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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LIBERAL ARTS
COURSE STRUCTURE
FOR
B.A. (Hons.) in History
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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LIBERAL ARTS
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE STRUCTURE
UNDER CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
B.A. (HONS.) IN HISTORY
SEMESTER I
SL.
No.
TYPE OF
COURSE COURSE CODE TITLE OF THE COURSE
CONTACT HOURS PER
WEEK REMARKS
L T P C
1 CC SPH31107 SCIENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
2 CC HPO31101 THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
3 AECC HEN31101 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
LINGUISTICS 1` 1 0 2
4 SEC ECS31105 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 2 REQUIRED
5 GE HHS31101 CIVILIZATIONS ACROSS THE
WORLD 2 1 0 4 REQUIRED
6 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 2(PAPER-A) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
7 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 3(PAPER-A) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
SUB TOTAL 24
SEMESTER II
SL.
No.
TYPE OF
COURSE COURSE CODE
TITLE OF THE COURSE
CONTACT HOURS PER
WEEK REMARKS
L T P C
8 CC LWJ31102 LEGAL AWARENESS 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
9 CC HEN31102 CREATIVE WRITING 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
10 AECC SGY31104 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND
ENERGY RESOURCES 1 1 0 2 REQUIRED
11 SEC HEN31104 SOFT SKILLS 1 1 0 2 REQUIRED
12 GE HHS31102 HISTORY OF INDIA 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
3
13 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE -2 (PAPER-B) 3 1 0 4
14 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 3(PAPER-B) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
15 INT HHS31604 SUMMER SCHOOL/ INTERNSHIP One Month Audit, 4 OPTIONAL
SUB TOTAL 24
SEMESTER III
SL.
No.
TYPE OF
COURSE COURSE CODE
TITLE OF THE COURSE
CONTACT HOURS PER
WEEK REMARKS
L T P C
16 DSC
HHS32101
HISTORY OF INDIA FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 6TH
CENTURY 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
17 SEC HHS32203 IDEAS OF ARCHAEOLOGY 1 1 2 3 REQUIRED
18 GE HHS32105
HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 7TH TO
18TH CENTURY 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
19 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 2 (PAPER-
C) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
20 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 3 (PAPER-
C) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
21 SEM HSO32407 SEMINAR ON DIVERSITY 2 2 0 4 REQUIRED
22 EXT HSO32109 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - - - 4 REQUIRED
OE
OPEN ELECTIVES
4 0 0
4
per
Course OPTIONAL
SUB TOTAL
26
SEMESTER IV
SL.
No.
TYPE OF
COURSE COURSE CODE
TITLE OF THE COURSE
CONTACT HOURS PER
WEEK REMARKS
L T P C
23 DSC HHS32102
HISTORY OF INDIA IN THE 18TH
CENTURY 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
24 SEC HHS32204 ARCHIVES AND MUSEOLOGY 1 1 2 3 REQUIRED
25 GE
HHS32106
HISTORY OF INDIA IN THE 19TH AND FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH
CENTURY 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
26 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 1 (PAPER-
D) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
27 GE GENERIC ELECTIVE – 2 (PAPER-
D) 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
28 SEM HSO32308 SEMINAR ON GENDER 2 2 0 4 REQUIRED
29 INT HHS32608 SUMMER INTERNSHIP 6 REQUIRED
SUB TOTAL
29
4
Discipline Specific Electives (DSE):
Students are required to study FOUR elective Papers from the Major/ Hons discipline during semester V
and VI. The lists of the electives are given below.
Choose any Two in Semester-V Choose any Two in Semester-VI
1. Gender History HHS33105 4. Religion and Society HHS33106
2. Indian Architecture HHS33107 5. Subaltern Studies HHS33108
3.History of China and Japan HHS33109 6.Rise and Consolidation of Modern
West
HHS33110
SEMESTER V
SL.
NO.
TYPE OF
COURSE COURSE CODE
TITLE OF THE COURSE
CONTACT HOURS PER
WEEK REMARKS
L T P C
31 DSC HHS33101 HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
32 DSC HHS33103
NEW TRENDS OF HISTORY WRITING 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
33 DSE DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE I 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
34 DSE
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE
II 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
35 GPR HHS33411 PROJECT - - - 6 REQUIRED
SUB TOTAL
22
SEMESTER VI
SL.
No.
TYPE OF
COURSE COURSE CODE
TITLE OF THE COURSE
CONTACT HOURS PER
WEEK REMARKS
L T P C
36 DSC HHS33102 TRENDS IN WORLD POLITICS 2 0 4 4 REQUIRED
37 DSC HHS33104 INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE 2 0 4 4 REQUIRED
38 DSE
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE III 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
39 DSE
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE
IV 3 1 0 4 REQUIRED
40 GDS HS33712 DISSERTATION - - - 6 REQUIRED
SUB TOTAL
22
TOTAL
(REQUIRED CREDIT) 148
5
List of Generic Electives:
As a part of the B.A. (Hons) programme, it is mandate to study twoallied disciplines other than the
Honours subject. For that the students need to choose any two disciplines from the list below.
1. Statistics
2. Mathematics
3. Geography
4. Sociology
5. Public Administration
6. International Relations
7. Journalism & Mass Communication
8. Psychology
ABBREVIATIONS:
CC : Core Course SEINT : Semester Internship
AECC: Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course SUINT : Summer Internship
SEC : Skill Enhancement Course GDS: Graduate Dissertation
DSC : Discipline SpecificCoreCourse EXT : Extension
GE : Generic Elective Course SEM: Seminar
DSE : Discipline Specific Elective Course GPR: Graduate Project
OE : Open Elective Course
DISCIPLINE WISE LIST OF GENERIC ELECTIVE PAPERS
BENGALI ECONOMICS PSYCHOLOGY
A BENGALI SHORT STORIES AND NOVELS
(HBA31101)
A MICROECONOMICS
(HEC31101) A INTRODUCTION TO
PSYCHOLOGY (HPS31101)
B BENGALI LINGUISTICS
& GRAMMAR (HBA31102)
B MACROECONOMICS
(HEC31102)
B APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
(HPS31102)
C TAGORE LITERATURE
(HBA32105)
C INDIAN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT &
POLICY (HEC32105)
C ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR (HPS 32101)
6
D FILM & CULTURE STUDIES (HBA32106)
D DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS (HEC32106)
D ELEMENTARY
STATISTICS(HPS 32102)
ENGLISH POLITICS & IR MATHEMATICS
A INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES I (HEN31103)
A CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE (HPO31103) A ELECTIVE
MATHEMATICS-I
(SMA31131) B INTRODUCTION TO
ENGLISH LITERARY STUDIES II (HEN31106)
B POLITICAL THEORY IN
THE GLOBAL AGE
(HPO31102)
B ELECTIVE
MATHEMATICS-II
(SMA31132) C ENGLISH WRITING SKILL
AND BOOK REVIEW (HEN32105)
C THEORIES IN
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS (HPO32105)
C ELECTIVE
MATHEMATICS-III
(SMA32133) D FILM AND CULTURE
STUDIES (HEN32106) D INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY
(HPO32106) D ELECTIVE
MATHEMATICS-IV
(SMA32134) JOURNALISM & MASS
COMMUNICATION
POLITICS & PA STATISTICS
A INTRODUCTION TO
COMMUNICATION
THEORIES & MODELS
(HJM31101)
A CONCEPTS IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE (HPO31103) A ELECTIVE
STATISTICS- I
(SMA31133)
B UNDERSTANDING MEDIA IN HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE (HJM31102)
B POLITICAL THEORY IN THE GLOBAL AGE
(HPO31102)
B ELECTIVE STATISTICS- II
(SMA31134) C FILM STUDIES(HJM32105) C THEORIES IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
(HPO32109)
C ELECTIVE
STATISTICS- III
(SMA32135) D DOCUMENTARY FILM
MAKING(HJM32206) D RURAL & URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
(HPO32212)
D ELECTIVE
STATISTICS- IV
(SMA32136) HISTORY SOCIOLOGY GEOGRAPHY
A CIVILIZATIONS ACROSS
THE WORLD (HHS31101) A FUNDAMENTALS OF
SOCIOLOGY (HSO31101) A PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(SGY31105)
B HISTORY OF INDIA
(HHS31102) B SOCIOLOGY OF INDIA
(HSO31102) B ADVANCED
QUANTITATIVE
TECHNIQUES 1
(SGY31206)
C HISTORY OF INDIA
FROM 7TH TO 18TH
CENTURY (HHS32105)
C SOCIOLOGICAL
THEORIES-I (HSO32105) C HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(SGY32107)
D HISTORY OF INDIA IN
THE 19TH AND FIRST
HALF OF THE
20THCENTURY(HHS32106)
D SOCIOLOGICAL
THEORIES-II (HSO32106) D ADVANCED
QUANTITATIVE
TECHNIQUES 2
(SGY32208)
SPH31107Science in Everyday Life
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
[CC, 4 Credits: 50 Contact Hours]
The course attempts to help the students to find out the cause –effect relationship of daily incidents around them. Science generates knowledge by means of new discoveries that are often met with disbelief at first, but such knowledge eventually becomes widespread and common. Every school-age child knows the earth revolves around the sun, although this knowledge was rejected when it was first discovered. Most people have a basic understanding of natural processes such as how moisture evaporates then condenses and fall as rain or how oxygen travels through the body in the bloodstream. Science is the reason for the ever-increasing understanding that people have about the world around them.
Course Outcomes
a. The students will learn the about the formation of molecules and scientific background which
governs their synthesis and properties.
b. The students will be able to apply rationale and logic to everyday life as well. It has proved several
superstit ions and blind beliefs as wrong.
c. Students will evolve scientific temper among themselves which is necessary for the establishment
of a politically, socially and intellectually strong society
Unit 1: Physics
Understanding the physics fundamentals: Idea of units and dimension coordinates, exploring the laws of motion: speed, velocity and acceleration, Newton's laws, friction, Concepts of circular motion, Gravity, applications to our daily life. Introduction to thermodynamics: Idea of temperature, transfer of heat, laws of thermodynamics, applications in our everyday life. Concepts of electricity and magnetism: Static electricity, Coulomb's law, electric field, potential, Ohm's law, voltage and
current in a cercuit, capacitor and resistance, concepts of magnetism, induction, coils and pumps, applications. Light : Basic principles of reflection and refraction, mirror, lens, idea of interference and diffraction, applications. Unit 2: Chemistry Language of Chemistry:
Symbol of an element; valency; formulae of radicals and formulae of compounds.Balancing of simple chemical equations. Symbol – definition; symbols of the elements used often. Valency - definition; hydrogen combination and number of valence electrons of the metals and non-metals; mono, di, tri and tetra valent elements.
Identification of Matter and its composition:
Matter and its Composit ion: Law of Conservation of mass (i) Explanation of change of state of matter on the basis of Kinetic Theory of Matter. Main postulates of Kinetic Theory of Matter and explanation of change of state on the basis of.Inter-particle space and Interparticle attraction and collision. (ii) Law of Conservation of Mass Statement and explanation with examples.
An Idea About Atom:
Definition of an element, definition of an atom; constituents of an atom - nucleus (protons, neutrons)
with associated electrons; mass number, atomic number.Bhor theory of Atom; Electron distribution in
the orbits - 2n2 rule, Octet rule.Reason for chemical activity of an atom.Definition and examples of
isotopes (hydrogen, carbon, chlorine).
Reading Periodic Table:
Modern Periodic Law, the Modern Periodic Table.(groups and periods).
Chemical Bonding:
Types of chemical bonding.Definition and dist inction among Ionic bonding, Covalent Bonding and
Metallic Bonding.Significance of compounds having ionic bonding and co-valent bonding in our daily
life.
Unit 3: (Biology)
The Science of Biology: Scientific method; Observations, data collection and interpretation; Experimental design, hypothesis and theory; Difference between science, non-science and pseudo-science; Future directions of biology.
General Biology: Importance of biology in daily lives; Characterist ic and organization of life; Diversity and unity of life forms, cell theory and types of cells; prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; cell structure and compartments; Major macromolecules in cells such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Medical Biology: Importance of various systems in human body; Role of immune system in protection against diseases; Causative agents and reasons for diseases; Mechanism of drug action; Examples of cell wall disrupters, protein inhibitors and replication inhibitors.
Environmental Biology: Ecological diversity and conservation biology; Evolutionary biology; Human impact on environment such as deforestation and global warming; Renewable and alternative sources of energy.
Textbooks
1. Reece, J.B.; Urry, L.A.; Cain, M.L.; Wasserman, S.A.; Minorsky, P.V.; Jackson, R.B. Campbell biology 10th edition. Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company: 2013.
2. Frederic Barclay Emery, Elzy F. Downey, Roscoe Edward Davis, Charles E. Boynton Chemistry in Everyday Life 6 th Edition,
HPO31101
THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester I
[CC, 4 Credits: 50 Contact Hours]
The course attempts to trace the trajectory of constitutionalism in India and contextualise the making of the Indian constitution. The course will go through the debates in the constituent assembly and the evolution of constitutional government during and after the colonial period. The tussle between parliament and judiciary on the question of supremacy will be traced in the historical context and its impact on the Indian political system. The course explores the role of Indian constitution in the making of the Indian polity and its governance.
Course Outcomes
a. The students will learn the interrelations between the Indian constitution and Indian
political system
b. The students will be able to explain the growth and development of constitutionalism and
the socio-political processes affiliated to it.
c. Students will grasp Indian politics through understanding Institutional structures and
constitutional political process in the country.
Unit 1 Constitutionalism in India
Political Theory of Indian Constitution, Philosophy of the Constitution, the Constitution and the Indian Identity, the Constituent Assembly Debates, Constitutional Tensions, Design and Structure, Constitutional History
Unit 2 Contestations in the Early Decades
The Emergence of Constitutional Themes, Judicial Vs. Parliamentary Supremacy, the Emergency and the Forty Second Amendment, Indira Gandhi and the Janata Interlude, The Basic Structure Doctrine
Unit 3 Separation of Powers
Legislature: Composition, Qualifications, Disqualifications, Legislative Privileges; Judicial Powers; Hierarchy of Courts, Management of Courts, Judicial Independence: The executive:
Head of the State, Head of Government, President and the Council of Ministers, Power and Functions of the Executive, Discretionary Powers of President and Governors; Autonomous Bodies.
Unit 4 Citizenship and the Constitution
Constitutional Provisions, the Citizenship Act, 1955, Concepts of Citizenship, Group Affiliation, Citizenship in Ordinary and Extraordinary Times, Differential Treatment, the State, Affirmative Action and Constitutional Justice
Unit 5 Fundamental Rights
Part III, Rights for Whom? Who is the State? Horizontal Effect, Writs and Remedies, Directive Principles of State Policy, Public Interest Litigation, Fundamental Duties.
Unit 6 Federalism
The Federal Scheme, the Union and the States, Inter-State Relations, Inter-State Disputes, Fiscal Federalism, Asymmetric Federalism, Local Government.
Core Readings
Austin, Granville (1999) Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Bhargava, Rajeev (2009) Politics and Ethics of Indian Constitution, Ed., New Delhi: Oxford.
Choudhury, Sujith (2016) The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, Ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Khosla, Madhav (2012) The Indian Constitution , Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ram, M. Raja (2009) Indian Constitution, New Delhi: New Age International.
Suggested Readings
Austin, Granville (1999) The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of A Nation: Cornerstone of A Nation , New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Basu, Durga Das (2015) Introduction to the Constitution of India, LexisNexis.
HSS31101
Civilizations across the World School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester I
(4 CREDITS:))
O bjectives
Introduction to world civilizations is an important course to know the origin of mankind, their phases of evolution and the social, polit ical, economic, cultural and moral aspects of human society. Information about the major civilizations of the world would help the students to understand the initial human sett lements in different parts of the globe, the growth of agriculture, domestication of animals, origin and growth of social, polit ical and cultural institutions in various parts of the world. It is an indispensable study to understand and judge the world in the present context.
Unit I Introduction to Civilizations Define a civilization, Features of a civilization. Unit II Greek and Roman Civilizations Greek Civilization, rise, spread and contribution, Roman civilization, rise, spread and contribution Unit III Egyptian and Chinese civilizations Egyptian civilization, rise, spread and contribution, Chinese civilization, rise, spread and contribution. . Unit VI Mesopotamian and Indus Valley civilizations Mesopotamian civilization: history, characteristics and contributions, Indus Valley civilization: history, features and Characteristics . Unit V Persian and Maya Civilizations Persian civilization: origin, spread and contribution, Maya civilization: origin and features. Unit VI Incas and Aztec Civilizations Incascivilization:originandgrowth,Azteccivilization:originandrise Selected Readings Victor W Von Hagen, The World of Maya, The New American Library, 1960. Neil.D Bramwell, Discover Ancient China, Enslow Publisher, USA, 2014. Numa Denis Fustel De Coulanges, The Ancient City A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome, Batoche Books, 2001. Tom Head, Ancient Mesopotamia, Minnesota, 2015. Michael Anderson, Ancient Greece, New York, 2012.
Berry Kemp, Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization, Taylor & Francis Routledge, 2006. Charles Freeman, Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean , Oxford University Press, 2004. Irfan Habib, People’s History of India: The Indus Civilization, Tulika Books, New Delhi, 2002. Marshal Cavendish, Ancient Rome: An Illustrated History, New York, 2011. Jane R. McIntosh, Understanding Indus Valle: new perspectives, ABC-CLIO, 2008. Mortimer Wheeler, The Cambridge History of India: The Indus Civilization, Cambridge University Press, 1953. Sonia Benson Deborah J.Baker, Early Civilizations in the Americas, Thomson, 2005.
LWJ31124
LEGAL AWARENESS
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester Two
Objective:
Every society governs by law to maintain the balance among all individual. This course
presents an overview of some legal aspects which an individual requires in his day to
activities including, laws relating to contract, marriage, adoption and guardianship related
issues in Hindu and Muslim law, criminal laws. Its continuing relevance, despite the rapid
changes that has taken place in human civilization, would be duly demonstrated in various
areas of law.
By the end of the course students should be able to:
Think critically on the issues raised in contemporary debates;
Take on both written and oral study and debate on important issues;
Carry out research in the field of relevant laws.
Teaching Methodology:
The predominant teaching method used in this course will be analysis and discussion using
experiential exercises, case studies, self-assessments and student presentations. This method
requires substantially different preparation than the routine lecture method. Student shall be
given regular assignments. Students are expected to be fully prepared to discuss
exercises/assignment and reading materials.
Syllabus:
1. Concept of Law
Definition of Law
Classification of Law
Sources of Law
Concept of Custom in India
Concept of Precedent in India
Legislation as a source of Law
Selected Bibliography:
a) Gurmeet Kaur, Textbook on Legal Studies, Oswal Publications
b) B N Mani Tripathy, Jurisprudence the Legal Theory, Allahabad Law Agency
c) Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari, Legal Methods, Samudhvab Publishers and Book Sellers.
2. Law of Contract
What is Contract?
Essential elements of a valid contract
Types of Contract
Proposal/Offer
Acceptance
Communication of Offer and Acceptance
Revocation of Offer and Acceptance
Meaning of Consideration
Legal requirements regarding consideration
Suit by third party
Capacity to contract
Free Consent
Elements vitiating Free Consent
General nature of Partnership
Relations of Partner
Dissolution of Firms
Selected Bibliography:
a) Anson-Law of Contract (1998), Universal, Delhi
b) Pollock and Mulla-Indian Contract Act
c) Avtar Singh-Law of Contract, Eastern Book Co.(Lucknow)
d) R K Bangia, Law of Contract
3. Law of Crimes
Introduction
General explanations
General exceptions
Concept of Abetment
Concept of Criminal Conspiracy
Unlawful Assembly, Rioting, Affray
False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice
Offences against the Human Body
Culpable Homicide, Murder, Death by negligence, Dowry Death, Suicide,
Offences including causing miscarriage, injuries to unborn Children etc., Hurt,
and Grievous hurt.
Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery, Forced labour
Sexual Offences and unnatural Offences
Offences against Property
Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity, Cheating, Criminal Trespass
Offences relating to marriage
Cruelty by husband or relatives of Husband.
Selected Bibliography
a) Pillai, PSA, Criminal Law
b) RatanLal&Dhiraj Law, Indian Penal Code
c) K.D. Gaur, Criminal Law Cases and Materials
4. Family Law
History and background of Family Law in India
Concept of Marriage
Right to marry, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Essential conditions of valid Hindu
marriage
Matrimonial causes under Hindu Marriage Act
Nullity of marriage, Restitution of conjugal rights, Judicial separation
Theories of divorce
Different grounds of divorce, Divorce under various personal laws
Maintenance and Alimony
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
5. Contemporary legal issues
Cyber Crime and impact of Social Media
Sexual Harassment
Domestic Violence
Selected Bibliography
a) Family Law, Paras Diwan, Allahabad Law Agency
b) Hindu Law, Mulla, Lexis Nexis
c) Law of Marriage & Divorce, Paras Diwan, Shailendra Jain, PeeyushiDiwan,
Universal
d) Family Law I, S R Myneni, Asia Law House
e) Family Law I, Kusum, Lexis Nexis
HHS31102
History of India School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester Two
(4 CREDITS)
Objectives: The course attempts to map the Indian History at a glance. It explores the various aspects of Indian History from ancient times till Indian Independence. The courses of events that shaped and modelled Indian history have an impact on the present political scenario too. These aspects have been incorporated within the study so that the students could understand the present by analysing the past.
Learning Outcomes:
a. The students will be deeply familiar with the basic outline of Indian History.
b. The students will learn the about the course of developments that shaped Indian History
c. The students will deeply understand the different political regimes that played a major role
in eventually determining Indian society and culture.
Unit I Introduction to History and Early India Nature and scope of History, relation of history with other disciplines, Indus Valley Civilization: rise and fall, Vedic Age, Mahajanapadas, the Mauryan Empire, the Satavahanas and the Kushanas. Unit II Ancient India The Gupta Empire: Trade and Commerce, Feudalism, the Guild System, Rise of Hinduism, State and Government, Social Organizations of Ancient India-the Varna System, Gotra, Ashram, Family and Slavery, Position of women, Legal system and Administration of Justice. Unit III Medieval India Rise of the Turks, Arab invasion and its impact, Ilbarii Turks, Khiljis, Tughlaqs, Sayyids and Lodi dynasty.
Unit IV Forms of Administration The Mughals: Society, Polity and Economy, Legal Institutions and Judicial Organization, Shah Suri-administrative reforms, Shivaji and the Maratha Empire-administration. Unit V Modern India Decline of the Mughals, Stages of Colonialism in India, Economic Impact of Colonialism, Educational reforms, Social reforms, Revolt of 1857. Unit VI: Indian National Movement Indian National Congress, Moderates, Rise of Muslim League, Extremists, Swadeshi and Boycott Movements, Revolutionary Movements, Home Rule Movement, Rowlatt Act 1919, Gandhi and the National Movement, Partition and independence. Core Readings
Romila Thapar, The Penguin History of Early India from the Origins to 1300 A D, Penguin Books, 2002. D.N Jha, Ancient India in Historical Outline, Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 1998. Irfan Habib, A People’s History of India, VOl I, II and III, New Delhi 2001. Habib Irfan and Vivekananda Jha, Mauryan Empire, Tulika, 2005. Chattopadyaya, B.D, The Making of Early Medieval India, Delhi, 1994. Chandra Satish, A History of Medieval India Part I and II, Haranand Publications, 2005. Desai, A.R, Social Background to Indian Nationalism, Popular Prakashan, 6th edition, 2005. Subramanian Lakshmi, History of India 1707-1857, Orient Black Swan, 2010. Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885-1947, Macmillan, 1983. Bipin Chandra, India’s, Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947, New Delhi, 1988. Suggested Readings A.L Basham, The Wonder that was India, London, 1954. D.D Kosambi, An introduction to the Study of Indian History, Bombay, 1956. R.C Majumdar edited, The History and Culture of Indian People, Volume I-III, Bombay, 1956. Shereen Ratnakar, Understanding Harappa, New Delhi, 2001. R.S Sarma, India’s Ancient Past, New Delhi, 2005. Chattopadyaya, B.D,The Making of Early Medieval India. (Delhi, 1994). Chattopadyaya, B.D, Aspects of Rural Settlements and Rural Society in Early Medieval India Chattopadyay, B.D, Studying Early India: Archaeology, Texts and Historical Issues (New Delhi, 2003). Habib, Md. and Nizami KA (edited)., A Comprehensive History of India Vol. V, Delhi, 1996. Bandopadhyay Sekhar, From Plassey to Partition, Paperback, 2004 Alavi, Seema, (ed.)-The Eighteenth Century in India, OUP, New Delhi, 2002.
Bose Sugata and Jalal, Ayesha, Modern South Asia: History , Culture , Political Economy, Psychology Press, 2004. Mukherjee, Amitabha , Militant Nationalism in India, Institute of Historical Studies, Calcutta, 1995. McLane J.R, Indian Nationalism and early Congress, Princeton, 1987.
HHS32101
History of India from the Early times to 6 th century
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester III
(4 credits) O bjectives: This paper is an effort to provide the students of History an outline about the History of Ancient India. The various aspects of the study ranging from pre-historic societies to the Gupta period when major transit ions took place in Indian society. This will enable the students to comprehend the course of social, economic, political and cultural developments in Indian History at various courses of t ime Unit I: Sources of History Literary and archeological sources of history, Epigraphic and numismatic sources of history Early and Pre- Harappan cultures, 1st urbanization, Paleolithic and Mesolithic, the transit ion from hunter-gatherer to agriculturalist and pastoralist. Unit II: Proto History Indus Valley civilization, Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures found in India. Factors responsible for the decline of Indus valley civilization, Post Harappan phase. Unit III: Early Vedic period and the Later Vedic Period Features of the Vedic Age, Varna system, society, and religion in Vedic society, The Aryan debate Unit VI: Jana Padas and Mahajanapadas Rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas, Rise of new religious movements in Northern India: Buddhism, Jainism and other religious sects, importance of Brahmanical religion, Rise of Magadha. Unit V Mauryas and Post Mauryas (400BCE-300CE) The Mauryan Empire, Asoka’s Dhamma, Administration of the Mauryas. Factors responsible for the decline of the Mauryan Empire, the post Mauryan Phase----central Asian invasion in North India, Indo-Greeks and the Kushanas., the Satavahanas and the Saka Kshatrapas of western India, Kings and chieftains-the Cheras, Cholas and the Pandyas, Sangam literature. Unit VI: The Gupta Age (300-600B.C) Rise of the Gupta Empire, Polit ical history of the Guptas, administration under the Gupta factors responsible for the decline of the Gupta Empire.
Suggested Readings A.L Basham, The Wonder that was India, London, 1954. Irfan Habib, A People’s History of India, New Delhi. ---------------- Volume I, Pre-History ---------------- Volume II, The Indus Civilization ---------------- Volume III, The Vedic Age. D.N Jha, Ancient India: An Introduction, New Delhi, 1998. D.D Kosambi, An introduction to the Study of Indian History, Bombay, 1956. R.C Majumdar edited, The History and Culture of Indian People, Volume I-III, Bombay, 1956, 1968, 1970. Shereen Ratnakar, Understanding Harappa, New Delhi, 2001. R.S Sarma, India’s Ancient Past, New Delhi, 2005. Romila Thapar, Early India: From the Origins to 1300 A.D, London, 2002. Sharma, R.S., Perspectives in the Social and Economic History of Early India , New Delhi, 1983. 33. Sharma, R.S, Material Cultures and Social Formations in Ancient India, New Delhi, 1983. 34. Sharma, Sharma R.S, Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India , New Delhi, 2005 (reprint). 35 Sharma, R.S., Early Medieval Indian Society: A Study in Feudalization , Delhi, 2001. Fussman, G. - Central and provincial administration in Ancient India: The Problem of the Mauryan Empire, Indian Historical Review, 1987-88, xiv, pp.43-72. Ghosh, A - Cities in Ancient India. Harmatta, J., (ed.) - UNESCO History of Civilizations Kharoshthi Inscriptions of Central Asia, Vol. II. Hultsch, E. - Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.I, The Inscriptions of Ashoka. Konow, Sten. - Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, Vol. II, Central Publication Branch, Government of India, 1929. Kosambi, D.D. - Introduction to the Study of Indian History, Popular Book Depot, 1956. Levin, G.M. Bongard - Mauryan India, Delhi, 1985. Ray, N.R. - Mauryan and Sunga Art, Calcutta 1945. Ray, N.R. - Mauryan and Post-Mauryan Art, Delhi. Rhys Davids, TW - Buddhist India, Motilal Banarasidas, 1903. Schoff, W. - The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: ravel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century, Munshiram Monoharlal Publishers, 1995 Thapar, R - Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, 2nd edit ion, Delhi, 1997. Thapar, R.- From Lineage to State: Social formations in the mid-first millennium B.C. in the Ganga Valley, OUP, 1984 Thapar, R. - The Mauryas Revisited. Thapar, Reprinted in Cultural Pasts, Delhi, 2000. Trautmann, T - Kautilya and Arthasastr, Leiden, 1971. Habib Irfan, Vivekananda Jha - Mauryan Empire, Tulika, 2005. Reena Srivastava - Mining and Metallurgy in Ancient India, 2006. G.P. Singh - Republics, Kingdoms, Towns and Cities in Ancient India, D.K. Print world, 2003. D.N. Jha - Revenue System in Post Maurya & Gupta Times, Calcutta, 1967. R.S. Sharma - Light on Early Indian Society and Economy, Bombay, 1996. D.K. Ganguly - Imperial Guptas and Their Times, Abhinav Publications, 1997. Baijnath Sharma - Harsha and His Times, Sushma Prakashan, 1970. Sharma R.S. - Indian Feudalism, Macmillan Publishers, reprint 2009.
HHS32105
History of India from 7th to 18th century
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester III O bjectives This paper gives a broad outline of Indian history from the early medieval phase till the reign of the Mughal rulers. This would enable the students to trace the social-cultural, political and economic developments and evolution of Indian society during the Islamic phase which is indispensable to understand the cultural, social and polit ical elements of India. Unit I: Early Medieval India Describing ‘early medieval phase’ in Indian History, transition of early historical to medieval, political developments among the regional polit ics like the Pratiharas, Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Cholas and other contemporary dynasties, Chola imperialism and administration.
Unit II: Establishment of Delhi Sultanate Arab invasions, invasions of the Ghaznavid and the Ghorid, nature and impact, the then conditions of India, failure of the Rajputs and the establishment of the rule of Delhi Sultanate. Unit III: Consolidation under Delhi Sultanate The foundation of the Delhi Sultanate: Iltutmish, Balban and Allauddin Khilji, administration and political developments, growth of urban centres, process of urbanization and the Third urbanization, market regulations under Allauddin Khilji, cultural developments, literature, architectural styles, regional Political formations in eastern and Peninsular India- Bengal, Vijayanagar and Bahmani, administration under Sher Shah. Unit IV: The Coming of the Mughals Consolidation of the Mughal Empire: expansionist policies of the Mughal rulers Akbar and Shah Jahan, administrative structure of the Mughal Empire, Jagir system and Mansabdari system. The nobility and the administrative class, administrative ideology of the Mughals- Sulh-i-kul, policy towards religion, alliances with the Rajputs and Deccan. Unit V: Mughal Economy Revenue systems under the Mughals- Zabt and Nasaq systems, agricultural production and technologies, inland and oceanic trade, non-agricultural production, monetary system.
Unit VI Religion and Culture under the Mughals Evolution, style and techniques of Mughal painting, evolution, influences and patronages of Mughal architecture, origin, precepts and practices of Sufism and Bhakti. Suggested Readings Chakravarti, Ranabir, Exploring Early India Up to AD 1300, Macmillan Publishers, Delhi, 2010. Chakravarti, Ranabir(ed), Trade in Early India, Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History, 2005, Delhi. Champakalakshmi, R., Trade, Ideology and Urbanisation : South India 300 BC – AD 1300 (Delhi 1996) Chandra Satish, History of Medieval India (800 – 1700),Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1997. Chattopadyaya, B.D,The Making of Early Medieval India. (Delhi, 1994). Chattopadyaya, B.D, Aspects of Rural Settlements and Rural Society in Early Medieval India Chattopadyay, B.D, Studying Early India: Archaeology, Texts and Historical Issues (New Delhi, 2003) Chattopadyay, D.P, Science and Society in Ancient India (Calcutta, 1977). Chaudhuri, K.N, Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean. An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750. Eaton, R.M., The Rise of Islam & the Bengal Frontier (1204 – 1760, OUP, 1993. Gopal, Lalanji, The Economic Life of Northern India (Varanasi, 1965). Habib, Md. and Nizami KA (edited)., A Comprehensive History of India Vol. V, Delhi, 1996. Habib, Irfan., Medieval India: The Study of a Civilization (New Delhi, 2008). Habib, Irfan, Economic History of Medieval India: A Survey, (New Delhi, 2001). Habibullah, A.B.M., The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India, 1961. Sharma R.S, Indian Feudalism, Circa A D 300-1200, Macmillan Publishers, reprint 2009. Mohammad Habib, Introduction to Elliot & Dowson, History of India, Vol. II, (Aligarh reprint), 1952. K.A.Nizami , Some Aspects of Religion and Politics in India during the 13th Century, Aligarh, 1961. W.H. Moreland , Agrarian system of Moslem India, Cambridge University Press, 1st published,1929 R.P.Tripathi, Some Aspects of Muslim Administration, Allahabad, 1959. Percy Brown , Indian Architecture (Islamic Period), Bombay 1968. T.R. Chaudhuri &. Irfan Habib (ed.), Cambridge Economic History of India Vol. I, Delhi, 1982. Mohd Habib & K.A.Nizami,Comprehensive History of India, Vol. V, Part I, 1206-1526, New Delhi, 1970. Peter Jackson, The Delhi Sultanate – A Political and Military History, Cambridge, 1999. Andre Wink , Al-Hind, the making of Indo-Islamic World, vol. –II, Leiden, New York, 1996. Ali Athar, Military Technology and Warfare in the Sultanate of Delhi, New Delhi, 2006. Sunil Kumar, The Emergence of the Delhi Sultanate 1192-1286, Ranikhet, 2007. Singh Upinder, A History of Ancient & Early Medieval India, Pearson Education India, 2008. Majumdar, R.C., Medieval India,
HHS32203
Ideas of Archaeology School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester III
Objectives:
This course intends to acquaint the students with the basic outlines of archaeology. Archaeology is an integral historical source and an understanding of this aspect is vital to the students of history.
Unit I: Archaeology
Meaning of archaeology, scope of archaeology, archaeological sources.
Unit II: Relation of Archaeology with History
Unit III: Field Work
Types of Excavations, process of excavation, post excavation analysis.
Unit IV: Development of Archaeology in the World
Origin and Development of Archaeology,
Unit V: Archaeological Survey of India
History of the Archaeological Survey of India
Unit VI: Themes of Archaeology
Religion, landscape, people, farming, trade and art.
Suggested readings
John.A. Bintliff, A Companion to Archaeology
D.R. Chakrabarti, A History of Indian Archaeology: From the Beginning to 1947,New Delhi, Manohar, 1988
M. Hall & WS.W. Silliman, Historical Archaeology, USA, Blackwell, 2006
Mathew Johnson, Archaeological Theory: An Introduction, Blackwell Publishing,New Edition,2010.
Jims Grant, Sam Gorin and Neil Flaming, The Archaeology Course Book, Routledge, USA 2008.
Ian Hodder, Theory and Practice of Archaeology, Routledge London and New York, 1992
HHS32102
History of India in the 18th century
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester IV O bjectives The18thcentury is a crit ical century for understanding the course of Indian History. Students would be able to grasp the way the transition from Mughal supremacy to colonial domination occurred along with the complexities in historical understandings about the issue. Information and knowledge about this phase of Indian history is vital to understand the massive influence and impact that the British rule had over Indian society. Students would learn the basic techniques through which the English East India Company transformed the land revenue policies, society, and the political contours of India. Unit I: Decline of the Mughals Decline of the Mughals, factors and conditions, 18th century as a historical phase in the transition to colonialism, rise of regional powers in Maharashtra, Awadh and Bengal Unit II: Emergence of the Europeans Portuguese, Dutch, French and the English Unit III: Establishment of British Supremacy Rise of the British, battle of Plassey, battle of Buxar, Diwani of Bengal in 1765. Unit IV: British Economic Policies Implications of the Diwani of Bengal Drain of Wealth, Mercantilism and free trade, land revenue systems, Acts and regulations Unit V: Consolidation of British Power Anglo-French relation, Anglo-Maratha Relations, Anglo-Mysore Wars, Brit ish relation with Awadh. Unit VI: British Administration Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, Lord Cornwallis, Sir John Shore, Lord Wellesly.
Suggested Readings Habib, Irfan, Resistance & Modernization under Haider Ali & Tipu Sultan, Anthem Press, 2002. Gordon, S, The Marathas 16oo-1818, Cambridge University Press, 1993. Alam , Muzaffar & Subhramanyam, Sanjay (ed.),The Mughal State, OUP, 2000. A.R. Desai, Peasant Struggles in India, Delhi, 1979. Alavi, Seema, (ed.)-The Eighteenth Century in India, OUP, New Delhi, 2002. Ali M Athar, Mughal India: Studies in Polity, Ideas, Society and Culture, OUP, New Delhi, 2008. Bandopadhyay Sekhar, From Plassey to Partition, Paperback, 2004. Bayly, .C.A., Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire, Cambridge University Press,1990. Bayly, C.A, Rulers,Townsmen & Bazaars, North India in the Age of British Expansion 1770-1870, Cambridge South Asian Studies, 1983. Bayly Susan, Caste, Society and Politics in India from the 18th century to the Modern Age, Cambridge University Press, 2001. Chandra, Satish, A History of Medieval India (Part II), Haranand Publications, 2005. Chandra, Satish, The 18th century in India: Its Economy and the Role of the Marathas, the Jats and the Sikh and the Afghans and Supplement, Centre for studies in social sciences, Calcutta, 1991. Chaudhuri, K.N., Trade & Civilization: An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750, Cambridge University Press, 1985. Gordon, S, The Marathas 16oo-1818, Cambridge University Press, 1993. Wink, Andre, Land and Sovereignty in India: Agrarian Society and Politics under the Eighteenth Century Maratha Swarajya, Cambridge, 1986. Stein, Burton, Eighteenth Century in India: Another View (Studies in History, No.I, 1989), Travers Robert, Ideology and Empire in Eighteenth Century India: The British in Bengal, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
HHS32106
History of India in the 19thand first half of the 20th century
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester IV
O bjectives This paper will acquaint the students with the transformation of the East India Company managed state to a full-fledged colonial state ruled by the Brit ish Crown and the fall out that this process had on Indian society, economy and politics. It will highlight how the Colonial economy began to destroy the indigenous economy of the subcontinent. At the same time students would be able to understand the struggles that Indians surmounted to fight the onset of colonial rule through local rebellions and revolts. Unit I: India in the 19th Century The process of colonial consolidation, British relation with the Marathas, Mysore, Punjab, Bengal, Punjab and Awadh, colonial ideologies of Orientalism, Utilitarianism, Theory of Rent, Laissez Faire and Paternalism. Unit II: State of Agriculture, Economy and Society Agrarian Structure in Rural India, land revenue settlements in India, commercialization of agriculture, Peasant and landless labour, rural credit and indebtedness, anti-British peasant uprisings. Unit III: Economy and Industry De-industrialization- nature, impact and debates, institution of Banking in India-indigenous and modern, Beginning of modern industries in India-cotton, jute, railways and steel. Unit IV: Socio-Religious Reform Movements Socio-religious reform movements, caste, brahmanical and depressed class movements in India. Unit V: The Revolt of 1857 Background, Factors, Impact and Debates Unit VI: Further Developments and Indian Response New educational system, emergence of intelligentsia, formation of polit ical organizations, establishment of the Indian National Congress, revivalist movements in India.
Suggested Readings Judith Brown, Gandhi’s Rise to Power, 1915-1922, Cambridge, 1972. Bipin Chandra, India’s, Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947 New Delhi, 1988. Bayly, C.A., Indian Society and Making of the British Empire, Cambridge University Press, 1990. Bose Sugata and Jalal, Ayesha, Modern South Asia: History, Culture , Political Economy, Psychology Press, 2004. Chatterjee, Joya, Bengal Divided: Hindu Communalism and Partition 1932-1947, O.U.P, 1994. Desai, A.R., Social Background to Indian Nationalism , Popular Prakashan, 6 th edit ion, 2005. Kumar Ravinder, Social History of Modern India, Oxford University Press, 1983. Mukherjee, Amitabha , Militant Nationalism in India, Institute of Historical Studies, Calcutta, 1995. N. Jayapalan, Economic History of India: Ancient to Present Day, Atlantic Publishers, 2008. Hasan, Mushirul ed, India’s Partition: Process , Strategy and Mobilization, Oxford University Press, 1993. Subramanian Lakshmi, History of India 1707-1857, Orient Black swan, 2010. Sen, S.N, An Advanced History of Modern India, Macmillan, Kolkata, 2010. Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885-1947, Macmillan, 1983. R.P Dutt, India Today, People’s publishing House, 1949. McLane J.R, Indian Nationalism and early Congress, Princeton, 1987. Joshi P.C, Rammohun and the Forces of Modernization in India, Ravinder Kumar, Social History of Modern India, 1983. Raychoudhuri Tapan, Indian Economy in the 19 th century: A symposium , People’s publishing House, 1975. Sarkar Sushobhan, Notes on Bengal Renaissance, Jadavpur, Calcutta, 1958. Erics Strokes, The English Utiliterians in India, Oxford, 1959.
HHS32204
Archives and Museology
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester IV
Objectives This course explores the preliminary understanding of archives and museums. A thoughtful knowledge of these aspects is essential for a student of history. This will enable a student to undertake historical research in an organized manner. Unit I: Archives
Meaning, Scope and Utility .
Unit II: History of Archives
Beginning of Archives in the World and India
Unit III: Functions of Archives
Maintenance of historical records, historical research.
Unit IV: Museology
Meaning, Scope and Utility
Unit V: History of Museums
Beginning of Museums in the World and India
Unit VI: Functions of Museums
Functions and Utility
Suggested Readings
G.Edson & Dean David, Handbook for Museum, London, Rout ledge, 1986.
John Ridener, From Folders to Post Modernism: A Concise History of Archival Theory, 2009.
HHS33101
History of Modern Europe
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester V Objectives- This paper takes the students forward into the period when Europe was able to move from and early modern to a modern phase. They would be able to understand the way in which the French Revolution shaped the rise of modern political ideologies and fuelled the rise of national aspirations in countries like Germany and Italy among others. It will help students comprehend the clash of conservative and liberal statesmen and ideas in 19th century Europe and how Europe became divided into rival political camps that led to the First World War. Unit I Reformation Movements Reformation movements in Europe, movement of Martin Luther and Lutheranism, John Calvin and Calvinism, radical reformation in Europe, role of the state in English reformation. Unit II Scientific Revolutions Origin of Scientific enquiry in Europe, scientific revolutions and institutions, enlightenment in Europe. Unit III: Formation of the New System Modern European State system, English Civil War, Settlement of 1688. HS3229 Unit IV: 18th Century Europe Dynastic and absolutist states of Europe, socio-economic and polit ical conditions of the regimes, Unit V: Enlightenment Age of Enlightenment, Causes of the failure of Enlightened Despotism Unit VI: French revolution Political and social causes of French Revolution, influence of philosophy, influence of the American Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, and World War I. Suggested Readings Cipolla, C.M, Fontana Economic History of Europe, Vol. III (The Industrial Revolution), Vol. 4 (Part 1 & II), Glasgow 1976. Deane, Phyllis, The First Industrial Revolution, Cambridge University Press, 1965, 1979
Doyle, William, Origins of the French Revolution, Oxford University Press, 1999. Droz Jacques, Europe between Revolutions 1815-1848, Fontana 1985. Hobsbawm, E.J, Age of Empire 1875-1914, New York, 1962. Wood, Anthony, History of Europe, 1815-1960, Longman, Harlow, 1996. Koch, H.W (ed), The Origins of the First World War, London, Macmillan, 1984 (2nd edn). Hobsbawm, E.J, Nation and Nationalism, Cambridge University Press, 1992. Hobsbawm, E.J, Age of Revolution 1749-1848, London, 1995. Roberts J.M, Europe 1880-1945, Pearson Education Limited Published 2013 by Routledge, 1 st edit ion 1967, 3rd edit ion 2001. Rude George, The Crowd in the French Revolution, Paperback,1967. Porter Andrew, European Imperialism 1860-1914, Palgrave Macmillan, 1994. Joll James, Origins of the First World War, Longman, New York and London, 1984. Leo Gershoy, French Revolution and Napoleon, Allahabad, 1977. George Lefebvre, The French Revolution from its origin to 1793, London, 1981. George Rude, The Revolutionary Europe, 1783-1815, Wiley-Blackwell, 2000. J.M. Thompson, Napoleon Bonaparte- His Rise and Fall, Oxford, 1953. John A, Garraty & Peter Gay, A History of the World 1789-1957, Vol-III, Harper and Row, London, 1972. H.G. Wells, A Short History of the World, Penguin, 1967. J.M. Roberts, The Hutchison History of the World, Hutchison, Bombay, 1976. Robert Ergang and Donald G. Rohr, Europe since Waterloo, 1967. Erich Brandenburg, Bismarck to World War, Oxford University Press, 1933. John A Garraty & Gay P, The University History of the World, 1972. Hamerow, T.S, Restoration, Revolution and Reaction: Economics and Politics in Germany (1815-1871), Princeton, 1966.
HHS33103 New Trends of History
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester V
Content
The Course intends to introduce to the students the basic concepts in the subject-matter of History. The course aims to familiarize the students with the theoretical and conceptual developments in historiography.
Learning Outlines
1) The students would be aware of the nature and scope of history at the Graduation level before they would be introduced to more complex philosophical issues at the Masters level.
2) The course would also enable the students to develop an analytical bent of their own.
Unit I Definitions of History from the Classical Age to the twentieth Century.
Unit II Objectivity and Truth in History. Unit III Relation of History with other Social Sciences: Archaeology, Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science and Geography Unit IV Periodisation in History Unit V Trends in modern Indian Historiography: Imperialist historiography, Nationalist historiography.. Unit VI Post-Colonial Interpretation of History: Marxist School of Historiography, Subaltern School of Historiography. Core Readings Romila Thapar, Interpreting Early India, Oxford University Press, USA, 1994. IrfanHabib, Interpreting Indian History, North Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong, 2008.
Upindar Singh and Nayanjot Lahiri, Ancient India New Research, Paperback,2010.
Sumit Sarkar, Writing Social History, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998.
D. D. Kosambi, An introduction to the study of Indian history, 2ndediton. Bombay, 1975. N. R. Ray (ed. vol. 110,), Sources for the history of India, Calcutta, 1978-1980. B.Sheikh Ali, History, Its Theory and Method, Trinity Press, New Delhi, First Published 1984. Suggested Readings Romila Thapar, Interpretations of Ancient Indian History, History and Theory, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1968), pp. 318-335. Majumdar, R. C. Historiography in Modern India, Asia Publishing House, 1970.
Mukhopadhyay, Subodh Kumar, Evolution of Historiography in Modern India: 1900-1960
Claude Markovits, Some Trends in European (Mainly British) Historiography of Modern India, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 22, No. 10 (Mar. 7, 1987), pp. 416-418.
HHS33105
. Gender History
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester V
O bjectives
The paper is an attempt to understand the role of Indian women in Indian society and culture across ages. The participation of Indian women in various aspects of Indian culture and society brings into forth the contribution of Indian women who were till recently mostly behind veil.
Learning Outcomes
1) Students should realize the importance of Indian women in various spheres of Indian society and culture.
2) They should grasp the contribution of Indian women which lately was not sufficiently highlighted.
Unit I: Women in Ancient India
Women in Vedic Age, women in Smriti texts.
Unit II: Women in treaties and politics
Women in administration, women in wars and treaties, practice of Sati,
Unit III Women in religion
Women in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam
Unit IV: Muslim Women in Politics
Queens in administration, role of women and purdah politics.
Unit V: Socio-reform movements and women reformers
Women rights, socio-reform movements, women reformers
Unit VI: Women in Indian National Movements
Women in Swadeshi Movement, Indian national Movement
Core Readings
Sita Anantha Raman, Women in India: A Social and Cultural History, ABC CLIO, 2009. Alice Collet, Women In Early Indian Buddhism , Oxford University Press, 2014. Elizabeth Jackson, Feminism and contemporary Indian Women’s writing, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Samita Sen, Women and Labour in Late Colonial India, The Bengal Jute Industry, Cambridge University Press, 1999. Vandana Shiva, Staying Alive: Women, ecology and survival in India, Zed Books, 1988. Geraldine Forbes, The New Cambridge History of India: Women in Modern India , Cambridge University press, 1996. Suggested Readings John Bowker , Jean Holm, Women In Religion (themes In Religious Studies Series), Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Roshen Dalal, The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths, Penguin Publishing Group. Sudha Menon, Leading Ladies: Women Who Inspire India : Volume 1, 42 Bookz Galaxy. Frederic P Miller , Agnes F Vandome , John Mc Brewster, Women in India, 2009. Ghanashyam Shah, Social Movements in India, Sage Publications. Sumit Sarkar, Women and Social Reform in Modern India,Volume I and II, Permanent Black, Geraldine Forbes, Women in Modern India, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi.
HHS33107
. Indian Architecture
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester V
O bjectives
The course surveys the evolution of architecture in India and their transformation specifically in ancient India with a short description about the beginning of medieval architecture in India. The various architectural features embedded in the ancient monuments particularly in the temple would facilitate the students to understand the heritage monuments of this country in right perspectives
Learning Outcomes
1. Students should realize the importance of Indian architecture. 2. Architecture forms an integral part of Indian culture. A course on Indian architecture would
enable the students know and learn about Indian culture.
Unit I: Introduction to Architecture
Architecture of Indus valley - Buddhist Architecture: Rock-cut caves, stupas.
Unit II: Types of Temple Architecture
Styles of Temple Architecture: Nagara, Vesara, Dravida - Gupta Architecture – Orissa architecture, Chandela dynasty: Khajuraho.
Unit III: Chalukyan and Pallava Architecture
Early Chalukyan Architecture, Pallava Architecture: Mahabali- puram -Rock cut-caves- Monoliths - structural temples.
Unit IV: Chola and Rastrakuta Architecture:
Chola Architecture: Brihadiswara (Thanjavur Big temple) and Gangaikondacholapuram- Rastrakuta architecture: Ellora
Unit V: Hoysala and Kakatiya Architecture
Hoysala Architecture: Halebid and Somnathpur- Kakatiya Architecture: Warangal - Vijayanagara architecture - Hampi – Gopuras.
Unit VI: Beginning of Islamic Architecture
Characteristics and features
Suggested Readings Barret Douglas, 1974 Early Chola Architecture and Sculpture, Faber and Faber, London. Krishna Deva, 1969 Temples of North India, National Book Trust, India, New Delhi. Michael W. Meister and Dhaky, M.A., 1983 Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture : South India Lower Dravida Desa, American Institute of Indian Studies, Oxford University Press, Delhi. Michael W. Meister and Dhaky, M.A., 1986 Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: South India Upper Dravida Desa, American Institute of Indian Studies, Oxford University Press, Delhi Michell George, 1975 Early Western Calukyan Temples, 2vols. London. Percy Brown, 1976 Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Period), D.B.Taraporevala Sons Bombay. Saraswathi, S.K., 1957 A Survey of Indian Sculpture, Munishiram Manoharlal, New Delhi. Sivaramamurti, C., 1960 The Chola Temples, Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi. Sivaramamurthi, C., 1968 South Indian Paintings, National Museum, New Delhi. Srinivasan, K.R., 1972. Temples of South India. National Book Trust, India, New Delhi
Thapar Bindia, Introduction to Indian Architecture, Periplus Editions, 2004.
HHS33109
. History of China and Japan
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester V
Objectives
This course intends to impart the history of China and Japan, the great powers of the East and the Pacific to the students. It is an effort to inform the students about the arrival of colonial power over China and Japan and subsequent developments till Post World War II. The course traces the journey of these two countries in the nineteenth century and its interaction with the west till the end of World War II.
Unit I: China and Western Imperialism in the 19th century
History of China (1840-1860), the period of Western Imperialism in China.
Unit II: Period of Rebellions, Reforms and Revolution
Taiping Rebellion, Self Strengthening Movement, Hundred Days Reform, Sino- Japanese War, Boxer uprising, Chinese Revolution of 1911
Unit III: The Period of Democratic Revolution
Post-Revolutionary China 1911-1921, China and World War I, Nationalist Party, Chinese Revolutionary Party, Emergence of Kuomintang, Intellectual changes.
Unit IV: Communist China
Reasons for the rise of communism in China, Chinese Communist Party, Mao Tse Tung, Sino-Japanese War (1937-45), Communist Revolution, People’s Republic of China, the Great Proletarian Cultural revolution.
Unit V: Opening and Modernisation of Japan
Historical background, Arrival of the Europeans, political developments, fall of Tokugawa shogunate, Meiji restoration and modernisation of Japan, Sino- Japanese War, Treaty of Kanagawa, Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
Unit VI: Japan towards Imperialism
Causes of Japanese Imperialism, Japan and World War I, Twenty-one demands, Japan and Paris Peace conference, Washington Conference, Japanese imperialism, Japan and World War II, Post War period.
Suggested Readings
Fairbank, J.K. edited, The Cambridge History of China Vol X, Cambridge, 1978. Chesneaux, Jean et al, China from Opium War to 1911 Revolution, Sussex, Harverter Press, 1976. Chen, Jerome, Mao Tse Tung and the Chinese Revolution, Cambridge, 1970. Fitzgerald, C.P , Birth of Communist China Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1964 Hsu, C.Y. Immanuel, The Rise of Modern China O.U.P., 1989. Jansen, Y.B, The Cambridge History of Japan, Volumes V and VI, Cambridge, 1988 & 1989. Gordon, Andrew, A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to Present, New York, 2003. Halliday, Jon, A Political History of Japanese Capitalism, New York, Pantheon, 1975. Livingston, John et al, The Japan Reader Vol. – Imperial Japan 1800-1945,Pantheon, 1974. Bianco Lucian, Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949, London, OUP, 1971. Chesneaux, Jean et al, China from the 1911 Revolution to Liberation, Delhi, Khosla Publishing, 1986. Chesneaux, Jean et al, Peasant Revolts in China, 1840-1949 London, Thames and Hudson, 1973. Sansom, George, The Western World and Japan, London Crescent Press, 1950.
HHS33102
Trends in World Politics
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester VI Objectives This paper brings the students into the volatile political turmoil of World politics after the First World War. It showcases how individual states and dictatorial regimes in Germany and Italy began an era of military aggrandizement and political dominance that led to the Second World War. Students would be acquainted with the way notions of International Peace and security through the League of Nations and the United Nations Organization shaped the political course of conflicts in the 20th century. The Cold War and its fallout will also be traced in this paper on international political trends. Unit I: 19th Century Europe The convocation of the Vienna Congress, the Concert of Europe, Metternich and the Conservative order, continuity and change in European states, rise of Nationalism, revolutions of 1848. Unit II: Emergence of New States Unification of Germany and Italy, Russia up to the Revolution of 1905, France under the Second Empire Unit III: Versailles Settlement of 1919. Reparation problem, the French quest for security, League of Nations. Unit IV: 20th Century Europe Weimer Republic – Rise of Nazism, Great Depression and its international effect Unit V: Hitler and Mussolini Fascism and Mussolini, foreign policy of Hitler, Failure of League of Nations, outbreak of Second World War and the role of Hitler. Unit VI: World War II and Aftermath Second World War and the wartime treaties, origin of Cold War, Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, emergence of Soviet and American spheres of influence and military alliances.
Suggested Readings Calvocoressi, P, World since 1945, Paperback, 2008. Thomson, David, Europe since Napoleon, Longman, 1957. Taylor, A.J.P, Struggle for Mastery in Europe, Oxford University Press, New York, 1954. Lowe, Norman, Mastering the Modern World, Macmillan Education, London, 2005. Ketelbey, C.D.M., History of Modern Times from 1789, Oxford University Press, 1994. Joll, James, Europe Since 1870, Paperback, 1990. Corrigan Jim, Causes of World War II, OTTN Publications, 2005. Carr E.H, International Relations between the Two World Wars, Macmillan, London, 1947. Mitchell, D, The Spanish Civil War, Glanada 1972. Roberts, J.M, Europe 1880-1945, Pearson Education Limited Published 2013 by Routledge, New York,1st published 1967. Ulam, Adam, Expansion and Coexistence: A History of Soviet Foreign Policy, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1968. Thurlow Richard, Fascism Cambridge University Press, 1991. Ruth Henig, Versailles and after 1919-1933, Lon Metheun, 1984. S.R Gibbons and P Morison, The League of Nations and UNO, London 1970. W.C Mc Williams and H. Piotrowski, The World Since 1945-A History of International Relations, Lynne Reinner, 1997. S.J Lee, European Dictatorships 1918-1945, Rutledge, 1987. R.F Belts, Decolonization, Rutledge, 1998. –
HHS33104
India since Independence
B.A History
Semester VI
Content: The Course offers an overview of the main trends and developments in India after
the Independence of the country in 1947.
Learning Outcomes:
i) The developments that took place in the country during the post Independent period are
very essential for the understanding of the learners as they provide a basic idea about the
changes and the social, political and cultural formations that took its own turn after the
independence of the country.
ii) It also provides the learners knowledge about how the nation gradually emerged with all
its contradictions and tensions from the clutches of the colonial rule.
Unit I: The Aftermath of Partition
Partition, Independence and transfer of power. The Integration of Princely States,
Reorganization of States- Constituent Assembly, Making of the Constitution and
Establishment of the Republic.
Unit II: Economic Plans and Industrializations
Background of Economic Planning, Five Year Plans.
Unit III: Beginning of a New Era
Building a democratic government,
Unit IV: The Scientific and Technological Developments
Progress in Science and Technology, Economic transformation.
Unit V: Economic Plans and Industrializations
Background of Economic Planning, Five Year Plans,
Unit VI: India’s Foreign Policy
India’s Policy of Non-Alignment, Background of Chinese aggression, Impact of Chinese aggression.
Suggested Readings
A.R. Desai, Social background of Indian Nationalism.
Bipan Chandra, India’s Struggle for Independence.
Bipan Chandra, Nationalism and Colonialism
Bipan Chandra, Communalism in Modern India.
Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, From Plassey to Partition
Bipan Chandra, Aditya Mukherjee, Mridula Mukherjee, India After Independence, Viking, 1999.
Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885-1947, Macmillan,1983
R.P. Dutt, India Today
Bipan Chandra, Nationalism and Colonialism
HHS33106
Religion and Society
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester VI
Objectives
The course attempts to familiarize the students about the origin and growth of religions in the India. India has been the land of different religions co existing together in odds and adversities. This course aims to historically trace the genesis of different religions and tries to understand the basis of this social institution that gratified emotional, spiritual, economic and cultural requirements of the people. It endeavours to outline the nature of cultural and economic transformations brought about in India by these religions.
Unit I: Beginning of religious practices
Animistic and fertility cults in the Indus Valley Civilization, evolution of ritualistic religion in the later Vedic period, growth of gods and goddesses.
Unit II: Religious Movements and Emergence of Ritualistic Hinduism
Religious Movements in the 6 th century , Buddhism and Jainism, Emergence of Saivism, Vaishnavism, Bhagavatism and Saktism.
Unit III: Revival of the ritualistic Hinduism
The Gupta Era – Revival of the ritualistic Hinduism -the sociocultural conditions- Economy and Religion – Land grants – Feudal elements – decline of Buddhism- evolution of tantric sects-their antecedents
Unit IV: Sufi and Bhakti movements in India
Features of Sufism, Sufi saints, origin of Bhakti movement, reformers of Bhakti movement, impact of Bhakti movement, Vaishnavism and Saivism.
Unit V: Beginning of Christianity in India
Origin of Christianity in India, coming of the Portuguese, St. Francis Xavier and Jesuit mission, protestant missions.
Unit VI: The British period
East India Company, Charter of 1813, Charter of 1833, Baptist Missionary Society, Charles Grant and the Evangelicals in England, Evangelical missions and English education, question to Hindu religious ideas and emphasis on conversion.
Suggested Readings
Jane R Macintosh, The Ancient Indus Valley, ABC Clio, Santa Barbara, California 2008.
Romila Thapar, Early India from the Origins to 1300, Penguin Books, 2003.
Irfan Habib, The Indus Civilization, Tulika books, New Delhi, 2002.
D.N Jha, Ancient India in Historical outline, Manohar Publishers, 1998.
Kanai Lal Hazra, The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 1995. Stephen Neill, A History of Christianity in India 1707-1858, Cambridge University Press, 1985.
HHS33108
Subaltern studies
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester VI
Unit I: Subaltern studies
Beginning, meaning, nature, historiography.
Unit II: Beginning of Subaltern studies
Unit III: Beginning of Subaltern studies in India
Ranajit Guha and other Subaltern historians
Unit IV: Understanding Indian Society
Ethnographic, colonial historiography, Marxist , Subaltern Approach to Indian History
Unit V: Themes of Subaltern studies
Peasant , labour , lower class, agricultural workers.
Suggested Readings
1. Ranjit Guha (Ed.) Writings on South Asian History and Society, Subaltern Studies, Volume I-VI, Oxford University Press
2. Partha Chatterjee and Gyanendra Pandey (Ed.), 1992 Writings on South Asian History and Society, Subaltern Studies, Volume VII Oxford University Press
3. David Arnold and David Hardiman (Ed.), 1994 Essays in honour of Ranajit Guha, Subaltern Studies, Volume VIII Oxford University Press
4. Shahid Amin and Dipesch Chakarabarty (Ed.) 1996 Writings on South Asian History and Society, Subaltern Studies, Volume IX Oxford University Press
5. Gautam Bhadra, Gyan Prakash and Susie Tharu (Eds) 1999 Writings on South Asian History and Society, Subaltern Studies, Volume X Oxford University Press
HHS33110
Rise and Consolidation of Modern West
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
Adamas University
B.A History
Semester VI
. O bjectives This paper will acquaint the students with the way in Europe surged ahead to become the main foundation of a modern civilization. They would be able to understand how the idea of the Renaissance and the birth of new ideas ranging from humanism, scientific enquiry, and rationalism had a lasting impact not just Europe but across the world. The Reformation of Christianity and the rise of Protestantism shaped the religious foundations of modern Europe. Students would also be able to trace the basic themes about the development of Europe from its feudal moorings towards an industrial revolution. They will be able to understand how Europe came to establish its global dominance through the establishment of colonies, navigation, metallic inflows, and military revolutions, among others. Unit I: Medieval Societies Feudal society in Europe and its regional variations, decline of Feudalism and the transit ion debate, Fall of Constantinople and its impact on Europe, development of National Monarchy. Unit II: Economic Condition Economic crisis and commercial decline in Europe in the 14 th century, urban decay, epidemics Unit III: Humanism and Renaissance Humanism, re-discovery of classics, Italian Renaissance, its impact on art, culture, education. Political thought – Machiavelli. Unit IV: Economic Expansion Economy of Europe in the 15 th -16th century, proto industrialization, rises of merchants, price revolution. Unit V: Exploration and Revolution The exploration of the new world, Portuguese and Spanish voyages, printing revolution, revolution in war technique. Unit VI Formation of New States The formation of early modern state, the Empire of Charles V of Spain, the establishment of ‘New Monarchy’ in England.
Suggested Readings Anderson, Perry, The Lineages of the Absolutist State, Verso, London, 1979. Anderson, Perry, Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, Verso, London, reprint 2013. Aston, T .H. and Philipin, C.H.E. (eds.), The Brenner Debate: Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Pre-Industrial Europe, Cambridge University Press. 2005. Bloch Marc, Feudal Society, Routledge, London, 2014. Burke Peter, The Renaissance, Humanities Press International, 1987. Dobb Maurice, Studies in the Development of Capitalism, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1946. Dunn, Richard S, The Age of Religious Wars, 1559-1715, W.W. Norton & Company, 2004. Rice, Eugene F. and Grafton, Anthony, The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559, Norton, 1994. Pennington, D.H., Seventeenth Century Europe, 1970. Rabb, Theodore K., The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe, Oxford University Press, 1970. G. Parker, Europe in Crisis 1598-1648, New York, 1980. Lee, Stephen J, Aspects of European History, 1789-1980, Routledge, 1982. Kriedte Peter , Peasants, Landlords and Merchant Capitalists, Berg, 1990. Hilton Rodney, Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism, Verso, London, 1976. Hill Christopher, A Century of Revolutions 1603-1714, Sphere Books, 1972. Elton G.R, Reformation Europe 1517-1559, Wiley, 1999. Cameron, Euan (ed), Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History, OUP, 2001. Cipolla C.M., Before the Industrial Revolution, European Society and Economy 1000-1700, Routledge, 1997, 2003. Ellis G, The Napoleonic Empire, Humanities Press International, 1991. Evans J, The Foundations of a Modern State in 19th Century Europe, H.W. Wilson Company, 2002. Goodwin, A., The French Revolution, Hutchinson, 1976. Thomson, David, Europe Since Napoleon, Cambridge, Longman, 1957. Hobsbawm, E.J, Age of Capital, London, 1977. Gerschenkron A., Industrialization of Russia, London, 1972
