and Rivers, Gods and Men, 2. Hinduism: The Manifold of Man and God, 3. Islam: Submission to the One True God, PART II: THE BRITISH RAJ, 4. The Usurpers: The Life and Death of John Company, 5. A New Geography: A New Economy, 6. The New Nationalisms and the Politics of Reaction, PART III: THE SUCCESSOR STATES, 7. Divide and Quit, 8. New Lines on the Map, 9. From Two to Three: The Birth of Bangladesh, 10. Raj and Swaraj: Regionalism and Integration in the Successor States, 11. The Power Upstream, 12. The Greater Game, PART IV: CONCLUSIONS, 13. States and Region in South Asia, References and Bibliography, Appendix, Index
Biography
Graham Chapman
