{"product_id":"9780340706336","title":"India and Pakistan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIndia and Pakistan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ian Talbot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first volume in the series looks at a region that is all too often viewed through the prism of European experience: India and Pakistan. Ian Talbot provides a wide-ranging study of nationalism in a non-European context, showing how the 'invention' of modern India and Pakistan drew heavily for inspiration on indigenous values. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing both the effects of colonial rule and the post-colonial aftermath, the book is a readable and up-to-date introduction to the major issues in the contemporary history of the sub-continent and an examination of a recent trend in historical writing to emphasize the extent to which nations are made, not born. The book explores whether the forging of the nation is a matter of conscious manipulation by an elite or guided by more popular imperatives or a combination of the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thoughtful and up-to-date account that will be of great value to all those interested in the history of nationalism in South Asia.” —\u003ci\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A pithy commentary on the formation of modern national identities in the subcontinent.” —\u003ci\u003eCommonwealth and Comparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780340706336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593738760398,"sku":"9780340706336","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_29d044bf-784e-451f-8bd3-5df53a8320a9.jpg?v=1637792657","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780340706336","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}