Author(s): John M Dunn
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 104
Publisher: Lucent Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2014-06-06
Dimensions: 177.8 x 228.6 x 25.4mm
Publication City/Country: Farmington Hills, Mich., United Kingdom
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Illustrations: Maps; Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white

Books in the World History series examine the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies.; This title in Lucent's World History series tells the story of how the modern country of India came into existence. The book traces the ancient political struggles, along with the more recent struggles that lead to India becoming a colony of Great Britain; Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, visual time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliographies, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth o