''The New Cambridge History of India'' is a major multi-volume work of historical scholarship published by

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. It replaced ''

The Cambridge History of India ''The Cambridge History of India'' was a major work of historical scholarship published in five volumes between 1922 and 1937 by Cambridge University Press. Some volumes were also part of ''The Cambridge History of the British Empire''. Production ...

'' published between 1922 and 1937. The new history is being published as a series of individual works by single authors and, unlike the original, does not form a connected narrative. Also unlike the original, it only covers the period since the fourteenth

century A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages. The word ''century'' comes from the Latin ''centum'', meaning ''one hundred''. ''Century'' is sometimes abbreviated as c. A centennial or ...

. The whole has been planned over four parts: *Pt. I The

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

and their Contemporaries. *Pt. II Indian States and the Transition to

Colonialism Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their relig ...

. *Pt. III The Indian Empire and the beginnings of

Modern Society Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period (the modern era) and the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of the Renaissancein the "Age of Reason ...

. *Pt. IV The

Evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

of Contemporary South Asia.

Titles

The Mughals and their Contemporaries

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Indian States and the Transition to Colonialism

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The Indian Empire and the Beginnings of Modern Society

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The Evolution of Contemporary South Asia

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