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Fisher, Michael Herbert, 1950- author, speaker.

A history of India / Dr. Michael H. Fisher.

[Chantilly, Virginia] : The Teaching Company, [2016]

Prince Frederick, MD : [Distributed by] Recorded Books.

18 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).

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A series of lectures delivered by Dr. Michael H. Fisher of Oberlin College on the history of India. Discover the rich diversity and captivating stories of the cultures of South Asia in this breathtaking 5,000-year history.

Great courses. Topic, History. Subtopic, Civilization & culture

Great courses (Compact disc)

India -- History.

Audiobooks.

Lectures.

Teaching Company, publisher.

"Course no. 8350."

Compact disc.

Accompanying PDF disc (course workbook) includes bibliographical references.

The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 36 lectures.

Lecturer: Dr. Michael H. Fisher, Oberlin College.

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Disc 1. Earliest history of the Indian Subcontinent ; Migration and the Adivasi -- disc 2. Indus Valley civilization ; Indo-European Vedic culture -- disc 3. Caste : Varna and Jati Epic literature : Ramayana -- disc 4. Epic history : Mahabharata ; Dharma in the Bhagavad Gita -- disc 5. The origins and rise of Jainism ; The origins and rise of Buddhism -- disc 6. The Mauryan Empire ; Ashoka's imperial Buddhism -- disc 7. Deccani and southern states ; Northwest and north India -- disc 8.Brahmanic synthesis ; Indian Parsis, Jews, and Christians -- disc 9. Islam comes to India ; Indian sultans -- disc 10. The early Mughal rules ; The reign of Emperor Akbar -- disc 11. Later Mughal rules ; The Mughals and the Marathas -- disc 12. Competing European empires ; The British East India Company -- disc 13. The issues and events of 1857 ; The British Raj and early nationalism -- disc 14. India and Indians in the world ; Mahatma Gandhi -- disc 15. Nationalists Ambedkar, Bose, and Jinnah ; The Partition of 1947 -- disc 16. West and East Pakistan ; The new Pakistan -- disc 17. Independent Bangladesh ; India under Nehru -- disc 18. Modernizing India ; South Asia into the 21st century.

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