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082			_a954.02 M69S
100			_aMisra, Salil _930867
245	0	0	_aSlices of Indian History : _bThe Story of India’s Transformation / _cSalil Misra.
260			_aDelhi: _bPrimus Books, _c2025.
300			_axxix, 328p. ; 24cm.
520			_aThe essays in Slices of Indian History touch upon diverse facets of modern Indian history, including the major episodes, processes, institutions and personalities. Put together, they tell the story of Indian’s transformation in modern times and in the direction of modernity. The chapters underscore that the traditional social structure, comprehensive domination by British imperialism, and a powerful nationalist mass struggle against it, played a critical part in this process. India’s journey towards modernization carries the stamp of all three building blocks. Most of the essays in the book focus on India’s encounters with modernity and some major milestones in this encounter. It portrays a picture of India as a large civilizational society with its own distinctive features. In its transition towards acquiring a modern structure, it confronted many dilemmas and challenges, and the crucial choices made by the national leaders.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aIndian History
650			_aBritish imperialism _931154
650			_aIndian national leaders _931155
942			_cBK
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