[
Wesleyan Home Page
] [
WesMaps Home Page
]
[
Course Search
] [
Course Search by CID
]
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.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
Copyright Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459