South Asian history: An introduction -- Modernity and antiquity: Interpretations of Ancient India -- Pre-modern accommodation of difference: The making of Indo-Islamic cultures -- The Mughal Empire: State, economy and society -- India between empires: Decline or decentralization? -- The transition to colonialism: Resistance and collaboration -- The first century of British rule, 1757 to 1857: State and economy -- Company Raj and Indian society, 1757 to 1857: Reinvention and reform of tradition -- 1857: Rebellion, collaboration and the transition to Crown Raj -- High noon of colonialism, 1858 to 1914: State and political economy -- A nation in making? Rational reform, religious revival and Swadeshi nationalism, 1858 to 1914 -- Colonialism under siege: State and political economy after World War I -- Gandhian nationalism and mass politics: The 1920s -- The depression decade: Society, economics and politics -- Nationalism and colonialism during World War II and its aftermath: Economic crisis and political confrontation -- The partition of India and the demand for Pakistan 1947: Its meaning and memory -- Post-colonial South Asia: State and economy, society and politics, 1947-1971 -- Post-colonial South Asia: State and economy, society and politics, 1971-2003 -- Decolonizing South Asia: The view from a new millennium

1. South Asia -- History