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TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN HISTORY
B.A. ASIAN CULTURE
Semester I
PAPER – I SOUTH ASIA (1800-1870) T 04 Credits
Course Objective: On the completion of this course the students will gain insight on the following:
1. Socio-Economic and Political conditions in South Asia in the 19th century.

2. How India and Ceylon became a victim of Imperialism.
3. British Imperialism in Afghanistan and relations with Nepal.
UNIT I
1. Social and Cultural Condition of India.
2. Anglo-Maratha struggle for Supremacy: Anglo Maratha Wars, Causes of Maratha defeat.
3. Changes in agrarian Structure in India.
4. Popular Revolts—Kol, Santhal, Bhil, Khasi, Cutch Rebellion, Salt Revolution of Surat and Sepoy Mutiny-1824,1844, 1849.
UNIT II
1. The Great Mutiny of 1857—Causes
2. Major Centres of Revolt
3. Aftermath of the Great Revolt : Changes in British Policy and Administration
4. Development of Education in India till Wood’s Despatch
UNIT III
1. Indian Renaissance
2. Socio-Religious Reform Movements
3. Aligarh Movement , Parsi, Radhaswami Satsang , Chief Khalsa Dewan
4. Impact of Socio-Religious Reform Movements
UNIT IV
1. Anglo-Afghan Relations and First Anglo-Afghan War
2. First Anglo-Nepal War
3. Anglo-Bhutan Relation and Duar War
4. British Rule in Ceylon

Suggested Readings
British Paramountcy and Indian Renaissance (Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan), Vol. IX and X
Surendra Nath Sen, 1857, Publications Division, Govt. Of India,1957*
Shireen Moosvi (edt.), Facets of the Great Revolt, Tulika Books, 2008*
1857 Essays from Economic and Political Weekly, Orient Longman, 2008*
Ramchandra Guha, Makers of Modern India, Penguin Books, 2010*
Bipan Chandra, Amales Tripathi & Baraun De, Freedom Struggle National Book Trust, 1972*
K.M. de Silva, A history of Sri Lanka, Penguin Books, 2005*
Shekhar Bandopadhyaya, From Plassey to partition
Bipan Chandra, India after independence, Penguin Books, 1999
Ramchandra Guha, India after Gandhi
Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal, routledge, Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy, 4th
edition, 2018.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Rajat Kant Ray, The felt community, Oxford University Press, 2003*
Mushirul Hasan & Narayani Gupta (edt.), India’s colonial encounter, Manohar, 2004*
The Indian Mutiny, Julian Spilsbury, Phoenix,2007*
Christopher Hibbert, The Great Mutiny- India 1857, Penguin Books, 1978*
Saul David, The Indian Mutiny, Penguin Books, 2003*
Pramod Kumar, Hunger strike in Andamans, New Royal Book Co., Lucknow, 2004*
Fazal-ur-Rahim Marwat, The evolution and growth of communism in Afghanistan, Pakistan,1997*
Angelo Rasanayagam, Afghanistan-A modern history, I.B.Tauris, London, 2003*
Mohammad Yousaf and Mark Adkin, Afghanistan-The bear trap, Bookwise (India) Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi. 2007*
Pramod Kumar, Mahatma Betrayed, National Publishing House, New Delhi, 200Mascre Hence, Birth
of Bangladesh
WEB SOURCES
Colombo, Encyclopedia Britannica.

B.A. SEMESTER I
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - II
EAST ASIA DURING 1800-1870 T 04 Credits
1. China lapsed into a state of Semi-Colonisation.

2. The beginnings of the emergence of Japan as a strong nation.
UNIT I
1. Social, Economic, Cultural and Political condition of China during 1800
2. Rebellion of Turkestan 1826
3. Canton Trade
4. First Opium War
UNIT II
1. Second Opium War
2. Taiping Rebellion
3. Self Strengthening Movement
4. Foreign Relations
UNIT III
1. Pre-Restoration Social and Economic system in Japan
2. Pre-Restoration Cultural and Political condition
3. Japan during Tokugawa Shogunate
Unit IV
1. Japan and its early Foreign Relations
2. Arrival of Commodore Perry
3. End of seclusion—Fall of Tokugawa Shoguns

SUGGESTED READINGS
Prasun Chatterji, The History of China and Japan, Pearson, 2011

Archna Tewari, The history of China and Japan, Pearson, 2011
G. Sansom, A History of Japan
G. Sansom, A cultural History of Japan, New York,1944
Malcolm Kennedy, A History of Japan, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1963*
Paul H. Clyde and Burton F. Beers, The Far East: A History of Western Impacts and Eastern
Responses, Prentice Hall, 2009.
William Yale, The Near East, Surjeet Publications. *
J.A.R. Marriott, The Eastern Question, London, 1918.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
Emmanuel Hsu, The History of China in modern times

H.M.Vinacke, The History of Far East
H.M. Vinacke, The United States and the Far East
WEB SOURCES
Piggot, Joan, R., 1997, The Emergence of Japanese Kingship, Stanford University Press,
ISBN: 978-0-8047-2832-4.
B.A. SEMESTER II
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - III
SOUTH ASIA (1870-1919) T 04 Credits
1. Freedom struggle in India 1870-1919- Leaders, Organisations, movements, Ideologies.
2. Attempts of British administration to introduce reforms.
3. Emergence of Gandhi.
4. Nationalism in Ceylon.
UNIT I
1. Growth of Indian Nationalism
2. Founding of Indian National Congress
3. It’s Early Phase : Objectives , methods and programme of moderates
4. Dadabhai Naroji, Surendranath Bannerjee, W.C. Bannerjee, Gopal Krishna Gokhale,Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya etc.
UNIT II
1. India under Lord Lytton
2. Reforms of Lord Ripon
3. Curzon and Partition of Bengal, Boycott and Swadeshi Movement
4. Rise of Extremism in Indian National Congress : Causes ,Objectives and Methods—Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai,
Bipin Chandra Pal, Aurobindo Ghosh, Annie Beasant
UNIT III
1. Rise of Revolutionary Nationalism
2. Chapekar Brothers, Shyamji Krishna Verma, Madan Lal Dhingra, V.D. Savarkar, Lala Hardayal, Prafulla Chaki, Khudiram
Bose, Ghosh Brothers etc.
3. Act of 1909 and 1919
4. Development of Education from Hunter Commission to 1919.
UNIT IV
1. Emergence of Gandhi : Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda
2. Satyagrah and Agitation against Rowlatt Bill
3. Anglo—Afghan Relations and Second Anglo—Afghan War

4. British in Ceylon and the Rise of Nationalism in Ceylon
Suggested Readings
edition, 2018.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Delhi. 2007*
of Bangladesh
WEB SOURCES

B.A. SEMESTER II
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - IV
EAST ASIA DURING 1870-1919 T 04 Credits
1. The various events in China in the 19th century.
2. The emergence of Japan as a strong Nation, the aggressive foreign policy of Japan in the World War I.
UNIT I
1. Foreign Occupation of Chinese territories
2. Expansion of Imperialism –‘Partition of China’
3. The Reform Movement
4. The Boxer Uprising
UNIT II
1. Intellectual, Social, and Economic changes during the late Ching Rule
2. Reasons of the decline of Manchu Dynasty
3. Reform and Revolution—The Rise of the Republic
4. China and World War I
UNIT III
1. The Meiji Restoration and Reforms
2. The crisis of 1873
3. Constitutional Movement
4. Japanese Constitution of 1889
UNIT IV
1. Modernisation of Japan
2. Growth of Japanese Imperialism—Sino-Japanese War
3. Russo-Japanese War
4. Japan and World War I

SUGGESTED READINGS

REFERENCE BOOKS

WEB SOURCES
ISBN: 978-0-8047-2832-4.
B.A. SEMESTER III
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - V
WEST ASIA DURING 1800-1870 T 04 Credits
1. The Course help the students to gain in-sight and in-depth knowledge of West Asia.
2. It equips the students of the better understanding of the politics of the region along with the
International Politics.
Unit I
1. Expansion of Ottoman Empire
2. Socio, Cultural and Economic conditions
3. Decline of Ottoman Empire
4. Mustafa III and Selim III
Unit II
1. Mehmud II
2. Tanzimat Reforms
3. Western Interests in Ottoman Empire
4. Greek War of Independence
Unit III
1. Egypt before the rise of Mehmet Ali
2. Mehmet Ali (Reforms and Foreign Policy)
3. Successors of Mehmet Ali
4. Western Interest in Egypt
Unit IV
1. Persia –Political and Intellectual Awakening
2. Persia –Religious Awakening (Babism and Bahaism)
3. Arab – Religious Awakening (Wahabbi Movement)
4. Judaism
SUGGESTED READINGS
G.E. Kirk, A Short History of Middle East, Surjeet Publications *

W.B. Fisher, The Middle East, a physical Social and Regional Geography,
New York, Dutton, 1950.
Bernard Lewis, The Middle East, Scribner, New York *
Alain Gresh and Dominique Vidal, The new A-Z of the Middle East, I.B.Tauris,
London,2004*
Philip K. Hitti, History of the Arabs, Princeton University Press, 1943. *
Bernard Lewis, The Arab in History, London, 1950.
Albert Hourani, A History of Arab Peoples, Faber & Faber, 1991. *
Soloman, History of Modern Turkey
Lenchzovskei, West Asia
Banani, Persia
Percy Sikes, Persia
REFERENCES

WEB SOURCES
Mehmet Fuat Koprulu & Laiser, The origins of the Ottoman Empire
Somel, Selcuk, The A to Z of the Ottoman Empire, 2010, Scarecrow Press
Stillman, Norman, A., 1979, The Jews of the Arab Lands, Jewish Publication Society, ISBN:
978-0-8276-1155-9.
B.A. SEMESTER III
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - VI
SOUTH –EAST ASIA DURING 1800-1870 T 04 Credits
1. Socio-Economic and Political conditions in South-East Asia in the 19th century.

2. How South-East Asia became a victim of Imperialism.
Unit I (BURMA)
1. Anglo-Burma War 1824
2. Anglo-Burma War 1852
3. British Rule in Lower Burma
4. The Reign of Mindon-Min
Unit II (SIAM)
1. Siam-King Rama I and Rama II
2. European Powers and Siam –Crawford Mission
3. Reign of Rama III and the missionary impact on Siam
4. King Mongkut and modernization of Siam
Unit III (INDONESIA,MALAYA-JAVA)
1. Dutch occupation of Indonesia and British occupied Indonesia
2. Culture System and Ethical Policy
3. British Expansion in Java (Raffles, Daendels, Founding of Singapore)
4. Dutch rule in Java and Cultivation System
Unit IV (VIETNAM-INDO-CHINA, PHILIPPINES)
1. Reign of Gia Long and Minh-Mang in Vietnam, Relations of Missionaries with Minh-Mang
2. The Tourane-Saigon Expedition, Expansion of French Holdings
3. Philippines under Spanish rule
4. Development of Nationalist Resistance in Philippines

B.A. SEMESTER IV
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - VII
WEST ASIA DURING 1870-1919 T 04 Credits
1. The Course provides the detailed information and in-depth knowledge of the condition of West Asia from mid-Nineteenth
century up to World War I.
2. It reflects on the changes and developments taking place in the region.
Unit I
1. Dethronement of Abdul Aziz
2. Abdul Hamid II
3. Pan-Islamism
4. Young-Turk Movement
Unit II
1. British occupation of Egypt
2. Egyptian nationalism
3. Lord Cromer—Reforms
4. Successors of Lord Cromer (Growth of Egyptian Nationalism)
Unit III
1. Awakening in Persia and reign of Shah Nasir-ru-ddin
2. Persia-Revolution of 1906 and Partition of 1907
3. Arab Nationalism and First World War
4. Zionism and Balfour Declaration
Unit IV
1. Eastern Question—Balkan Nationalism
2. Russo-Turkish War and Berlin Congress
3. Italy –Turkish War and Balkan Wars
4. Secret Treaties and First World War

SUGGESTED READINGS

London,2004*
Banani, Persia
Percy Sikes, Persia
REFERENCES

WEB SOURCES
978-0-8276-1155-9.
B.A. SEMESTER IV
ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - VIII
SOUTH –EAST ASIA DURING 1870-1919 T 04 Credits
1. Socio-Economic and Political conditions in South-East Asia during 1870-1919.

2. The conditions in South-East Asia on the eve of World War I.
UNIT I (Burma)
1. British absorption of Burma
2. Annexation of Upper Burma
3. The New British Administrative system in Burma
4. Emergence of the Burmese nationalism and World War I
UNIT II (Siam)
1. Reign of Chulalongkorn
2. Prince Damrong and the Reforming Program
3. Economic Development of Siam
4. Siam and World War I
UNIT III (Indonesia , Malaya –Java)
1. British intervention in Malaya after 1874
2. Resident system and the Federated Malaya State
3. The Nationalist Movements in Indonesia
4. Sarekat Islam
UNIT IV (Vietnam-Indo-China, Philippines)
1. French—Acquisition of Annam, Tongking, Laos
2. French administration of Indo-China and World War I
3. Philippine Nationalism (Jose Rizal, Aguinaldo etc., Katipunan)
4. US intervention and rule in Philippines, World War I and Philippines

SUGGESTED READINGS
D.G.E.Hall, The history of South-East Asia*

J.F. Cady, South East Asia, Surjeet Publications *
D.R. Sardesai, South East Asia-Past and Present , Surjeet publications
Worcester, Philippines
Ramos, Philippines

REFERENCES
Cambridge History of South-East Asia, vol. I-II
WEB SOURCES
Tarling, Nicholas, 1999, The Cambridge History of South-East Asia, Vol. I, Part Two From
C. 1500 to C. 1800, Cambridge University Press.
Constantino, R., 1975, The Philippines: A Past Revisited, Quezon City, Tala, Public Services.
BA Asian Culture Semester V
Paper IX
Modern Asia (South and East) 1919-1945 T 04 Credits
Unit I (South)
1. National and Gandhian Movement- Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Salt Satyagrah and Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Act of 1935 and Provincial Governments
Unit II (South)
1. Quit India Movement, Cripps Mission
2. Indian National Army
3. Nationalist Movement in Ceylon
Unit III (East)
1. The Intellectual Movement in China and growth of communism
2. World War II and China, Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945, Communist struggle up to civil
war in China
3. Social, Economic and Cultural progress during 1919-1945
Unit IV (East)
1. Internal developments in Japan (Political, Social, Economic and Cultural)
2. Second phase of Japanese Imperialism up to the incident of Manchuria
3. World War II and Japan, Second Sino-Japanese War

SUGGESTED READINGS
edition, 2018


B.A. III (SEM. V)
ASIAN CULTURE
PAPER X (ASIA TODAY SINCE 1945) T 04 Credits
1. Problems of Decolonization in the countries of Asia.
2. Foreign Policies of various Asian Countries.
3. Affairs of China and Japan post World War II.
Unit I
1) Post World War II Decolonization of Asian Nations

2) India 1945-1991
3) Pakistan - Militarism in Pakistan and the growth upto 1991
Unit II
1) Birth of Bangladesh and growth upto 1991

2) Sri Lanka - Post World War II upto 1991
3) Political condition of Nepal and Bhutan from 1945 upto 1991
Unit III
1) China post World War II

2) Cultural Revolution in China
3) Post Mao China
Unit IV
1) Japan - Recovery of faith

2) Industrialisation of Japan
3) Korea
SUGGESTED READINGS
edition, 2018


REFERENCES
Delhi. 2007*
of Bangladesh
WEB SOURCES
ISBN: 978-0-8047-2832-4.
B.A. III (SEM. V )
ASIAN CULTURE
PAPER XI (20TH CENTURY REVOLUTIONS AND MOVEMENTS) T 04 Credits
Course Objective: On the completion of this course the students will gain insight and in-depth knowledge o fthe
various revolutions and revolutionary movements in various countries of Asia in the 20 th Century.
Unit I (South Asia)

1) Gandhian Movements - Satyagrah, Non-Cooperation Movement
2) Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement
3) Other Revolutionary Movements
Unit II (South Asia)

1) Indian National Army, Naval Mutiny of 1946
2) Total Revolution of India 1974-75
3) Revolution in Bangladesh 1971
Unit III (East Asia)

1) China - Revolution of 1911
2) China - Revolution of 1949
3) China — Cultural Revolution of 1966
Unit IV (West Asia)

1) Turkey - Young Turk Revolution of 1908 and Counter Revolution
2) Persia - Revolution of 1906
3) Persia - Islamic Revolution of 1979
SUGGESTED READINGS

London,2004*
Banani, Persia
Percy Sikes, Persia
edition, 2018

REFERENCES

Delhi. 2007*
of Bangladesh
WEB SOURCES
978-0-8276-1155-9.
ISBN: 978-0-8047-2832-4.

B.A. III (SEM. VI)
ASIAN CULTURE
PAPER XII (MODERN ASIA (WEST AND SOUTH—EAST) 1919-1945) T 04 Credits
Course Objective: After the completion of this course, the students will have an in-depth knowledge about:
1. Domestic and Foreign policy of the countries of West Asia- Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Egypt.
2. Freedom movement in Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines.
3. Problems of newly independent nations- Burma and Philippines.
4. Vietnam War and Birth of United Vietnam.
Unit I (West)
1) Mandate System
2) Syria and Lebanon under French Mandate
3) Iraq and Palestine under British Mandate ( Balfour Declaration and birth of Israel)
Unit II (West)
1) Anglo-Egyptian Relation during 1919-1945
2) Persia Post World War I upto the rise of Reza Shah
3) Reign of Reza Shah in Persia, World War II and Persia
Unit III (South-East)

1) Anti-Colonial Movements in Indonesia
2) Anti-Colonial Movements in Indo-China
3) Anti-Colonial Movements in Philippines
Unit IV (South-East)
1) Anti-Colonial Movements in Burma
2) Thailand during 1919-1945
3) Asia during World War II
SUGGESTED READINGS

Ramos, Philippines
London,2004*
Banani, Persia
Percy Sikes, Persia
REFERENCES
WEB SOURCES
978-0-8276-1155-9.
ASIAN CULTURE
B.A. III (SEM. VI )
PAPER XIII (ASIA TODAY SINCE 1945) T 04 Credits
1. The post World War II scenario of various Asian Nations.

2. Cold War Politics in Asia.
3. Regional organisations in Asia.
Unit I
1) Arab-Israel conflict and war of 1948

2) Arab-Israel conflict and wars of 1956 and 1973
3) Modernization of Iran
Unit II
1) Iran and the Islamic Revolution

2) Post World War It - Indo-China and the emergence of Ho Chi Minh
3) Creation of unified Vietnam
Unit III
1) Growth of democracy in Philippines

2) Growth of democracy in Indonesia
3) Cold War
Unit IV
1) Non-Aligned Movement
2) Growth of Regionalism
3) ASEAN, SAARC, OPEC
B.A. III (SEM. VI)
ASIAN CULTURE
PAPER XIV (20th CENTURY REVOLUTIONS AND MOVEMENTS) T 04 Credits
1. Freedom struggle across South-East Asia.

2. Emergence of new nations after Decolonization in South-East Asia.
3. Domestic and foreign policy of the new independent nations.
Unit I (South-East Asia - Philippines)

1) The process or Filipinization
2) Attainment of Self Rule by Philippines and assessment of American Rule
3) The Huk Rebellion, The Magsaysay Revolution, The EDSA Revolution and Dissident
Challenges
Unit II (South-East Asia - Burma or Myanmar)

1) Rebellion of 1930-31 or Saya Sen Rebellion
2) The Student Movement, Nationalist Organisation and movement in Burma
3) Aang Saan Suu kyi versus SLORC
Unit III (South-East Asia - Siam or Thailand and Indonesia)

1) Thailand - The Revolution of 1932, The co’up of 1948 - Pan-Thai Movement, The coup of
1957
2) Thailand - The Student Movement 1973, The co’up of 1991
3) Indonesia - Nationalist Organisations - Sarekat Islam, the Revolution of 1926, The Indonesian
Revolution 1945-1949
Unit IV (South-East Asia - Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)

1) Malaysia - Birth of UMNO, Emergency in Malaya 1948-60, Independence for Malaya and
Singapore
2) Vietnam - Nationalist agitations in Vietnam, Movement of unified Vietnam, Vietnam and
Cambodia
3) Laos - Laotian Independence Movement
SUGGESTED READINGS

Ramos, Philippines

REFERENCES
WEB SOURCES
BA Asian Culture Semester VII
Paper XV
South Asia (1800-1945) T 04 Credits
Unit I
1. Social and cultural condition of India

2. Economic and religious condition of India
Unit II
1. Social and cultural condition of Sri Lanka

2. Economic and religious condition of Sri Lanka
Unit III
1. Social and cultural condition of Nepal and Bhutan

2. Economic and religious condition of Nepal and Bhutan
Unit IV
1. Social and cultural condition of Afghanistan

2. Economic and religious condition of Afghanistan
Suggested Readings
edition, 2018.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Delhi. 2007*
of Bangladesh
WEB SOURCES

Paper XVI
East Asia (1800-1945) T 04 Credits
Unit I
1. Social and cultural condition of China up to 1911

2. Economic and religious condition of China up to 1911
Unit II
1. Social and cultural condition of China from 1911 to 1945

2. Economic and religious condition of China from 1911 to 1945
Unit III
1. Social and cultural condition of Japan

2. Economic and religious condition of Japan
Unit IV
1. Social and cultural condition of Korea

2. Economic and religious condition of Korea
SUGGESTED READINGS

REFERENCE BOOKS

WEB SOURCES
ISBN: 978-0-8047-2832-4.
Paper XVII
West Asia (1800-1945) T 04 Credits
Unit I
1. Social and cultural condition in Ottoman Empire

2. Economic and religious condition in Ottoman Empire
Unit II
1. Social and cultural condition of Egypt

2. Economic and religious condition of Egypt
Unit III
1. Social and cultural condition of Persia

2. Economic and religious condition of Persia
Unit IV
1. Social and cultural condition of Arab

2. Economic and religious condition of Arab
SUGGESTED READINGS

London,2004*
Banani, Persia
Percy Sikes, Persia
REFERENCES

WEB SOURCES
978-0-8276-1155-9.
Paper XVIII
South-East Asia (1800-1945) T 04 Credits
Unit I
1. Social and cultural condition of Burma

2. Economic and religious condition of Thailand
Unit II
1. Social and cultural condition of Cambodia

2. Economic and religious condition of Laos
Unit III
1. Social and cultural condition of Indonesia

2. Economic and religious condition of Malaysia
Unit VI
1. Social and cultural condition of Vietnam

2. Economic and religious condition of Philippines
SUGGESTED READINGS

Ramos, Philippines

REFERENCES
WEB SOURCES
Paper XIX
Modern Asia (1945-2000) T 04 Credits
Unit I (South)
1. Social and cultural condition of South Asia
2. Economic and religious condition of South Asia
Unit II (East)
1. Social and cultural condition of East Asia
2. Economic and religious condition of East Asia
Unit III (West)
1. Social and cultural condition of West Asia
2. Economic and religious condition of West Asia
Unit IV (South-East)
1. Social and cultural condition of South-East Asia
2. Economic and religious condition of South-East Asia

SUGGESTED READINGS
British Paramountcy and Indian Renaissance ( Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan), Vol. IX and X
Delhi. 2007*
Pramod Kumar, Mahatma Betrayed, National Publishing House, New Delhi, 2005.
Mascre Hence, Birth of Bangladesh
Benazir Bhutto
Bureaucracy in Pakistan
Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal, routledge, Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy, 4 th
edition, 2018.
London,2004*
Banani, Persia
Percy Sikes, Persia
Ramos, Philippines
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TENTATIVE SYLLABUS

DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN HISTORY

B.A. ASIAN CULTURE

1. Socio-Economic and Political conditions in South Asia in the 19th century.

1. Social and Cultural Condition of India.

3. Changes in agrarian Structure in India.

1. The Great Mutiny of 1857—Causes

2. Major Centres of Revolt

3. Aftermath of the Great Revolt : Changes in British Policy and Administration

4. Development of Education in India till Wood’s Despatch

2. Socio-Religious Reform Movements

3. Aligarh Movement , Parsi, Radhaswami Satsang , Chief Khalsa Dewan

4. Impact of Socio-Religious Reform Movements

1. Anglo-Afghan Relations and First Anglo-Afghan War

2. First Anglo-Nepal War

3. Anglo-Bhutan Relation and Duar War

4. British Rule in Ceylon

Colombo, Encyclopedia Britannica.

ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - II

EAST ASIA DURING 1800-1870 T 04 Credits

1. China lapsed into a state of Semi-Colonisation.

1. Social, Economic, Cultural and Political condition of China during 1800

2. Rebellion of Turkestan 1826

4. First Opium War

1. Second Opium War

3. Self Strengthening Movement

1. Pre-Restoration Social and Economic system in Japan

2. Pre-Restoration Cultural and Political condition

3. Japan during Tokugawa Shogunate

1. Japan and its early Foreign Relations

2. Arrival of Commodore Perry

3. End of seclusion—Fall of Tokugawa Shoguns

Prasun Chatterji, The History of China and Japan, Pearson, 2011

Emmanuel Hsu, The History of China in modern times

ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - III

SOUTH ASIA (1870-1919) T 04 Credits

1. Freedom struggle in India 1870-1919- Leaders, Organisations, movements, Ideologies.

2. Attempts of British administration to introduce reforms.

1. Growth of Indian Nationalism

2. Founding of Indian National Congress

3. It’s Early Phase : Objectives , methods and programme of moderates

1. India under Lord Lytton

2. Reforms of Lord Ripon

3. Curzon and Partition of Bengal, Boycott and Swadeshi Movement

1. Rise of Revolutionary Nationalism

3. Act of 1909 and 1919

4. Development of Education from Hunter Commission to 1919.

1. Emergence of Gandhi : Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda

2. Satyagrah and Agitation against Rowlatt Bill

3. Anglo—Afghan Relations and Second Anglo—Afghan War

Colombo, Encyclopedia Britannica.

ASIAN CULTURE PAPER - IV

EAST ASIA DURING 1870-1919 T 04 Credits

1. The various events in China in the 19th century.

1. Foreign Occupation of Chinese territories

2. Expansion of Imperialism –‘Partition of China’

3. The Reform Movement

4. The Boxer Uprising

2. Reasons of the decline of Manchu Dynasty

3. Reform and Revolution—The Rise of the Republic

4. China and World War I

1. The Meiji Restoration and Reforms

2. The crisis of 1873