Five. The “High Noon” of Empire

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Maps xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I
8. One. Borders and Boundaries 13
9. Two. Land, Society, Environment 32
10. Three. The South Asian Diasporas 47
11. Part II
12. Four. British Rule: The First Phase 65
13. Five. The “High Noon” of Empire 80
14. Six. Indians and the Raj 98
15. Part III
16. Seven. The Nation and Beyond: Transnational Anticolonial Struggle 117
17. Eight. Independence with Partition 130
18. Part IV
19. Nine. Nehru and the “New” India 149
20. Ten. Pakistan’s Failure in Democratic Consolidation 164
21. Part V
22. Eleven. Challenges to Nehruvian India 181
23. Twelve. Pakistan’s National Crisis and the Birth of Bangladesh 196
24. Thirteen. Bangladesh Since Independence 210
25. Fourteen. Pakistan Since 1971 226
26. Fifteen. India Shining 242
27. Sixteen. The Contemporary International Relations of South Asia 254
28. Chronology 271
29. Notes 279
30. Glossary 317
31. Bibliography 319
32. Illustration Credits 331
33. Index 333