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Arunachal University of Studies Established by Govt. of vide Act 9 of 2012, the Arunachal University of Studies Act, 2012 Recognized as per u/s 2(f) of University Grants Commission Act, 1956 NH-52, District-Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh -792103 ______

Ref. No. AUS/BOS – 18052016 {R&R u/s 21-5(A-XII-3)} – MA(HIS) Date-18-05-2016

Approval of Ordinance Governing Master of Arts (History) Degree Programme

1. Title of the Programme : Master of Arts (History) 2. Minimum Duration of the Programme : 2 Years {4 Semester} 3. Maximum Duration of the Programme : 4 Years 4. Weather Listed in Section (22) of UGC Act : Yes 5. Level of the Programme : PG-I & PG-II 6. Eligibility : Graduate or equivalent. 7. Optional Early Exit Certification : Not Applicable 8. Credit Transfer : Applicable 8.1 To the Second Year of Programme: For the Candidates who has successfully completed First Year of Programme from a recognized University/ Institution or any other Institution recognized by the Arunachal University of Studies. A student admitted under this system requires submitting fees for Second Year of the Programme along with Credit Transfer fees as prescribed by the University from time to time. 8.2 The cases where exact title of Programme is different from the aforementioned Programme Title and more than 75% credits earned in previous qualification matches with the Programme Credits then such Credit Transfers are permitted by the Arunachal University of Studies as per 8.1.

9. Skill Based Credit Transfer : Applicable 9.1 A Candidate who has successfully completed minimum one year of work experience in relevant field or have completed minimum of one year professional certification from an institution after prescribed qualification for the admission into programme are eligible for Skill Based Credit Transfer. The Skill Based Credit Transfer candidates have to appear in all theory examinations in order to earn minimum One Year credits of the Programme. 9.2 To the Second Year of Programme: Such Candidates are required to earn mismatched theory, practical and industrial credits of First Year along with Second Year Examinations. A student admitted under this system requires submitting fees for First and Second Year of the Programme along with Skill Based Credit Transfer fees as prescribed by the Arunachal University of Studies from time to time.

10. Lateral Entry : Not Applicable

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11. Division: The University will award the Divisions to successful candidates in accordance with Section 22 of Rules and Regulations made under the Arunachal University of Studies Act (No. 9 of 2012). 12. Grading Scale: The Grading Scale of the University will be in accordance with Section 23 of Rules and Regulations made under the Arunachal University of Studies Act (No. 9 of 2012). 13. Programme Credit Distribution: The Credit System and Programme Credit Distribution of the University will be in accordance with Section 45 and Section 46 of the First Statutes made under the Arunachal University of Studies Act (No. 9 of 2012). 14. Abbreviations and Formulae for Performance Acknowledgement: Abbreviations and Formulae for Performance Acknowledgement of the University will be in accordance with Section 25 of the Rules and Regulations made under the Arunachal University of Studies Act (No. 9 of 2012). 15. Admission Procedure: 15.1 Admission in Master of Arts (History) Annual/ Semester programme of study shall be made on Merit. 15.2 Admission cannot, however, be claimed by any candidate as a matter of right. The admission or re-admission of a candidate shall be entirely at the discretion of the University which may refuse to admit any student without assigning any reason there for. 15.3 On selection for admission to the programme, the candidate shall, within the time fixed by the Dean/ Director deposit the fees prescribed for the programme. If the candidate fails to deposit fees within the stipulated time, the selection shall automatically stand cancelled. Such a candidate shall not be admitted to the concerned programme unless a fresh order of selection and extension of date for payment of fees is issued. 15.4 The candidates other than the domicile of Arunachal Pradesh are required to fulfill the entry criteria as prescribed by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh time to time. 15.5 The Foreign Nationals are eligible for the Programme. Applications of foreign nationals nominated by the Government of under scholarship schemes and self-financing Foreign Nationals shall be entertained for the aforesaid programme. The Foreign Nationals are required to obtain Restricted Permit from the Government of Arunachal Pradesh in addition to other papers required by Govt. of India before coming to Arunachal Pradesh. 16. Attendance: 16.1 Attendance of a newly admitted candidate shall be counted from the date of his/her admission, or date of beginning of classes whichever is later, while in the case of promoted candidates, attendance shall be counted from the date on which respective class begins. However, in case of promotion after declaration of results of supplementary examination (if any), the attendance will be counted from the date of admission in the respective case. 16.2 There shall be an Attendance Monitoring Committee in the Faculty under the Chairmanship of the Dean/ Director.

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16.3 The Condonation upto 25% can be considered for the following specific cogent reasons: • Participation in NCC/NSC/NSS Camps duly supported by certificate. • Participation in University or College Team Games or Interstate or Inter-University tournaments, duly supported by certificate. • Participation in Educational Excursions, which form a part of teaching in any subject conducted on working days duly certified by the Dean/ Director. • University Deputation for Youth Festival duly certified by the Dean/ Director. • Prolonged illness duly certified by the Medical Officer or any other Registered Medical Practitioner, provided such certificate is submitted to the Dean/ Director. 16.4 Minimum attendance criteria will be decided by Dean/ Director of Concerned Faculty from time to time. 16.5 There shall be no attendance criteria for External Candidates. 17. Programme Fee: Programme Fee will be displayed on official website of the University from time to time. 18. Examination and Result: 18.1 The Distribution of Continuous Internal Assessment and Term End Examination of the programme will be in accordance with Section 24 of the Rules and Regulations made under the Arunachal University of Studies Act (No. 9 of 2012). 18.2 Result will be displayed on the official website of the University. The Statement of Grades will be issued by the Controller of Examination. 18.3 Students can apply for Re-Totaling/ Re-Evaluation on demand as per the procedure in practice from time to time. 18.4 Students designated in Grade F or the students desirous of improving their grades can apply for the same through Backlog/ Improvement examination as per the procedure in practice from time to time. 19. Programme Contents: - The Total Marks includes Continuous Internal Assessment and End Term Examination. The bifurcation of Continuous Internal Assessment and End Term Examination marks will be in accordance with Section 24 of the Rules and Regulations made under the Arunachal University of Studies Act, 2012 (9 of 2012).

First Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks 1 Ancient Societies 6 100 2 Evolution of Indian Culture 6 100 History of North East India (From the Earliest time to 100 3 5 1947) 4 The Practice of History 5 100 Total 22

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Second Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks Socio- Religious thought and movements in Medieval 100 1 6 India 2 History of United States of America (1865-1945) 6 100 3 Colonial Economy (1765-1947) 5 100 4 Indian National Movement (1857-1947) 5 100 Total 22

Third Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks 1 Archeological Practice in India 6 100 2 World Affairs (1945-1991) 6 100 3 History of Ideas in the 19th Century India 5 100 4 History of Eastern India, 13th- 18th Centuries. 5 100 Total 22

Fourth Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks 1 Environmental , 1800-2000 6 100 2 Social Identities in Modern India 6 100 3 History of Arunachal Pradesh (Upto 1987) 5 100 4 Society in 5 100 Total 22

Total No. of Credits of Programme: 88

20. Detailed syllabus: -

First Semester

First Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks 1 Ancient Societies 6 100 2 Evolution of Indian Culture 6 100 History of North East India (From the Earliest time to 100 3 5 1947) (RGU) 4 The Practice of History 5 100 Total 22

Subject Name: ANCIENT SOCIETIES UNIT 1: Age of the Earth - the Evolution of Man in , and Asia - Origin and growth of Primitive cultures.

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UNIT 2: The Hunter-gatherer, pastoral – Food-gathering to food production stage - agro- pastoralearly farming societies. UNIT 3: Bronze Age Civilization; Economy; Society; Religion; State structure- Egypt (old kingdom); Mesopotamia (up to the Acadian Empire); China (Shang); Eastern Mediterranean (Minoan and Mycenaean). UNIT 4: Vedic societies – clan based society – – chiefdoms. UNIT 5: Slave societies in Ancient Greece and Rome; Agrarian economy; Athenian ; Roman Empire; and the Roman and Greek cultures. Suggested Readings: 1. Jones Arnold H.M., The Decline of the Ancient World. 2. Austin M.M & Vidal-Naguet. P, Economic and Social History of Ancient Greece 3. Bengston, H., Introduction to Ancient History. 4. Braidwood, R.J., The Near East and the Foundation of Civilization. 5. Chang,K.C., The Archaeology of Ancient China. 6. Childe,V.Gordon, Man Makes Himself. 7. Childe,V.Gordon, Social Evolution. 8. Childe,V.Gordon., What Happened in History. 9. Clark, Grahame & Piggot Stuart, Pre-Historic Societies. 10. Hawkes, J., The First Great Civilization: Life in Mesopotamia, the Indus and Egypt.

Subject Name: EVOLUTION OF INDIAN CULTURE Prehistoric Society: a. Paleolithic to b. c. Harappa Vedic Society : a. Early Vedic Society b. Post Vedic Society c. Literature Indian in 6th Century BC a. Society b. Religious Movements: , , Ajivikism c. Other sects Mauryan India a. Ashokan Edicts and his Dhamma b. Society c. Literature d. Art & architecture Kushana-Satavahana period a. Society b. Religion c. Literature d. Art & Architecture P a g e | 5

Gupta-Vakataka Period a. Society b. Religion: c. Literature & Sciences d. Art & Architecture Period of Harshavardhan : a. Society b. Religion c. Literature d. Art & Architecture Early Medieval Period a. Society b. Religion c. Literature & Sciences: Emergence of Regional Languages d. Art & Architecture

Suggested Readings: 1. Basham, A.L., The Wonder that was India, , Rupa 1971. 2. Chakrabarti D.K., India an Archaeological History Paleolithic Beginnings toEarly Historic Foundations, , Oxford University Press 1999, 3. Chakrabarti D.K., The Archaeology of Ancient Indian Cities, Delhi, OUP, 1997. 4. Champakalakshmi R., Trade, Ideology and Urbanization : 200 BCAD 1300, Delhi, OUP, 1996. 5. Chattopadhyaya B.D., A survey of Historical Geography of Ancient India, , Manisha, 1984. 6. P.L., Coins, 4th Edn., Delhi 1996. 7. Jha D.N. (ed), Feudal Social Formation in Early India, Delhi , 1988. 8. D.D. An Introduction to the Study of Indian History, Mumbai, Popular Prakashan, 1975. 9. Lal B.B. and Gupta S.P. (ed.), Frontiers of the Indus Civilization, Delhi, Books and Books, 1984. 10. Ludden David, Peasant Society in South India, Princeton, 1985. 11. Maity S.K., Economic Life in Northern India in the Gupta Period 300 AD – 550 AD, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1970 12. Majumdar R.C. et. al (eds), History and Culture of the Indian People, Mumbai, 1974. 13. Mukherjee B.N., Rise and Fall of the Kushana Empire, Kolkata, Firma KLM, 1988. 14. Possohl G.L. (ed.) Ancient Cities of the Indus, Delhi, Vikas, 1979. 15. Ray Himanshu Prabha, The Winds of Change, Delhi, OUP, 1994. 16. Raychaudhuri H.C., Political History of Ancient India, Rev. Edn, with commentary by B.N. Mukherjee, Delhi, 1996. 17. Sahu B.P. (ed.), Land System and Rural Society in Early India, Delhi, Manohar, 1997. 18. Sastri K.A.N. (ed.), A Comprehensive History of India, Vol. II, with an update bibliography, Delhi, PPH, 1987. 19. Sharma R.S., Indian Feudalism ed. 2, Delhi, Machmilan, 1981. 20. Stein, Burton : Peasant, State and Society in Medieval South India, Delhi, OUP, 1980 21. Veluthat Kesavan, The Political Structure of Early Medieval South India, Delhi, Orient Longman 1993. 22. Winternitz M., History of , 3 vols (Indian reprint), Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1985, 1988, 1996.

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Subject Name: HISTORY OF NORTH EAST INDIA (FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO 1947) Unit-I: Rise of Territorial States: i) Foundation and consolidation of the ii) The kingdom of Kamrup-Kamata iii) Emergence of the Koch power Unit-II: Ahom-Mughal Conflicts- i) Pratap Singha ii) Jayadhwaj Singha iii) Chakradhwaj Singha iv) Gadahar Singha Unit-III: Zenith of the Ahom rule: i) Rudra Singha ii) Siva Singha iii) Rajeswar Singha Unit-IV: Decline and downfall of the Ahoms: i) Moamaria uprising-factors and consequences ii) Burmese invasions and its repercussion Unit-V: Political Institutions, Society and Economy: i) Outline of the administrative systems of the Ahom and Koch kingdoms ii) Society in medieval iii) Economy medieval Assam Unit VI: Advent of the British i) Administrative Reorganization under David Scott. ii) Annexation of Lower Assam iii) Anti-British uprisings (1826-1830) iv) Annexation of Upper Assam v) Repercussions of the Revolt of 1857. Unit VII: Territorial Expansion: Cachar, Manipur, Jayantia Hills, Khasi Hills, Garo Hills, Naga Hills, Lushai Hills. Unit-VIII: Changes in the Economic structure: i) Agrarian System ii) Growth of modem industries- Tea, Coal and Oil iii) Development of Transport and Communication Unit IX: i) Political Awakening: Education, Press, Public Associations

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ii) National Movement in Assam-Swadeshi Movement, Non-Cooperation movement, Civil Disobedience movement, , Role of women Suggested Books: 1. A.C.Bhuyan and : Political Vol. II & III 2. P. : Assam in the Nineteenth Century; Industrialization and Colonial Penetration 3. K.N.Dutta : Landmarks of the Freedom Struggle in Assam 4. E. A.Gait : A History of Assam 5. S. L. Barua : A Comprehensive History of Assam 6. H. K. Barpujari : The Comprehensive History of Assam Vol. II 7. P. Gogoi : The Tai and Tai Kingdoms (Relevant Chapters) 8. R. G. Basak : History of North East India 9. N. N. Basu : Social History of Kamrupa Vols I-III

Subject Name: THE PRACTICE OF HISTORY

This foundation course aims to introduce students to important issues related to historical method by giving them a broad overview of significant, including recent, historiographical trends. The aim is to acquaint students with important historiographical interventions and issues related to the historian’s craft. The themes selected for discussion may include the ones given below, and may vary from year to year; more themes may be added to the list. Select readings have been given here; detailed readings will be provided in the course of instruction. Pre-modern historical traditions 1. Modern historiography: documents and the archives 2. Cultural history 3. Marxism 4. Annales 5. Gender 6. Archaeology 7. Art and history 8. The environment 9. Oral history 10. Intellectual history 11. History of emotions 12. Connected histories: peoples regions, commodities Select Readings 1. Alier, Joan Martinez, Padua, Jose Augusto and Rangarajan, Mahesh eds. Environmental History as if Nature Existed (Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2010) 2. Aymard, Maurice and Mukhia, Harbans eds., French Studies in History, vol. I (Orient

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Longmans, , 1989). 3. Bloch, Marc, The Historian’s Craft, with an Introduction by Peter Burke (Manchester University Press, 2004). 4. Burke, Peter, Varieties of Cultural History, Cornell University Press, 1997. Carr, E.H., What is History (also available in ) (Penguin [1961], 2008). 5. Davis, Natalie Zemon The Return of Martin Guerre (Harvard University Press, 1983) 6. Haskell, Francis, History and its images: art and the interpretation of the past (New Haven and London, Yale University Press, [1993] 3rd reprint edn. 1995). 7. Portelli, Alessandro, The Death off Luigo Trastulli and Other Stories: Form and Meaning in Oral History (CUNY Press, 1990, paperback). 8. Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn, Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice (5th edition, Thames and Hudson, 2008). 9. Roberts Alice, The Incredible Human Journey: The story of how we colonized our planet (London, Bloomsbury, 2009) 10. Sarkar, Sumit, Writing Social History (USA, Oxford University Press, 1995). 11. Stern, Fritz ed., Varieties of History: from Voltaire to the Present (2nd edn., New York, Vintage, 1973) 12. Thompson, E.P. Customs in Common: Studies in Traditional Popular Culture (The Free Press, New York, 1991); ‘Folklore, Anthropology and History’, Indian Historical Review, iii, no. 2, Jan 1977 13. Walach Scott, Joan, Gender and the Politics of History (Columbia, New York, 1988). Parts I-II

Second Semester Second Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks Socio- Religious thought and movements in Medieval 100 1 6 India 2 History of United States of America (1865-1945) 6 100 3 Colonial Economy (1765-1947) 5 100 4 Indian National Movement (1857-1947) 5 100 Total 22

Subject Name: SOCIO- RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND MOVEMENTS IN

This course looks at the intellectual trends, sectarian debates, theological disputations, Sufi thought and moral and political treatisesin the Islamic East, till the mid-thirteenth century. The debates between the Ulema andthe Sufis, the patronage extended to them by individuals and the state from time to time in order to reach to the civic society would also be studied. The monotheistic thought, Bhakti tradition and the devotional literature in the Indian sub continent will be a part of the study. Topics: 1. Muslim sects, socio-religious thought and movements in the Islamic East: theories of governance; Al-Mawardi on caliphate; Nizamul Tusi on wizarat; the orthodox religious tradition – the Asharites; Al-Ghazali’s ethical thought; the Mutazalites and the rationalists. 2. Development of Tassawuf in the Islamic East: development and disputations; Bayazid Bostami and Mansu Hallaj; Awariful Ma’arif, and other sufi texts; Ibnul Arabi’s wahdatul wujud; organization of the khanqah; Jalauddin Rumi’s masnavis; Shaikh Ali Hujwiri’s Kashful Mahjub. 3. Early Sufi traditions in India: Ghazi Mian- the tradition and legends; Chishti and Suhrawardi P a g e | 9

silsilas in India; Sufi literature; Sufi thought and literature; qalandars and darveshes. 4. Naqshbandi tradition and revivalist tendencies (17th-18th centuries): Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi and Shah Waliullah. 5. Messianic Movements: The Mahdavi movement; the Roshaniya movement. 6. Patronage to religious institutions: futuh, suyurghal, aimma, madad-i-mu’ash; waqf and endowments. 7. Bhakti movement in North and South India 8. Monotheistic thought: Kabir, Dadu and Satnamis 9. Educations and Transmission of knowledge in Medieval India 10. Sikhism: Guru Nanak and the formation of panth; Guru Arjun and the compilation of Guru Granth Sahib; later gurus and .

Select Readings: 1. Encyclopedia Of Islam (relevant articles from the new edition) 2. E.G. Brown : A literary History of Persia (Cambridge, 1951), vols. III & IV 3. K.A. Nizami (ed.) : Politics and Society during the Early Medieval period 4. being the Collected Works of Prof. Mohammad Habib (reprint; New Delhi: 1992), 2 volumes. 5. Bernard Lewis : The Assassins: a radical sect in Islam (London, 1968) 6. J.S. Grewal : History of Sikhism (reprint. New Delhi: 1998) 7. J.S. Grewal & Irfan. Habib : Sikh History through Persian Sources (New Delhi, 2001) 8. K.A. Nizami : Religion and Politics in India during the thirteen century (Aligarh, 1961) 9. S.A.A. Rizvi : Muslim Revivalist Movements in Northern India in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (reprint. New Delhi: 1993) 10. C. Vaudeville : A Weaver named Kabir (New Delhi, 1991) 11. Claudia Lebeskind : Piety on its Knees: Three Sufi Traditions of . 12. Y.Friedman : Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi: An outline of his thoughts and a 13. study of his image in the eyes of Posterity (Mc. Gill, Canada: 1971) 14. Carl Earnst : The Eternal Garden (New York, 1993) 15. J.S. Tirmingham : Sufi Orders of Islam (London, 1971) 16. Amin Maalouf: The Crusades Through Arab Eyes(London, 1986) 17. Francis Robinson, Ulema of Firangi Mahal, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2000.

Subject Name: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1865-1945) 1. Reconstruction : Phases, programme and nature, Radical Reconstruction, interpretations and historiographical positions ; the emergence of the new South, social tensions and reactions. 2. Agriculture and industry : Revolution in agriculture, institutionalization of agricultural interests ; agrarian unrests, the Granger Movement, the Greenback Movement, the Populist Movement. Industrialization: Factors behind, extension of railroads, industrial and financial developments, growth of capitalism and big business; rise of an industrial society, urbanization, problems of labour, labour movements and unionization; immigration. 3. The Progressive era : the Progressive Movement, Social Justice Movement, the Muckrakers, Progressive historiography. : Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Woodrow Wilson. 4. Emergence of the U.S.A. as a world power : The Spanish-American War, : the Roosevelt Corollary, the Wilson period, the Mexican Revolution ; From Open Door to Pearl Harbour, American expansionism in the Pacific, naval policy, the Washington Settlement, relations with China and Japan, Pearl Harbour. 5. The Depression and the New Deal : The illusion of post-war normalcy, the prosperity decade, poverty and plenty, the Depression of 1929 ; the leadership of F.D.R. and the New

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Deal ; New Deal and agriculture, banking, industry, labour, intellectuals and the Supreme Court. 6. America in World politics : Emergence of America as a world power, Theodore Roosevelt and world politics, Wilson and the First World War, the ratification controversy, American isolationism in the inter-war period, end of isolationism, the U.S.A. at the Second World War, nuclear monopoly and victory over Japan, planning a new world order.

Suggested Readings: 1. H.B. Parkes, The United States of America, A History (Alfred A. Knopf 1968). 2. Oscar Handlin, America; A History (Henry Holt & Co. 1968) 3. Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager, A Short History of the United States (Alfred A. Knopf, 1966) 4. Arthur Stanley Link,American Epoch, A History of the United States since 1900,4th ed. 3 vols.(Alfred A Knopf, 1974) 5. Richard Brandon Morris(ed.), Encyclopedia of American History (Revised ed., Harper & Row, 1970). 6. Carl Neumann Degler, Out of our Past ; The forces that Shaped Modern America (Revised ed., Harper & Row, 1970). 7. Carl Neumann Degler and others, The Democratic Experience ; A Short American History (3rd ed, Scott, Foresman and Company, 1973) 8. Vernon L. Parrington, Main Currents in American Thought (Harcourt, Brace, and World, 1927). 9. Daniel Bell, The Coming of the Post-industrial Society : A Venture in Forecasting (Basic Books, Inc., 1973). 10. James MacGregor Burns, Roosevelt : The Lion and the Fox and Roosevelt : the Soldier of Freedom (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1956-70). 11. Gabriel Kolko, Main Currents in Modern American History (Pantheon Books, N.Y., 1984). 12. Walter Lafeber, The American Age : United States Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad Since 1750 (N.Y., Norton, 1989). 13. Arthur Schlesinger Jr., The disuniting of America : Reflections on a Multicultural Society (N.Y. Norton, 1992). 14. Charles A. Beard and Mary Beard, The Rise of American Civilization, 2 vols. (N. Y. 1920). 15. Richard Hofstadter, The Progressive Historians : Turner, Beard, Parrington (Alfred A. Knopf, 1968). 16. Richard Hofstadter, American Political Tradition (Alfred A Knopf, 1948). 17. Lawrence Levine, The Unpredictable Past :Explorations in American Cultural History (O. U. P., 1993). 18. Joseph Rayback, A History of American Labour (Macmillan, N.Y., 1964). 19. Gilbert Green, What’s Happening to Labour (International Publishers, N.Y. 1976). 20. Kathleen McCourt, Working Class Women and Grass Roots Politics (Bloomington : I.U.P., 1977. 21. John Hope Franklin, Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century (University of Illinois Press, 1982). 22. H.U. Faulkner, American Economic History (5th ed., N.Y., Harper, 1943). 23. Gerald N. Grob and George Athan Billias (eds.), Interpretations of American History; Patterns and Perspectives (N.Y., Free Press, London, Collier Macmillan, 1967).

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Subject Name: COLONIAL ECONOMY (1765-1947)

The course is designed to develop a thorough understanding among the students of the nature of colonial economy and the transformation that had taken place under the British colonial rule from the mid-nineteenth century to the period of India’s independence. The course will trace the construction and maintenance of colonial patterns of economic structures in India. A major theme of the course is the explanation of how and why different segments of Indian economy remained underdeveloped under the British colonial rule. UNIT 1: Railways and Indian Economy Economic and political compulsions-Effects on agrarian production and export of raw material – commercialization of agriculture-Famines and British policy. UNIT 2: Large Scale Industry Modern industry in pre-1914 phase and post 1914 phase – its nature – main industries: cotton, jute, iron and steel-Rise of industrial labour – labour force in large scale industry. UNIT 3: Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments Changing nature of external trade- Mercantilism, industrial capital and finance capital-Drain of Wealth and British overseas trade. UNIT 4: The Fiscal System Shift from direct to indirect taxation-Tariff and excise-Monetary policies and credit system. UNIT 5: National Income and Population Movements of national income after 1858-‘De- Urbanization’ controversy-Population growth – Pre and Post-Census estimates. Suggested Readings: 1. Dutt,R C, Economic History of India : Publications Division, Govt. of India, 1968. 2. Desai, A.R., Social Background of Indian Nationalism, Dutt, R.P., India Today, Ifran Habib, Indian Economy, 1858-1914, Tulika Books, 2006 3. E.N Kherr, Railways in India Delhi, Oxford University Press. Arnold, David Famine: Social Crisis & Historical Change. Oxford: Blackwell. 1988. 4. Bagchi, A.K, Private Investment in India, 1900-1939, New Delhi, 1980. 5. Gadgil, D.R., The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times 1860-1939, Bombay, 1971. 6. Gerschenkron, A., Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective, Harward University Press, 1976. 7. Roy, Tirthankar. Traditional Industry in the Economy of colonial India, Cambridge University Press, 1999. 8. Ray, Rajat, K., Industrialization in India: Growth and Conflict in the Private Corporate Sector,1914- 47, Delhi, 1985.

Subject Name: INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT (1857-1947)

Unit -1 Economic Impact of British Rule a. Deindustrialization b. Commercialization of Agriculture c. Drain of Wealth Unit – 2. Approaches to Indian Nationalism: a. Cambridge b. Subaltern c. National Unit-3. Early Resistance to British Rule a. Tribal Revolts: Ramoshi, Koli, Bhill b. Nature & Impact of 1857 uprising c. Rise of revolutionaries: Vasudev Balawant Phadke, Chapekar

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Unit-4. Emergence of Nationalism a. Causes of emergence of Nationalism b. : Objectives and Establishment c. Congress under the Moderates Unit-5. Extremist Phase a. Partition of b. Swadeshi Movement c. Home Rule Movement Unit – 6. Gandhian Movement a. Non-Cooperation Movement b. Civil Disobedience Movement c. Quit India Movement Unit-7 Other strands of National Movement a. Peasant & Left's movements b. States’ Peoples’ Movements: Satara, Kolhapur c. Subhashchandra Bose, INA, Naval uprising Unit-8 Communal politics and a. Rise of Communal Politics: Vahabi Movement, Aligarh Movement, Role of British b. Muslim League & Demand of c. Partition of India: Causes & Consequences Reference Books:- 1. Roberts P. E., History of British in India Oxford, 2. Grover B.L. & Sethi R.R., Modern Indian History, S. Chand., New,Delhi. 3. Bhattacharya Dhiraj, A Concise History of the Modern Economy – (1750- 1950), New Delhi 1979. 4. Narayan Brij, Economic Life in India, Delhi,1923. 5. Bayly C.A., Indian Society, The Making of British Empire, Orient,1979. 6. Marshall P. J., Bengal, The British Bridgehead –Eastern India 1740, Orient,1979. 7. Datta K. K., A. Survey of Socio- Economic Conditions in India, 8. Bipanchandra and others, India’s Struggle for Independence, New Delhi, 1972. 9. Sarkar Sumit, Modern India 1885 –1947, 10. Desai Sanjeev P., Calendar of the Quit India Movement in the Bombay Presidency, Mumbai, 1958.

Third Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks 1 Archeological Practice in India 6 100 2 World Affairs (1945-1991) 6 100 3 History of Ideas in the 19th Century India 5 100 4 History of Eastern India, 13th- 18th centuries. 5 100 Total 22

Subject Name: ARCHEOLOGICAL PRACTICE IN INDIA

Unit-I 1. Definition, Aim and Scope of Archaeology; History and Growth of Archaeology; History of Indian Archaeology; Relationship of Archaeology with Social and Natural Sciences. 2. Palaeolithic Culture of India – Sohan and Acheulian Traditions; Middle Palaeolithic Culture and Upper Palaeolithic Culture of India.

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3. A General Outline of Mesolithic Culture of India with Special Reference to Sarai Nahar Rai and Orissa. Unit-II 1. A General Outline of Neolithic Cultures of India with Special Reference to Burzoham, Koldihawa, Kuchai. 2. Village Communities of India with Special Reference to Balathal, Ahar, , Khameswaripali and Golbai Sason. 3. Harappan Culture – Origin, Extant, Chronology, Factors Responsible for the Decline. Unit-III 1. Megalithic Culture in Peninsular India – Typology and Cultural Characteristics. 2. Early Occurrence of Iron in India with Special Reference to PGW Culture and NBPW Culture. 3. A General Outline of Early Historic Urban Sites of India – Sisupalgarh and Arikamedu. BOOKS RECOMMENDED 1. An Encyclopaedia of Indian ARchaeology, Vol.I&II : A. Ghosh (ed.), 1989, , New Delhi. 2. and Protohistory of India and Pakistan : H.D. Sankalia, 1974, Poona (Deccan College Publications). 3. The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan : B & F.R. Allchin, 1982, Cambridege, Harmondsworth. 4. Essays in Indian Protohisotry : D.P. Agarwal and D.K. Chakravarty (Ed), 1979, Delhi. 5. Prehistoric Chronology and Radiocarbon Dating in India : D.P. Agarwal and S. Kusumgar, 1974, Delhi. 6. Stone Age Tools : Their Techniques, Names and Probable Functions : H.D. Sankalia, 1964, Poona (Deccan College). 7. Potteries in Ancient India : B.P. Sinha (Ed.), 1969, .

Subject Name: WORLD AFFAIRS (1945-1991) 1. The Cold War • The origins of the Cold War, including Yalta and Potsdam • Soviet foreign policy in Europe in the early post-war period, 1945–55 • The foreign policy of America and its allies in Europe, 1945–55 • The U2 Spy Plane incident and the building of the Berlin Wall • The globalisation of the Cold War, including Cuba and Vietnam • Détente • Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War

2. The United Nations and recent world affairs • The structure and organisation of the United Nations • The strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations • Successes and failures of the United Nations, including the Korean War and the Congo Crisis, 1960–64 • Saddam Hussein, the invasion of Kuwait and the First Gulf War 3. Moves towards European integration • Impact of the Second World War, first steps to integration P a g e | 14

• The creation of the European Economic Community (EEC) • Economic cooperation, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Euratom, etc. • The development of the EEC to 1992 • The Maastricht Treaty: the creation of the European Union, the single market and the common currency 4. The USA after the Second World War, 1945–89 • Eisenhower’s Presidency and the rise of the affluent society • McCarthyism • Kennedy’s and Johnson’s domestic programmes: the ‘New Frontier’ and the ‘Great Society’ • Nixon and Watergate • Reagan’s presidency and ‘Reaganomics’ 5. The struggle for civil rights in the USA from 1945 • Segregation and the situation in the Southern states after the Second World War • The campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s • The importance of the Federal government and the Supreme Court • The work of Martin Luther King • Malcolm X and Black Power • The extent of progress made since the 1970s in politics and society 6. Latin America after the Second World War • Cuba: Batista’s regime, Castro and the Cuban revolution, Cuba under Castro • Chile: Allende, Pinochet, the return to democracy • Argentina: Peron and Peronism, the influence of the military over Argentine politics, rule by Junta and the ‘Dirty War’, the restoration of democratic politics after 1983. 7. The USSR and De-Stalinisation, 1953–82 • The death of Stalin and emergence of Khrushchev as leader • De-Stalinisation • Khrushchev’s leadership: industrial and agricultural reform, the space programme • Fall of Khrushchev • The Brezhnev era 8. The decline and fall of the Soviet Union, 1982–99 • Economic and political stagnation • Gorbachev’s attempts at reform • The collapse of the Soviet Union • The Yeltsin years: privatisation and the rise of the oligarchs

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9. The creation of the state of Israel, 1917–49 • Zionism • The Balfour Declaration and the Mandate • The impact of the Second World War, Jewish immigration into Palestine • The collapse of the mandate and the United Nations’ partition plan • The declaration of the state of Israel • The war of 1948–49 10. The Arab-Israeli conflict, 1949–2006 • The wars of 1956, 1967 and 1973 • The Camp David Treaty and peace with Egypt • Israel’s relations with its other Arab neighbours • The Palestinians: the emergence and activities of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), moves towards a Palestinian state • The Palestinian National Authority up to the 2006 11. Communist China, 1949–c.2000 • Communist reforms to 1958 • The Great Leap Forward • The Cultural Revolution • The death of Mao Zedong and the re-emergence of Deng Xiaoping • Post-Mao economic liberalisation: calls for political reform, Tiananmen Square protests 12. The , 1919–c.2000 • Moves towards independence, 1919–47: nationalism, protest and legislation, the role of Gandhi • Independence and partition • Relations between India and Pakistan since independence, including the Kashmir conflict • The creation of • The dominance of the military in the politics of Pakistan • The development of democracy and the economy in India

Subject Name: HISTORY OF IDEAS IN THE 19TH CENTURY INDIA 1. Impact of Western Ideas and the Emergence of a Colonial Intelligentsia: Rammohan Roy , Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and others 2. From Reformism to Revivalism: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Dayananda Saraswati and others 3. Ideas of National Regeneration : Swami Vivekananda and others

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4. Gender and Caste : Pandita Ramabai and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain 5. The Ideolgy :B.R. Ambedkar and Periyar E V Ramasamy 6. Theory of Nation, Nationalism and Hunan Unity : Aurobindo Ghosh and Rabindranath Tagore 7. Idealism and Human Rights: Vinoba Bhave and others. Suggested Readings: 1. Bidyut Chakrabarty ansd Rajendra Kumar Pandey, Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context,Delhi, 2010 2. B.B. Majumdar, History of Indian Social & Political Ideas, Calcutta, 1967. 3. D.H. Bishop(ed), Thinkers of the Indian , New Delhi, 1982. 4. Dhananjay Keer, Mahatma Jatirao Phule,Bombay, 1964. 5. Gail Omvedt, Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society : The Non-Brahman Movement in Western India, 1873-1930, Bombay, 1976. 6. Gail Omvedt, & the Democratic Revolution, New Delhi, 2000. 7. J. Bandopandhyay, Social and Political Thought of Gandhi, Allied Publishers, Bombay, 1969.

Subject Name: HISTORY OF EASTERN INDIA, 13TH- 18TH CENTURIES 1. Politics and State: political trajectories under the Sultans, Mughals, Nawabs and the local chieftains; terrains and technologies of warfare; idioms of governance; administrative structures; formation of regional identity; European conquest 2. State and Economy: composition of rural society; agriculture; trade and commerce; industry; urban economy; taxation; markets and consumption patterns. 3. Society and Culture: social and religious change; customs and rituals; language and literature; visual art Suggested Readings: 1. Askari, Syed Hasan and Qeyamuddin Ahmad, eds., The Comprehensive History of , 2 Vols, Patna, 1983-1987. 2. Barpujari, H.K., ed., Comprehensive History of Assam, Guwahati, 2004. 3. Bhattacharya, S.N., A History of Mughal North-East Frontier Policy, Calcutta, 1929. 4. Chaudhury, Sushil, From Prosperity to Decline, Eighteenth-Century Bengal, Delhi, 1995. 5. Curley, David, Poetry and History. Bengali Mangal-kabya and Social Change in Precolonial Bengal, New Delhi, 2008. 6. Datta, Rajat, Society, Economy and the Market: Commercialization in Rural Bengal c. 1760- 1800, Delhi, 2000. 7. Eaton, Richard M., The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760, Berkeley and London, 1993.

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Fourth Semester Fourth Semester S. No. Name of Subject Credits Total Marks 1 Environmental History of India, 1800-2000 6 100 2 Social Identities in Modern India 6 100 3 History of Arunachal Pradesh (Upto 1987) 5 100 4 Society in Colonial India 5 100 Total 22

Subject Name: ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF INDIA, 1800-2000 1. Historiography and Background; Early History 2. Forest and Agrarian transitions 3. Power, identity and ecology. 4. Animals and politics 5. ‘Scarcity’, landscape and development 6. Contesting development 7. Coasts and waters 8. Nationalism and nature Suggested Readings: 1. Baviskar, Amita (ed.), Conetested Waterscapes (Delhi: OUP, 2008) 2. Arnold, David and Ramachandra Guha, eds., Nature, Culture and Imperialism: Essays on the Environmental History of South Asia (New Delhi: OUP, 1995) 3. Arun Agrawal and Kalyanakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan eds., Social Nature, Resources, Representations and Rule in India, (Delhi: OUP, 2000) 4. Grove, Richard, Green Imperialism, (Delhi: OUP, 1998) 5. Grove, Richard, Vinita Damodaran and Satpal Sangwan, eds. Nature and the Orient: The Environmental History of South and . (Delhi: OUP, 1998) 6. Guha, Ramachandra, The Unquiet Woods, (Delhi: OUP, 1989, 2000, revised edition) 7. Guha, Ramachandra and Madhav Gadgil, The Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India (Delhi: OUP, 1992) Subject Name: SOCIAL IDENTITIES IN MODERN INDIA 1. Caste Identities: (a) Colonial Knowledge, Caste and Census. (b) Emerging Caste Associations. Debates around Sanskritization (c) Non-Brahman and Dalit Movements: , Tamilnadu, Bengal, Gangetic Plains. (d) Gandhi, Ambedkar and Periyar.

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2. Gender Identities (a) Ambiguities of Women and Social Reforms: Sati, Purdah, Age of Consent, Widow Remarriage, Education. (b) Nationalism and Partition. 3. Religious and Linguistic Identities (a) Approaches and Historiography. (b) Making of ‘modern Indian languages’ and ‘Vernacular modernities’. Print Culture, Education and the Public sphere. Religion, Caste and language. (c) Ideology and Language of Everyday Violence and Religious Conflicts. Select Readings: 1. Bayly, Susan, Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 2. Chandra, Sudhir, The Oppressive Present: Literature and Social Consciousness in Colonial India. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992. 3. Datta, P. K., Carving Blocs: Communal Ideology in Early Twentieth Century Bengal. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999. 4. Dube, Ishita-Banerjee (ed.), Caste in History, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2008. 5. Forbes, Geraldine, Women in Modern India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 6. King, Christopher R., One Language, Two Scripts: The Hindi Movement in Nineteenth Century , Bombay: Oxford University Press, 1994. 7. Orsini, Francesca, The Hindi Public Sphere 1920-1940: Language and Literature in the Age of Nationalism, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002. Subject Name: HISTORY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH (UPTO 1987)

Unit I- Man and Environment: (a) Topography and Climate features, their impact on the people (b) Demographic Profile and the habitants of different communities Unit II- Sources of Arunachal History: (a) Oral Sources (b) Literary Sources (c) Archaeological sources Unit III – The Origin and Migration of the People of Arunachal Pradesh: (a) The Central Zones (b) The Western Zones (c) The Eastern Zones Unit IV- Early Society, Economy, Polity and Religion of the people of Arunachal Pradesh: (a) Social institution – Family Structure, Marriage System, Role of women in the society (b) Economic activities- Subsistence and barter system, trade, handicraft, agriculture (c) Political Institution- policy of village headman and village council (d) Indigeneous Faith and Belief- Buddhism, Animism, Brahmanical Religion Unit V- Ahom Relation with the Arunachalee: (a) Salient features- Posa system,punitive Expedition, Conciliation , Role of Kotokies (b) Tribe wise relation- monpas, Sherdukpen, Hrusso, Nyishi Adi, Mishmi, Khampti, Singpho P a g e | 19

Unit VI- British policy towards Arunachal Pradesh: (a) Continuation and change in posa system (b) Policy of isolation- Economic Blockade, trade fair, Inner Line, Outer line, mac Mohan line (c) Expedition and Mission- nyishi expedition, adi expedition, mishmi mission and miri mission Unit VII- Administrative Growth of A.P upto 1947: (a) Hopkinson Proposal, declaration of Schedule District, appointment of separate assistant political officer (b) Declaration of Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas(1935 Act), North East Frontier Regulation of 1945 Unit VIII- Political Evolution of A.P: (a) Nehru Elwin Policy, Chinese Aggression and its impact on Political Revolution (b) Dying Ering Committee, establishment of Panchayat Raj institution and attainment of

Reference Books: (a) “HISTORY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH”(Earliest Times to 1972) by Dr. Deepak Pandey (b) “HISTORY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH “ by M.L.Bose

Subject Name: SOCIETY IN COLONIAL INDIA

1. Race and Caste in Colonial India: Discourse on race – Nature of the military and non-military races – Sikhs and the Gurkhas – Changing contours of the caste system – Caste mobility movements in Bengal, Maharashtra, U.P. South India. 2. Tribes in Colonial India: Ethnicity and ethnic identity – Colonial notion of tribe – Tribes in transition – Tribal acculturation – Tribal movements, ideologies and structures 3. Colonial State: Ideologies of the Colonial State – Colonial policy of Divide and Rule – Colonial intervention in revenue, judicial and police administration – Crimes and criminality under the colonial state. 4. Socio-religious reform movements: Nature of reform movements – Contestation between western radicalism and Indian modernization – Limitations and significance of reform movements – Reforms in education – Untouchability Movements. 5. Urbanization in Colonial India: Concept of urbanization – Process and pattern of urbanization – growth of new towns – problems and effects of urbanization – Demography and Urbanization. 6. Popular Response to Social Changes: Women, Youth and Student movements – Environmental Issues and Ecological movements – Colonial forest policy – Press and Literature in Indian History. Select Readings: 1. Sumit Sarkar, Writing Social History, New Delhi, OUP, 1998 2. Amiya P. Sen, Social and Religious Reform, New Delhi, OUP, 2005 3. Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Nationalist Movement in India, New Delhi, OUP, 2009 4. Manu Bhagavan & Anne Feidhaus (eds), Claiming Power from Below New Delhi, OUP, 2008 5. Charu Gupta (ed.), Gendering Colonial India, New Delhi, Orient Blackswan, 2012

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6. Biswamoy Pati, Adivasis in Colonial India, New Delhi, Orient Blackswan, 2011 7. Biswamoy Pati, Situating Social History, New Delhi, Orient Blackswan, 2012 8. Meena Radhakrisnhan, Dishonoured by History, New Delhi, Orient Blackswan, 2008 9. Anupama Rao, Caste Question, New Delhi, Permanent Black, 2011 10. Sukhadeo Thorat & Narendra Kumar (eds), B.R. Ambedkar, New Delhi, OUP, 2008

Note: The Normal Rule and Regulation pertaining to the Examination and other issues will be applicable in Faculty of Arts as per Arunachal University of Studies Act 2012, Subsequent Statute and Rules & Regulations.

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