Colonial South Asia, 1757-1947

1.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course will focus on colonialism in India; the advent of East India Company Rule, the transition to Crown rule, the origins of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, early protests against the colonial state, mounting mass movements, the leadership of Gandhi, and the politics of the Pakistan movement. We will look closely at Hindu/Muslim relations during the lead up to independence and end with the partition of India in 1947.