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This course surveys the history India to about 1750. Themes of particular interest include caste and class; popular belief and religious orthodoxies; technology and social change; the sociology and culture of imperial rule; the structures and dynamics of Eurasian, Indian Ocean, and Indian commerce; the evolution of the imperial state; and peasant life and agricultural production. Students will read a variety of contemporary primary documents, including religious and bardic poetry, travel accounts, administrative reports, traditional political chronicles, courtly drama, and imperial fiction. The thrice-weekly meetings will combine lectures and class discussion of the readings.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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