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South Asia in World History (Paperback)
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South Asia in World History (Paperback)
Series: New Oxford World History
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It can be said of South Asia what has long been said of its great
epic poem, the Mahabharata: "there is nothing in it that cannot be
found elsewhere in the world and nothing in the world that cannot
be found there." South Asia's historic trans-regional connections
to the wider world include the trade between its most ancient
civilization with Sumer and central Asia, the diffusion beyond its
shores of three of the world's major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism,
and Sikhism), its cultural encounters with the Greeks, Islam,
European imperialism, the spread of it cuisine (from crystalized
sugar to "curry"), and its architecture (including the world's most
recognized building, the Taj Mahal). While these connections have
insured that South Asia has always loomed large in the
consideration of the world's collective past, its societies are
currently undergoing a transformation that may enable them to rival
the United States and China as the world's largest economy. This
study employs accessible language and an engaging narrative to
provide insight into how world historical processes, from changes
in environment to the movement of peoples and ideas, have shaped
and continue to shape the history of South Asia and its place in
the wider world.
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