Description
HIST 230. MODERN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY. This course introduces the major themes, ideas, and events of Modern South Asian history. While each of the modern constituent nations (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) will be discussed in comparison to one another, this course will focus on the regions known today as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. We will examine social change, intellectual movements, and the political currents of South Asia from the seventeenth century to the present. This class will also include introductions to the cultures of South Asia through food, major holidays, major religions, and contemporary politics. At the end of this class, students will be able to narrate the major events of Modern South Asian history, understand better its cultural and physical geography, and recognize the ways South Asia’s past shapes its contemporary roles in the world. Spring semester only, three hours.