A Concise History of Indo-Pakistan

By S.F. Mahmud

A scientific and objective historical account of the assimilation and absorption of several races, this book examines the ecological, geographical, political, anthropological, and sociological patterns that have influenced the history of the subcontinent since ancient times. Spanning a period of 5000 years, Mahmud presents a simple and balanced picture of Indo-Pak history, stressing the contributions made by the Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Muslims, Sikhs, and imperial powers to Indo-Muslim culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195773853
• ISBN13: 9780195773859
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages

Customer Reviews

Moslems, Hindus and British

The Indian subcontinent is inhabited by millions of people from different cultures and religions. Mahmud has written a concise introduction to the history if the Indian subcontinent. He tells a chronological story of the rise and fall of many states and empires. Mahmud chronicles the relationships between the various cultures and religions, the Hindus, Moslems and Europeans. While displaying the panorama of the interplay of religions and cultures he also tells about the actions and qualities of great individuals including Asoka, and Akbar the Great. Unfortunately, while Mahmud tells about the coming and going of conquering armies, he never tells the details why they came and went. Mahmud remains objective, never speaking ill of any of the Muslims, Hindus or Europeans. To help make the complex story clearer, Mahmud includes maps chronological charts and photographs.