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His 307. Welcome back to school and to the complex concepts and ideas of the non-western world. In this specific case the focus will be on India. Problems with the idea of non-western world. Majority World-Africa, Asia and Latin America. Expansion of Europe Hybridization of the World
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His 307 Welcome back to school and to the complex concepts and ideas of the non-western world. In this specific case the focus will be on India. His 307 Select Themes in Nonwestern History
Problems with the idea of non-western world • Majority World-Africa, Asia and Latin America. • Expansion of Europe • Hybridization of the World • West in the East and East in the West • Conceptual framework to understand this world His 307 Select Themes in Nonwestern History
Democracy, Modernity and Nation Formation : The Indian Experience • Meaning of modernity • A) Industrialization • B) Capitalism • C) Relentless transformation of the society • Products of Modernity • A) Democracy • B) Nation State= Nation + State His 307 Select Themes in Nonwestern History
Uniqueness of India: Colonial Experience and After • British conquest and experiment with colonial rule. • Western Impact and the transformation of Indian society. • Resilience of traditional society. • Centralized state, market, democracy and nationalism. • Social organization based on caste. His 307 Select Themes in Nonwestern History
Design of the course • Investigation into the contradictory and hybrid political system in India. • The falsity of dual model of tradition and modernity. • New forms of modernity through modernization of tradition. • India at cross roads. His 307 Select Themes in Nonwestern History
Course Description and handbook • Please look at the website http://www.ilstu.edu/~sbasu/History%20307.htm • Class attendance and participation strictly reinforced. • Seminar Presentation and Essay. • One midterm and one end term exam. His 307 Select Themes in Nonwestern History