The Geopolitics of South Asia: From Early Empires to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh : From Early Empires to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

This title was first published in 2000: This volume explores one of the world's greatest cultural heartlands - the Indian sub-continent. It shows how geological movements moulded the land and how they still impact upon it; how the culture of early setters evolved to form Hinduism; how its wealth and power attracted the attention of Islamic invaders who founded the Sultanate of Delhi and then the great Mogul Empire; and how they were later usurped by the British Raj. The story continues with the trauma of Partition and Independence in 1947, as India's unique form of Islam shook free from Nehru's secular India with the founding of Pakistan. At different points in the story, discussions are woven in on subjects such as caste or the management of water resources. Much of the book is written in terms of the three major forces of integration.These are'identitive'forces - bonds of language, ethnicity, religion or ideology;'utilitarian'forces - bonds of common material interests; and'coercion'- the institutional use or threat of physical violence. By studying these forces, Professor Chapman shows how the organization of territory - as states and empires, as monarchic realms and as representative democracies - has been central to the region's historic, cultural, linguistic and economic development. In doing so, he contends that the lynchpin of this region's story is a geopolitical one. Machine generated contents note: 1 Brahma and Manu: Of Mountains and Rivers, Gods and Men 1.1 The Land 1.2 The People 1.3 Society Crystallises 1.4 The Epic Ages 1.5 The New Religions 1.6 The First Empire 1.7 The Hindu Empires 1.8 Concluding Remarks 2 Hinduism: The Manifold of Man and God 2.1 An Unrevealed Truth 2.2 Cosmologies East and West 2.3 The Three Paths to God 2.4 Lineage and Caste 2.5 The Thousands of Separate Castes in India 2.6 Pollution and the Hierarchy of Caste 2.7 Maya 2.8 Caste and Hinduism in the Contemporary Era 2.9 Concluding Remarks 3 Islam: Submission to the One True God 3.1 The Prophet 3.2 The Word of Allah 3.3 Muslim Law: The Sharia 3.4 The Spreading Fire 3.5 The Submission of India 3.6 Persecution and Resistance 3.7 Vijayanagar 3.8 Second Foundation: The Mogul Empire 3.9 Imperial Government under Akbar 3.10 The Empire in Extremis and Decline 3.11 The Legacy of Islam 3.12 Hindu-Muslim Relations PART II: THE BRITISH RAJ 4 The Usurpers: The Life and Death of John Company 4.1 Preface: Changing Britain 4.2 European Expansion 4.3 The East India Company 4.4 The Pattern of Trade and its Growth 4.5 Rivalry with the French 4.6 The Acquisition of Bengal 4.7 The Struggle to Assert Control 4.8 Trusteeship and Reform 4.9 The Mutiny and Divorce 5 A New Geography: A New Economy 5.1 The Railroading of Empire 5.2 Irrigation 5.3 The Land of the Five Rivers 5.4 International Trade in the 19" Century and the Balance of Payments 5.5 The New Geography 5.6 The Language of Empire 5.7 A Necessary Understatement 5.8 Concluding Remarks 6 The New Nationalisms and the Politics of Reaction 6.1 Contesting Dynamics 6.2 The Structure of Government in British India and the Problem of an Evolutionary Transfer of Power 6.3 The Process of Constitutional Concession 6.4 Gandhi and the Nationalist Response 6.5 The Two Nations PART HI: THE SUCCESSOR STATES 7 Divide and Quit 7.1 Pride and Prejudice: The Search for Unity in Western Europe 7.2 Pride and Prejudice: Recrimination and Divorce in South Asia 7.3 Territorial Options 7.4 The Decree Nisi 7.5 Concluding Remarks 8 New Lines on the Map 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Radcliffe's New Map 8.3 The Second Partition of Bengal 8.4 The Princely States 8.4.1 Junagadh 8.4.2 Hyderabad 8.4.3 Jamnu and Kashmir 8.5 The Human Flotsam 8.6 The Divided Inheritance 8.7 Concluding Remarks 9 From Two to Three: The Birth of Bangladesh 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Unequal Development in Pakistan 9.3 Language and Representation 9.4 The Military Cost of Pakistan 9.5 The South Asian Roots of Bangladesh 9.6 Concluding Remarks 10 Raj and Swaraj: Regionalism and Integration in the Successor States .10.1 Introduction 10.2 The Integration of the Princely States 10.2.1 India 10.2.2 Pakistan 10.3 Territorial Redefinition in India and the Emergence of Linguistic States 10.4 The Centre-Province Balance and Pakistan's Search for a Constitution 10.5 Regionalism post 1972 in the Residual Pakistan 10.6 Concluding Remarks 11 The Power Upstream 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Hydro-politics in the Indus Basin 11.3 Sharing the Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin 11.3.1 Farakka Barrage 11.3.2 Floods in Bangladesh 11.4 Concluding Remarks 12 The Greater Game 12.1 Geopolitics 12.2 Antagonists and Protagonists since 1947: The Actors 12.2.1 The Soviet Union/Russia 12.2.2 The USA 12.2.3 China, Tibet and the Himalayan War 12.2.4 Pakistan and the Afghan War 12.2.5 Kashmir 12.2.6 Bangladesh 12.2.7 India 12.2.8 SAARC (The South Asian Associationfor Regional Cooperation) 12.3 The Politics of Triangles 12.4 Concluding Remarks PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 13 States and Region in South Asia 13.1 Introduction: Nature Proposes 13.2 Humankind Disposes 13.3 States of Development 13.4 Nature, Culture and Civilisation 13.5 The Politics of Reaction References and Bibliography Appendix Index. "This title was first published in 2000: This volume explores one of the world's greatest cultural heartlands - the Indian sub-continent. It shows how geological movements moulded the land and how they still impact upon it; how the culture of early setters evolved to form Hinduism; how its wealth and power attracted the attention of Islamic invaders who founded the Sultanate of Delhi and then the great Mogul Empire; and how they were later usurped by the British Raj. The story continues with the trauma of Partition and Independence in 1947, as India's unique form of Islam shook free from Nehru's secular India with the founding of Pakistan. At different points in the story, discussions are woven in on subjects such as caste or the management of water resources. Much of the book is written in terms of the three major forces of integration. These are "identitive" forces - bonds of language, ethnicity, religion or ideology; "utilitarian" forces - bonds of common material interests; and "coercion"--The institutional use or threat of physical violence. By studying these forces, Professor Chapman shows how the organization of territory - as states and empires, as monarchic realms and as representative democracies - has been central to the region's historic, cultural, linguistic and economic development. In doing so, he contends that the lynchpin of this region's story is a geopolitical one."--Provided by publisher Pt. 1. Introduction. 1. Brahma And Manu : Of Mountains And Rivers, Gods And Men. 2. Hinduism : The Manifold Of Man And God. 3. Islam : Submission To The One True God -- Pt. 2. The British Raj. 4. Usurpers : The Life And Death Of John Company. 5. New Geography : A New Economy. 6. New Nationalisms And The Politics Of Reaction -- Pt. 3. The Successor States. 7. Divide And Quit. 8. New Lines On The Map. 9. From Two To Three : The Birth Of Bangladesh. 10. Raj And Swaraj : Regionalism And Integration In The Successor States. 11. The Power Upstream. 12. Teh Greater Game -- Pt. 4. Conclusions. 13. States And Region In South Asia. Graham P. Chapman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.