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The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India

byManan Ahmed Asif

In The Loss of Hindustan, Manan Ahmed Asif presents a historical account centered on the Invention of India. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and political science. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

256

ISBN

9780674987906