history
To,
The officer on special duty (Judicial)
Governor’s Secretary
Bihar
Subject – Regarding implementation & revised syllabus & history under choice based credit system (CBCS) in the universities & Bihar.
Reference – Letter No. B.S.U (Regulation) 20/2018 . 2015/ (gs) (1), dated 30.07.2018
Sir,
With reference to the subject noted above, the proposed syllabus for the post graduate classes (M.A. in History) under choice based credit system (CBCS) was discussed, revised and finalized in the meeting of the expert’s committee held in the Raj Bhawan at 11 A.M on 06.08.18. the name is being forwarded for the kind purposal and necessary approval.
Thanking you,
Your faithfully P.K. Poddar
(Governor) Head, Dept & History Patna University.
PROPOSED
M.A. HISTORY
SYLLABUS
UNDER CBCS
FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN
THE UNIVERSITIES
OF BIHAR
Prepared By :
the Review Committee comprising of
(1) Dr. P.K. Poddar
Dept. of History, Patna University
. Patna (Convener)
(2) Dr. Ratneshwar Mishra (Retd.)
Dept. of History, L.N.M.U. Darbhanga
(3) Dr. Amarnath Singh (Retd.)
Head, Dept. of History, Patna University, Patna
(4) Dr. Maya Shankar
Dept. of History, Patna University, Patna
(5) Dr. Daisy Banerjee
Dept. of History, Patna University, Patna
CBCS Scheme of Examination and Courses of Study for the M.A. Examination in History
The History syllabus comprises 14 Core courses (CC). two Elective courses (EC) are Generic Elective (GE)
or Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSE), one Ability Enhancement Course (AEC) and two ability
Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) in two years. The students will be evaluated through end-
semester examination/project evaluation and the teaching will be structured accordingly.
Structure of the 2 Yrs (Four Semester) Post Graduate Degree course under CBCS:
Semester | No. of Course/Papers | Credit Per Course/ Paper | Total Credit | Minimum No. of Learning Hours# | No. of Core Course/ Paper | No. of Course/ Paper | Code of Nature of Elective Course/Paper | |||||||||||||||||||||
I | 05 | 05 | 25 | 250 | 4 | 1 | AECC – 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semester Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
II | 06 | 05 | 30 | 300 | 05 | 01 | AEC – 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semester Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
III | 06 | 05 | 30 | 300 | 05 | 01 | AECC – 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semester Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IV | 03 | 05 | 15 | 150 | 0 | 3 | EC – 1 EC – 2 DSE – 1 Or GE – 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 20 |
| 100 | 1000 | 14 | 6 |
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Core Course (CC): A course which should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement on the basis
of subject of MA studies and is termed as a Core course.
Elective Course (EC): Generally a course which can be chosen from a pool of courses (Basket) and which may be
very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the subject/discipline of study or which provides an
extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other subject/discipline/domain or nurtures the candidate’s
proficiency/skill is called an Elective Course.
Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSE): Elective courses may be offered by the main discipline/subject of study is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective. The University Institute may also offer discipline related Elective courses of interdisciplinary nature (to be offered by main discipline/subject of study).
Generic Elective (GE) Course: An elective course chosen generally from an unrelated discipline/subject, with an intention to seek exposure is called a Generic Elective.
P.S.: A core course offered in a discipline/subject may be treated as an elective by other discipline/subject and vice versa and such electives may also be referred to as Generic Elective.
Ability Enhancemer Courses (AEC): The Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) / Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC). “AEC” courses are the courses based upon the content that leads to life skiIl enhancement.
Ability Enhancemut Compulsory Courses(AECC): University will run a number of Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) which is qualifying in nature and student from all faculties have to qualify in all courses.
Dissertation Project/ internship / industrial Training: An elective course designed to acquire special/advanced knowledge, such as supplement study/support study to a project work. and a candidate studies such a course on his own with an advisory support by a teacher / faculty member is called dissertation/project.
The distribution of the six elective papers shall be – two EC, one DSE or one GE, two AECC, one AEC. Students may opt for any elective course out of a list of elective papers (Basket) offered by the parent department or any other department/a as per his/her choice with the prior permission of the parent department.
The final CGPA / class will be decided on the performance of the student in the 16 courses including the 14 Core Courses (CC) and two ECs.
The one DSE or one GE, two AECC, one AEC courses will be qualifying in nature and a student has to score at least 45% marks in these courses. Grades will be awarded separately for these courses, however, performance in these elective courses will not be considered for awarding the final CGPA/class.
MA
Semester 1: CC – 1 to CC- 4 plus AECC-I
Semester 2: CC – 5 to CC- 9 plus AEC-I
Semester 3 : CC – 10 to CC-14 plus AECC-2
Semester 4: EC-l and EC – 2 plus DSE- I or GE-I
Evaluation of Performance Under Semester System
The performance of a student in each paper will be assessed on the basis of a Continuous Internal
Assessment (CIA) of 30 marks and the End of Semester Examination (ESE) consisting of 70 marks
The components of C.I.A. are follows :
(i) Two mid-semester written tests of one hour duration each = 15 Marks
(ii) Seminar/Quiz = 05 Marks
(iii) = Assignment = 05 Marks
(iv) Punctuality and conduct = 05 Marks
Total = 30 Marks
The performance of a student in the: elective papers AEC and AECC in each semester addressing the issues of
i. Skill Development,
ii. Human Values and Professional Ethics and Gender Sensitization
iii. Environment and Sustainability and Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan Activities shall be assessed on the
basis of a continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) of 50 marks and the End Semester Examination (ESE)
consisting of 50 marks.
The components of C.IA. in these papers shall be as follows:
(i) One mid-semester written tests of one hour duration each = 10 Marks
(ii) Seminar/Quiz = 10 Marks
(iii) Assignment = 15 Marks
(iv) Discharge of Institutional Social Responsibility
/Community Services (report to be submitted) = 15 Marks
Total = 50 Marks
The End of Semester Examination (ESE) shall be named as follows:
(a) M.A. Part (I) – Semester I Examination and Semester IJ Examination respectively :
(b) M.A. Part (II) – Semester [11 Examination and Semester IV Examination respectively ..
(c) Syllabus for each paper shall be divided into at least 5 units. Based on this, the question paper
pattern for the End Semester Examination shall be divided into three parts A, B,C comprising
of objective type questions with multiple choice, short answer type questions and long answer
type questions respectively as mentioned below :
Part | Nature of questions | Number of questions to be asked | Number of questions to be answered | Marks of each question | Total marks |
Part – A | Objective type questions with multiple choice | 10 | 10 | 01 | 10 |
Part – B | Short answer type questions | 05 | 04 | 06 | 24 |
Part – C | Long answer type questions | 04 | 03 | 12 | 36 |
Total Marks | 70 | ||||
Part-A
Ten objective type Questions – All questions to be answered (Questions shall be picked up from
the whole syllabus
Preferably two questions from each unit) 10 x 1=10 marks
Part-B
Five short Answer Questions – Four questions to be answered (Questions shall be picked up
from the whole syllabus
preferably one question from each unit) 4×6 = 24 marks
Part-C
Four long answer Questions -Three questions to be answered. (Questions shall be picked up
from the whole syllabus
preferably one question from each unit) 3 x12 = 36 marks
MA. History
Semester — 1
CC-1: Historiography |
CC-2: History of Early Civilizations and Medieval world.
CC-3: Early Medieval India
CC-4: Science & Technology in India
AECC — 1 : Environmental Sustainability (3 Credits) &
Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan Activities (2 Credits)
Semester – 2
CC-5: History of Ideas.
CC-6: History of Europe & Modern world.
CC-7: History of Bihar (from the Earliest time).
CC-8: Society and Economy in Indian History.
CC-9: Contemporary India – 1947 onwards
AEC 1: – IT Skill Development
Semester 3
CC-10: National Movement in India
CC-11: Indian Historians
CC-12: South Asia – 1950 onwards.
CC-13: USA-— 1860 – 1990
CC-14: Revolution and Revolutionary thought.
DSE-2: Human Values & Professional Ethics (3 Credits) & Gender Sensitization (2 Credits)
Semester — 4
Elective Course (EC) – 1
a) Tribal Movements.
b) Dalit Movements
c) Gender Movements
d) Environmental Movements
Elective Course (EC) – 2
a) Indian Theatre
b) Indian Cinema
c) Media
d) Human Rights
DSE-1
or
GE-I
DETAILED COURSE OF STUDY
M.A. Semester 1
CC -I : Historiography (70 Marks) 5 credits
The students are required to attempt:
Q.1 :(Compulsory) Ten Multiple Choice Questions from each unit 10 x 1= 10 Marks
Q.2 : (Compulsory) Any four short-answer questions with reference to the 4 x 6=24 Marks
context requiring critical analysis
Q.3 : (Compulsory) Any three Long-answer 3 x 12 = 36 Marks
CC -I: Historiography
Unit – I Definition & Meaning of History | Meaning & Nature of History History as Narrative. Sources, Use and Misuse of History Objectivity and Subjectivity in History. |
Unit – II Theories of History | Speculative and Critical Philosophy Cyclical and Linear History Orientalist, Nationalist Marxist and Neo — Marxist |
Unit – III Fundamentals of History | Historicism Oral History Causations Chance in History |
Unit – IV Practice of History | History of Ideas Structuralism Orientalism Historians Craft |
Unit – V New Approaches | Annales (Structuralism) & Post-Modernism Feminism Post colonialism |
Suqgested Readings:
1. E.H. Car, What is History (also in Hindi)
2. Arthur Marwick, Nature of History.
3. R.G. Collingwood, The Idea of Past
4. B. Sheik Ali, History’ Its Theory and Methods
5. Shridharan, Indian Historiography
6. Lal Bahadur Verma, Understanding History
7. Lal Bahadur Verma, Itihas ke Bare mai
8. Irfan Habib, Interpreting Indian History
9. D.D. Kosambi, History and Society.
10. Ranjit Guha, Subaltern Studies Volumes.
11. Budh Prakash Itihas Darsan
12. Govind Chandr Pandey Itihas swaroop Evam Sidhant
13. Jharkhand Chobey Itihas Darsan
14. Parmanand Singh Itihas Darsan
15. John. Tosh, The Pursuit of History.
16. G.H Sabine, A History of Political theory
17. B.K. Jha Pramukh Rajniti Chintak, 2 Bhago mai
18. Gangadutt Tiwari
19. Edward Said, Orientalism.
20. Leela Gandhi Postcolonial theory : A critical introduction]
CC -2 : History OF EARLY CIVILIZATIONS AND MEDIEVAL WORLD
Unit – I Egyptian Civilization | Sources for the study of ancient Egyptian history. The Dynasties of ancient Egypt-An Outline. Old Kingdom-With reference to Pyramid Age. The Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom-Mai features with special reference to Thutmose | and Religious innovations of Akhnaton. | |
Unit – II Mesopotamian Civilization | Sources for the Study of the Mesopotamia history. The Semites and the achievements of Sargon o Akkad. Hammurabi and his Law Code. Rise and decline of the Assyrian empire. | |
Unit – III Harappan Civilization | Theories related to the origin of the Harappa Civilization Geographical extent of the civilization with specia reference to some of the important sites Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Kalibangan, Rakhigarh Lothal & Dholavira. Main features of the civilization – economy society, town – planning & religion Decline of the civilization | |
Unit – IV Medieval Europe
| Origin & Growth Features and decline of Feudalism Crusades — causes and effects Revival of urban centres.
| |
Unit – V Medieval Islam (A.D. 600 – 1200 A.D.)
| Rise of Islam in the 7″ Century Origin & Development of Caliphate (632-661 A.D Main features of the Umayyad Caliphate (66 750 A.D.) Abbasid Caliphate — nature & significance. Cultural and Literary contributions of the Arabs | |
Suggested Readings:
1. J.H. Breasted A History of Egypt
2. M. Murray The Splendour that was Egypt.
3. V. Gorden Childe New Light on the most Ancient East (also in Hindi)
4. Georges Roux Ancient Iraq.
5. Sushil Madhav Pathak
6. C.P.N Sinha
7. Dhanpati Pandey
8. Walter A. Fairservis, Jr The Roots of Ancient India
9. Kiran Thaplayal
10. Allchin & Allchin Birth of Indian Civilization.
11. R.N. Nandi Aryans Revisited.
12. Thompson and Johnson An Introduction to Medieval Europe (300-1500 AD)
13. Stephenson and Lyod Medieval History
14. Martin Scott Medieval Europe
15. S.C. Easton A Brief History of the Western World
16. John Bowle History of Europe
17. M. Keen A Pelican History of Medieval Europe
18. Dhanpati Pandey Madhyakalin Europe
19. V. Virotam Madhyakalin Europe
20. Thomas Arnold The Legacy of Islam
21. Asghar Ali Engineer The Origin and Development of Islam
22. P.K. Hitti History of the Arabs
23. Bernard Lewis Arabs in History
24. M.A. Shaban Islamic History (600-750 AD)
25. K.P. Sahu
CC -3 : Earty MEDIEVAL INDIA (600 — 1200 A.D.)
Unit – I Approaches to Early Medieval Indian | Transition from Ancient to Early Medieval India. Harshavardhan— Sources, Extent of Empire & Estimate The Palas — Cultural contributions |
Unit – II The Rajputs | Origin of the Rajputs, Political history of a. The Gurjara Pratiharas b. Chandellas & c. Chauhans |
Unit – III Ascendancy of the South | Political history of the Pallavas, the Rashtrakutas & the Cholas Society, Economy & Administration. Shankaracharya |
Unit – IV India & the Arabs | Political contact Cultural contact |
Unit – V Regional Styles of Art & Architecture | Temple Architecture Sculpture |
Suggested Readings:
1. Ram Sharan Sharma Early Medieval Indian Scoiety
2. Ram Sharan Sharma Purvmadhykalin Samnti Samaj aur Sanskriti
3. R.S. Tripathi History of Kanauj
4. D Devahuti Harsha – A Political Study
5. R.C. Mazumdar History of Bengal, Vol. 1
6. C. Minakshi The Pallavas of Kanchi
7. K.A.N Shastri A History of South India (in Hindi also)
8. K.A.N Shastri The Cholas
9. N.R Ray History of the Bengal People
10. T Watters On Yuan Chwang’s travels
11. Q. Ahmad (ed) India of Alberuni
12. Burton Stein Essays on south Indian History
13. R Champaklakshmi Trade, Ideology and urbanization: south India 300 BC – AD1300
14. Awadh Kishore Prasad Chol Prasasn evam samaj
15. Om Prakash Prasad Decay and Revival of urban centers in Early South
India (6001200AD)
16. B.P Mazumdar Socio – Economic History of Northern India
17. B.D Chattopadhyaya Indian Feudalism
18. R.S Sharma Indian feudalism
19. S.C Roy, Dynastic History of Northern India
20. B.N.S Yadav, Society and Culture in North India in the 12th century
21. H.R Hall, Trade and State Craft in the age of the Cholas
22. Prasanta Gaurav Purv Madhyakalin bharat
CC -4 : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA
Unit – I Science and Technology in Ancient India | Iron Technology as an Agent of Change Agriculture soil, Technology, Tools, Irrigational Measure. |
Unit – II Progress of Sc. and Tech. during Medieval | Scientific Activities during Sultanate Period Period Devices and technology during Mughal Period |
Unit – III Indian Perception and Interpretation of Western Science and Technology | Growth of Scientific and Technological Western Science and Technology growth of Education Progress of science and technology in modern India-Transport, Communication, Environment & Irrigation. |
Unit – IV Major Scientific achievements in contemporary India | Agriculture, Space, Industry and Telecommunications. |
Unit – V Some Indian Scientists | Jivak, Charak, Aryabhatta, Al Biruni,Abul Fazl, J.C. Bose, C.V. Raman |
Suggested Readings:
1. Arnold David Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India.
2. D.P Chattopadhyaya History of Science in India in 2 vols.
3. V.K. Thakur(ed) Science, Technology and Medicine in Indian History
4. Satya Prakash
5. Pratik Gaurav
6. O.P Jaggi Science and Technology in Medieval India
7. Irfan Habib (ed.)
8. Irfan Habib Science and Technology during Mughal Period.
9. A. Rahman
10. A. Rahman
11. A.K. Biswas Science in India
12. Dharmapal Indian Science and Technology in the 18th century
13. Anil Kumar Disease and Medicine in India ; A Historical Overview
14. Gyan Prakash Another Reason: Science and the Imagination
15. S.N Sen Scientific and Technical Education in India
16. R.S. Anderson Building Scientific Institutions in India.
17. S. Sangwan Science, Technology and Colonization: Indian Experience.
Ability Enhancement Compulsory (Course (AECC) 1:
Environmental Sustainability (3 Credits)
&. Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan Activities (2 Credits)
Semester 2
(Even Semester)
CC -5 : HISTORY OF IDEAS
Unit – I History of Ideas, Ancient and Medieval | Plato: Ideal state Kautilya : Saptanga Theory of State St. Augustine : State |
Unit – II Modern Ideas | Machiavelli — State Hobbes — Locke Rousseau — General Will M.K. Gandhi — State B.R. Ambedkar — Social Justice |
Unit – III Utilitarians | Jeremy Bentham J.S. Miil |
Unit – IV Dialecticals | Hegel Karl Marx |
Unit – V Liberals | M.K. Gandhi — State B.R. Ambedkar — Social Justice |
Suggested Readings:
1. C.L. Wayper — Political Thought
2. G.H. Sabine — A History of Political Theory
3. Bertrand Russell — A History of Western Phelosophy
4.
5.
6. C.E.M. Joad — Guide to the Philosophy of the Morals and Politics.
7. M. Lancaster — Masters of Political Thought.
8. V.R. Mehta — Foundations of Indian Political Thought
9. V.P. Verma — Studies in Hindu Political Thought and its Metaphysical
Foundations.
10. V.P. Verma — Modern Indian Political Thought.
11. R. Vaughan — A History of Political Thought.
12. N.K. Bose — Studies in Gandhism
13. K.P . Karunakaran — New Perspectives on Gandhi.
14. B.P.Sinha — Studies in Kautilya’s Arthasastra.
15. Robert L. Heilbroner — The Worldly Philosophers.
16. R.K. Chaudhary — Political Ideas and Institutions in Kautilyas Arthasastra.
17. E. Barker — Plato and his Predecessors
18. E B arker — Aristotle’s Politics.
19. E. Barker — Greek Political Theory. :
20. An tonio Gramsci — Selections from Prison Notebooks.
21. Chou – Hsiang-Kang — Political Thought of China. .
22. Louis Al thuser — For Marx.
23. Ant hony Giddens — Modern Political Idieas, 2 Vols. :
24. D. McLellan — The Thought of Karl Marx.
25. Dhan anjay Keer — Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : Life and Mission
27. R.S. Sharma — Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India.
28. W ill Durant — Story & Philosphy
29. Karl R. P opper — The Poverty of Historicism )
30. Karl R. Po pper — The Open Society and its Enemies
31. J.S. Mill — Utilitarianism.
32. Edw ard Said — Orientalism.
33. Leela Gan dhi — Post Colonial Theory.
34. Andre Gunder Frank — Orient
CC -6 : History of Europe and modern world 1919-2000
Unit – I Post World War I Developments | Paris Peace Conference and the Peace Treaties. League of Nations. French Quest for Security and Locarno Pact 1925. Impact of Economic Depression in 1930 |
Unit – II Rise of Totalitarianism in Europe | Rise of Mussolini and the Fascist policy Rise of Hitler and Nazism Causes and significance of the Spanish Civil War. |
Unit – III History of Russia till 1945 | USSR under Lenin, & Stalin |
Unit – IV World War Il and its Aftermath | Causes. Impact U.N.O. |
Unit – V Cold War and NAM | Origin and manifestation of Cold War. Disintegration of the Soviet Union Non-Aligned Movement -— Origin, Concept and Relevance. |
Suggested Readings:
1. F. Lee Benns Europe since 1914.
2. A.J.P. Taylor Origins of the Second World War.
3. E.M. Barns Western Civilization, vol-3.
4. E.H. Carr International Relations between the Two World Wars- 1919, 1939.
5. Norman Lowe Mastering Modern World History.
6. G.M.S. Hardy Short History of International Affairs 1920-1939.
7. S.N. Dhar International Relations and World Politics since 1919.
8. Partha Sarthi Gupta Europe ka Ithihas, Bhag – 2
9. Lal Bahadur Verma Europe ka Ithihas, Bhag – 2
10. Devendr Singh Chauhan Samakalin Europe, Bhag – 2
11. C. Woodroff Modern World
12. M. Marriot International Relations between the Two World Wars.
CC -7 : HISTORY OF BIHAR
(FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO 1947 A.D.)
Unit – I History of Bihar | State formation in Bihar Growth of the Kingdom of Magadh from 6″ Century BC — 200 BC Archaeology & History of Pataliputra Nalanda, Vikramshila. |
Unit – II History of Bihar under the Sultanate and Mughals | Educational centres of early Medieval Bihar Contributions of Afghans & Mughals. Karnatas of Mithila Sufism and its impact on Bihar Vidyapati Patna — Azimabad as Socio-cultural Centre |
Unit – III Beginning of Modern Bihar | Early European Trading Companies in Bihar. Impact of permanent settlement of 1973. Revolt of 1857 — Role of Veer Kunwar Singh |
Unit – IV Creation of Modern Bihar (1912) | Role of Bihari Press Makers of Modern Bihar with Special reference to Sachchidanand Sinha, Mahesh Narayan and Ali Imam |
Unit – V National Movement in Bihar. | Champaran Movement Non-Cooperation Movement Civil Disobedience Movement. Quit India Movement Kisan Sabha Movement |
Suggested Readings:
1. B.P. Sinha(ed.) Comprehensive History of Bihar vol.1, Part I-Il
2. D.R. Patil Antiquarian Remains in Bihar
3. R.R Diwakar Bihar Through the Ages
4. Q. Ahmad Patna Through the Ages
5. R.K Chaudhary History of Bihar
6. R.K. Chaudhary University of Vikramshila
7. Yogendra Mishra An Early History of Vaishali
8. R.S Sharma The State and Varna Formation in the Mis-Ganga Plains(also
in Hindi)
9. S.H Askari and Qeyamuddin Ahmad(ed.) Comprehensive History of Bihar, vol-ll, Part-I & Il
10. K.K Dutta and V.A. Narain(ed.) Comprehensive History of Bihar vol.llI, Parts | & Il
11. V.K. Thakur Urbanization in Ancient India.
12. Pramodanand Das evam Kumar Amrendr Bihar: Ithihas evam Sanskriti
13. Amarnath Singh History of Gaya
14. Upendra Thakur History of Mithila
15. K.K. Datta Biography of Kunwar Singh and Amar Singh.
16. J.N. Sarkar Glimpses of Medieval Bihar Economy
17. S. Gopal Patna in the 19th century
18. K.K. Datta History of Freedom Movement in Bihar (also in Hindi)
19. S.N. Arya Some Aspects of Socio-Economic significance of the
pilgrimage of Gaya in the early
20. Ranjan Sinha Aspects of Society and Economy of Bihar ( 1765- 1856 )
21. Kumar Ran Vijoy Role of the Middle Class in Nationalist Movement (1912- 1947).
22. R.S. Sharma Madhy chetr Mai Rajy Ki Sanrachna
CC -8 SOCIETY AND ECONOMY IN INDIAN History
Unit – I Society | Artisan classes in Ancient & Medieval India Sudras in Ancient India Women through the Ages |
Unit – II Art and Architecture | Mauryan Art Temple Structure Mughal Art and Architecture Modern Art and Architecture |
Unit – III Trade and Commerce | Trade and Trading centres in Ancient & Medieval Period History of Currency in India Banking in Modern India |
Unit – IV Agraian Changes | Agriculture in Ancient period Agrarian Relations in the Medieval period Peasant movements in the Modern period |
Unit – V Industrial Development | Agriculture in Ancient period Agrarian Relations in the Medieval period Peasant movements in the Modern period |
Suggested Readings:
1. R.C. Majumdar Corporate Life in Ancient India
2. R.Champakalakshni Trade, Ideology and Urbanization
3. V. Ramaswamy Textiles and Weavers in Medieval South India
4. R.S Sharma Indian Feudalism
5. Devi Prasad Chatopdhyay Lokayat
6. J.N Sarkar Mughal Economy
7. D. Kumar The Cambridge Economic History of India
8. Rajni Pam Dutt Aaj ka Bharat
9. Om Prakash Prasad evam prasant gaurav Prachin Bharat ka samajik evam arthik ithihas
10. R.S. Sharma Sudras in Ancient India
11. D.D Kosambi Indian Numismatics
12. N.R. Ray Maurya and Shunga Art
13. Motichandra Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India
14. B.D Chattopadhyaya Coins and Currency system in South India
15. Qeyamuddin Ahmad Alberuni’s India
16. Dayaram The Status of Women in India
17. Balkrishna Commercial Relations between India and England
18. D.R Gadgil Origin of the Modern Indian Business Class.
19. J. Sarkar Economics of British India
20. Gyan Prakash Sharma Peasants and the Indian Congress
21. A.R Desai Peasant Strength in India
22. V.K Thakur Peasants in Indian History
CC -9 CONTEMPORARY INDIA
Unit – I The Aftermath of the Partition and its legacy | Interpretations of Partition Making of Indian Constitution Integration of Princely States into Indian Union. Indian Foreign Policy-Evolution & Development |
Unit – II State and Nation in the Context of Social Change | Linguistic State re-organization Linguistic debates Tribal Politics. Ethnic and Regional Movements |
Unit – III Social and Political dynamics of Democracy | Challenges to Indian Democracy Caste and politics in Contemporary India. Dalit Politics in Contemporary India |
Unit – IV Gender and Politics in Contemporary India | Feminist Movements Women’s search for Political Power
|
Unit – V Agricultural and Industrial Development | Land Reforms Agrarian struggles Economic Reforms |
Suggested Readings:
1. D.A. Lal and Howard Brasted, Freedom, Trauma, Continuities : North India and
Independence.
2. Bipon Chandra etc Indian After Independence (also in Hindi)
3. Ramchandra Guha India After Gandhi
4. Mushirul Hasan Legacy of a Divided Nation : India’s Muslims since
Independence.
5. Ranbir Samadar A Biography of the Indian Nation.
6. Romila Thapar Another Millenium
7. Paul Brass The Language and Politics of India since Independence
8. A.R. Desai Agrarian Struggles in India after Independence
9. Kumkum Sangari and Suresh Vaid Recasting Women
10. Nirja Gopal Jayal (ed) Democracy in India
11. Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal (eds) Nationalism, Democracy and Development : State and
Politics in India.
12. Sunil Khilnani The Idea of India
13. D.D. Basu The Constitution of India.
14. Mushirul Hasan Nariki Nakazato (eds) The Unfinished Agenda: Nation Building in South
Asia.
15. Ram Chandra Guha India After Nehru.
16. Radha Kumar The History of Doing.
17. Manoj Sinha Samakalin Bharat ek parichay
18. N.N. Vohra and Sabysachi Battacharya(eds.) Looking Back-India in 20″ Century (also in Hindi)
Ability Enhancement Compulsory (Course (AECC) 1:
SEMESTER — III
CC — 10 – INDIAN HISTORIANS
Unit – I Early Historians of India | Banbhatta – Kalhana Ziyauddin Barani |
Unit – II Nationalist Historians | K.P. Jayaswal Jadunath Sarkar |
Unit – III Liberals | S.H. Askari R.C. Magumdar K.K. Dutta Md. Habib |
Unit – IV Marxists | RP Dutta D.D. Kosambi R.S. Sharma Bipan Chandra |
Unit – V Feminists | Vina Mazumdar Uma Chakarvarti |
Suggested Readings :
1. V.S. Pathak Ancient Historians of India.
2. Shankar Goyal, Recent Historiography in Ancient India (also in
Hindi).
3. A.K. Warder, Introduction of Indian Historiography.
4. R.K. Mazumdar and A.N. Shrivastava Historiography
5. B.N. Puri, Historiography of Ancient India.
6. Bharti S. Kumar Historiography and Historians of Sultanate Period.
7. K.A. Nilkantha Shastri, A History of South India.
8. E. Shreedharan, Indian Historiography
9. Jadunath Sarkar, History of Aurangzeb, Vols-1 to 5.
10. K.A. Nizami, On History and Historians of Medieval India.
11. Mohibul Hasan (ed), Historians of Medieval India.
12. Satish Chandra,
13. Harbans Mukhia, Historians and Historiography during the Reign of
Akbar.
14. Jagdish Narayan Sarkar, History of History writing in Medieval India.
15. Kiran Pawar, Jadunath Sarkar : A Profile.
16. S.N. Mukherjee, Citizen Historian.
17. Jay Shri Mishr
18. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Romila Th apar (eds.), Situating Indian History: For Sarvapalli
Gopal.
19. Tarachand, Material and Ideological Factors in Indian History
20. K.A. Nilkanth Shastri and H.S. Ramanna, H.S. Ramanna, Historical Method in Relation to Indian History.
21. S.P. Sen (ed.) Modern Historiography
22. S.P.Sen (ed.) Dictionary of National Biography (3 Vols.)
CC—11 – South Asia 1950 onwards
Unit – I Post-Colonial South Asian States and its Political process. | India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Sri-Lanka |
Unit – II SAARC | Origin Achievement Assessment |
Unit – III Ethno-nationalist conflict with special reference to religion | Pakistan Srilanka India Bangladesh |
Unit – IV Globalization and its impact on the society and economy of South Asia with special reference to India. | Women Cinema Broadcasting -Media Agriculture Industry |
Unit – V Indian Diaspora | Concept of Diaspora | Categories of Indian Diaspora India’s policy towards Diaspora |
Suggested Readings:
1. Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal- Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy.
2. D.A. Low and Howard Brasted (ed.)- Freedom Trauma, Continuities : Northern India and Independence
3. Tai Yong Tan and Gyanesh Kudasiya The After math of Partition in South Asia.
4. Subho Basu and Suranjan Das (eds)- Electoral Politics in South Asia.
5. Ayesha Jalal, Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia :
A Comparative and Historical Perspective.
6. Mushirul Hasan and Nariaki Nakazata (eds) The Unfinished Agenda: Nationa Building in South
Asia.
7. Patricia Jeffery and Amrita Basu (esd)- Appropriating Gender : Women’s Activism and
Politicised Religion in South Asia.
8. Stanley J. Tambiat, Leveling Crowds : Ethnolnationalist Conflicts and Collective Violence in South Asia.
9. Stephen P. Cohen, India Emerging Power.
10. Achin Vanik, India in a Changing World: Problems, Limits and
Successes of its Foreign Policy.
11. Ranvir Samadar and Helmot Reifield (ed:s) Peace As Process : Reconciliation and Conflit
Resolution in South Asia.
12. Rita Manchanda (ed)- Women, War and Peace in South Asia Beyond Victimhod
to Agency.
13. Anuradha M. Chenoy Militarism and Women in South Asia.
14. David Page, William Crawley Satellites our South Asia : Broadcasting, Culture and
Public Interest.
15. Peter Van de Veer (ed) Nation and Migration : The Politics of Space in the South
Asian Diaspora.
16. Carla Petievich (ed), The Expanding landscape : South Asia and the Diaspora.
17. Vijay Prasad, The Karma of Brown Folk.
18. Amitava Kumar, Passport Photos.
19. Papiya Ghosh, Partition and the South Asian Diaspora- Extending the
Sub-Continent.
20. Jackie Assayaag and Veronique Benei (eds Home in Diaspora, South Asian Scholars and the West.
21. Stanely Wolpert, A New History of India.
22. Bipan Chandra, India Since Independence.
23. Aditya Mukherjee India Since Independence.
24. Miridula Mukherjee India Since Independence.]
CC—12 – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1860-1990
Unit – I The American Civil War | Causes Impact- Reconstruction and radical reconstruction. Assessment Role of Abraham Lincoln. |
Unit – II Post Civil War Period | Industrial growth and transformation in the post reconstruction period. The progressive era. Role of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and the progressive. |
Unit – III Emergence of USA as a World Power | Overseas Expansion — China, Pacific & Caribbean. Relation with Japan. U.S.A. in the First World War and the Paris Peace Conference. |
Unit – IV Economic Depression and IInd World War. | Causes and consequences of economic depression of 1929. New Deal Policy of F.D. Roosevelt. U.S.A. in the II”° World War and the U.N.O. The U.S.A. as a World Power. |
Unit – V People’s Movements | Civil Rights Movement. Labour Movement. Populist Movement. Feminist Movement. |
Suggested Readings:
1. J.S. Allen, Reconstruction, the Battle of Democracy, 1865-1876.
2. H.K. Beale, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of America World Power.
3. K.M. Stampp, The Era of reconstruction.
4. J.H. Timberlave, Prohibition and the Progressive Movement, 1900-1920.
5. A. Tocqueville, Democracy in America.
6. N.J. Ware, The Labour Movement in the United States.
7. Henry Bamford Parke: A History of United States of America.
CC — 13 – NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN INDIA
UNIT — I Beginning of Indian Nationalism. | Features of Indian Nationalism Types and Stages of Indian Nationalism Anti-Colonial Movements — Pre-185/7 Movements, Wahabi, Farazi, Santhal Congress — Moderates and Extremists. Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement |
UNIT — II Gandhian Ideology and Movements | Gandhian Ideology : A Critique Non-Cooperation Movement. Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India Movement |
UNIT-III Revolutionaries and Left wing Movement | Revolutionary Movements. Peasant Movements. Working class Movements. Left wing ideologies and Movements — Communists and the Congress Socialists.
|
UNIT- IV Constitutional Changes and Nationalist Response | Indian Councils Acts of 1861, 1892 and 1909. Government of India Act of 1919, Swarajists Simon Commission, Nehru Report, Communal Award. Government of India Act, 1935, working of Congress Ministries, Cripps Mission, Cabinet Mission |
UNIT-V Communal Politics and Partition | Emergence of Communal Consciousness. Muslim League and Demand for Pakistan. Hindu Mahasabha and R.S.S. Reactions to Pakistan demand and Partition. |
Suggested Readings:
1. Sumit Sarkar, Modern India (also in Hindi).
2. Bipan Chandra, Aditya Mukherjee India’s Struggle for Freedom (also in Hindi)
3. Bipan Chandra, Colonialism and Nationalism in India (also in Hindi)
4. Shekhar Bandopadhyay From Plassey to Partition (also in Hindi).
5. Rajat K. Ray, The Felt Community.
6. Rajat K. Ray, Urban Roots of Nationalism.
7. A.R. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism (also in Hindi)
8. A.R. Desai, Agrarian Struggles in India
9. Tarachand, Freedom in Movement in India 4 Vols, (also in Hindi)
10. R.P. Dutt, India Today (also in Hindi)
11. Anil Seal, Emergence of Indian Nationalism.
12. Satya M. Rai
13. K.N. Panikkar, (ed) Left and Nationalist Movement in India.
14. Bisheswar Prasad, Bondage and Freedom, 2 Vols.
15. Judith M. Brown, Mahatma Gandhi and his Rise to Power.
16. Gyanendra Pandey, Construction of Communalism in a North Indian State.
17. Mushirul Hasan, Communalism and National Politics.
18. G.N. Singh, Constitutional Development in Modern India
19. B.B. Mishra, Administrative History of Modern India.
20. Ayodhya Singh Bharat mein Mukti sangram
CC — 14 — REVOLUTION AND REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHTS
UNIT – I English Revolution. | Civil War Restoration Glorious Revolution Bill of Rights, Acts of Settlement |
UNIT – II American Revolution | Constitution making Despotism and Republicanism Democracy & slavery |
UNIT – III Russian Revolution | Class and State Revolution |
UNIT — IV Chinese Revolution | New Democracy Cultural Revolution |
UNIT – V Gandhian Ideology | Ahimsa, Swaraj Swadeshi, Satyagraha |
Suggested Readings:
Thomas Hobbes, Behemoth or the Long Parliament, Oxford : Clarendon Press; New York; Oxford
University Press, 2010.
John Locke, Two Treatises of Government Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] : New York : Cambridge
University Press, 1988.
Vlademir 1 Lenin, State and Revolution, London : New York : Penguin, 1992.
Mao Tse Tung. Selected Works (Peking : Foreign Language Press, 1960s)
MK Gandhi Hind swaraj and Other Writing Cambridge; New York Cambridge University Press 2009.
Ability Enhancement Compulsory (Course (AECC) 2:
Human Values and Professional Ethics (3 Credits)
Gender Sensitization (2 Credits)
SEMESTER —IV
POPULAR MOVEMENTS
Elective Course (EC) – 1
Unit – I Tribal Movements | Pre 1857 tribal Movements — Kol, Santhal Post 1857 — Birsa Munda, Tana Bhagat Formation of Jharkhand State |
Unit – II Dalit Movements
| Early Dalit Movements in western India. Early Dalit Movements in South India. Ambedkar & Dalit Movement, Dalit Panthers |
Unit – III Gender Movements in India | Women & social Reform Movements in colonial India Nationalism & Women With emphasis on Gandhian phase Women in Public & Private sphere |
Unit – IV Environmental Movements | Pre & Post colonial environmental | movements in India Environmental laws |
Suggested Readings:
S.C. Malik (ed.), Dissent, Protest and Reform in Indian Civilisation.
S.M. Michael, Dalits in Modern India.
Ghanshyam Shah, Social Movements in India.
Gail Omvedt, Dalits nd the Democratic Revolution.
Ram chandra Guha and Madhav Gadgil : The Fissured land
Richard H grove, Vinita Damodran (ed.), : Satpal Sangwan & Nature and the Orient.
Y. Arnold (ad.),: Nature, Culture and Imperialism.
K. Suresh Singh (ed.), : Tribal Movements in India (2 Vols).
K.K. Datta : The Santal Insurrection of 1855-57.
J.C. Jha : The Kol Insurrection of Chotanagpur.
Geraldine Forbes : Women in Modern India.
Kumar Radha, The History of Doing : An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women’s Right and
Feminism in India 1800-1900 (Delhi), 1993 |
} Minault, Gail, Secluded Scholars : Women’s Education and Muslim Social Reform in Colonial India
’ (OUP), Delhi, 1998).
Sangari, Kumkum and Sudesh Vaid (eds) Recasting Women, Essays in Colonial History (Kali for
} Women, Delhi, 1989).
Kamla Bhasin : Understanding gender
Saberval, V.K. Et al ed., Battles over Nature, (Delhi) : Permanent Black 2003
History of Expressions
Elective Course (EC)- 2
UNIT – I Indian Theatre | Growth of Indian theatre in the colonial period Development of Indian theatre in post 1947 period |
UNIT – II Indian Cinema
| Ideological & cultural history of Indian cinemé Evolution of Indian cinema post 1947. Globalization & its impact on Indian cinema |
UNIT – III Media
| Print Media in Modern & Contemporary Media Electronic Media in Modern & Contemporary Media |
UNIT – IV Human Rights | Concept & Definition of Human Rights UNDHR, UNCRC, CEDAW Different generation of human rights |
Suggested Readings:
Natrajan , History of the Indian Press
H. Barns, The Indian press
Amit Chaudhari, (Ed.), The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature, London : Picador, 2001.
Rustom Bharucha, In the Name of the Secular : Contemporary Cultural Activism in India, Delhi : OUP,
1998.
Carol A Breekendridge, Consuming Modernity : Public Culture in Contemporary India, Delhi : OUP,
1996
Rachel Dwyer and Christopher Pinney, Pleasure and the Nation : the History, Politics and Consumption
of Public Culture in India, New Delhi OUP, 2001.
Peter Manuel, Cassettee Culture : Popular Music and Technology in North India, Chicago : Chicago
University Press, 1993.
Purnima Mankekar, Screening Culture, Viewing Politics : Television, Womanhood and Nation in
Modern India, New Delhi : OUP, 2000.
David Page and William Crawley, Sattelites Over South Asia, New Delhi : Sage, 2001.
Arvind Rajagopal, Politics After Television : Hindu Nationalism and the Reshaping of the Public in India,
Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Yves Thorval, The Cinema of India, (1896-2000), New Delhi, Macmillan, 2000.
Ravi S Vasudevan, (ed.), Making Meaning of Indian Cinema, New Delhi : OUP, 2000.
M. Madhava Prasad, Ideology of the Hindu Film : A Historical Construction, Delhi OUP, 1998.
Sumita S. Chakravarty, National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947-1987, Delhi : OUP, 1996.
Ability Enhancement Compulsory (Course (AECC) 2:
Gandhi, Ambedkar
syotiba Phule
Sri Narayans wamy