A New History of Modern India An Outline  (English, Paperback, Ranjan Chakrabarti)

A New History of Modern India: An Outline is an introductory text that provides a well-rounded historical account of the history of modern India. The book will be of use to school and university students, teachers, competitive examinees and general readers who require a clear and concise delineation of Modern South Asian History. Professor Ranjan Chakrabarti is the Vice Chancellor of Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. Professor Chakrabarti has taught History at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. A former Fulbright Visiting Professor at Brown University, recipient of the prestigious Charles Wallace Fellowship at the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) and Alexander O. Vietor Memorial Fellowship at Brown University, Professor Chakrabarti is an acclaimed historian with a keen interest in environmental history and related areas. Professor Chakrabarti's major publications include A History of the Modern World: An Outline (2012), Terror, Crime and Punishment (2010), Situating Environmental History (2007), Does Environmental History Matter? (2006), Random Notes on Modern Indian History (2006 and 2008), Space and Power in History (2001), Political Economy and Protest (1997), and a coedited volume Natural Resources, Sustainability and Humanity (2012).