Contemporary South Asia (DHP-P262)

Fall 2024 · DHP P262 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Organized along both historical and thematic lines, the course surveys politics, economy, and society in late colonial India and offers a comparative historical analysis of state structures and political processes in post-colonial South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Among the themes considered are the reasons for the partition of 1947, the nature of the colonial legacy, the origins of democracy and military authoritarianism, history of development, the shifting balance between central and regional power, the ongoing clash between so-called secular and religiously informed ideologies, and the impact on interstate relations in the subcontinent.

Course codes: DHP-P262, HIST-0145, HIST 0145, HIST0145, HIST-145, HIST 145, HIST145

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