9. Beard, (1975) : Women as a Force in History, Penguin.

10. Lerner, (1986) : The Creation of Patriarchy, OUP.

11. Jaggar, (1983) : Feminist Politics and Human Nature, New Jersey.

12. Rowbotham, D. (1974) : Hidden from History, New York.

13. Kuornay, Sterba & Tongs (eds) : Feminist Philosophies : Problems, Theories and
Applications, New Jersey (1992).

14. Sangari and Vaid (eds) : Recasting Women : Essays in Colonial History, New Delhi, 1989.

15. Desai & Thakkar (2001) : Women in Indian Society, New Delhi.

16. Kasturi & Mazumdar (eds.) : Women and the National Movement, New Delhi, 1994.

17. Sen, S. (ed) : Women in Meghalaya, New Delhi, 1992.

18. Sharma, D. (1996) : Assamese Women in the Freedom Struggle, Assam.

P.G. 1ST SEMESTER

SEC-1: COLONIAL KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE AND

ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNTS OF ASSAM
Credit 2

Course Objectives: The Course will help the students

  To understand colonial knowledge production systems
 To analyze the idea behind colonial mapping of civilizations and resources through
ethnographical texts

Course Outcome: Upon completion of the Course, the students will be able to:

CO1 Identify how power operated in production of knowledge in colonial times

CO2 Comprehend how colonial knowledge envisaged through ethnographic texts were used to
dominate the same ethnic groups

Total No of Lectures:24

Unit 1 Understanding the landscape and its periphery 12

1.1 Introduction: Power and Knowledge

1.2 Mapping the uncivilized
1.3 Mapping the resources of the periphery

Unit 2 A survey of the colonial ethnographic accounts of Assam 12

2.1 A descriptive accounts of Assam by William Robinson
2.2 A Statistical Account of Assam, Vol Iand II by WW Hunter
2.3 The Kacharis by Sidney Endle

Suggested Readings:

1. A Descriptive Account of Assam; William Robinson; (1841); (Reprinted) Sanskaran Prakasan;

New Delhi, 1975.
2. A Statistical Account of Assam Volume 1 and 2; W. W. Hunter; (Reprinted) B.R. Publishing
Corporation; New Delhi, 1975
3. An Account of Assam, (1807-1814), Hamilton, Francis, Department of Historical and
Antiquarian Studies, Guwahati, Assam, 1963.
4. Anglo – Assamese Relations, S. K. Bhuyan, 1771 – 1826, Lawyers Book Stall, Guwahati, 1990.
5. Colonialism and its Form of Knowledge: the British in India; Bernard Kohn; OUP, New Delhi,
2000
6. Ideologies of the Raj; Cambridge University Press, London; 1997
7. Medieval and Early Colonial Assam, Society, Polity, Economy, Amalendu Guha, Published for
Centre for Social Sciences, Calcutta, by K. P. Bagchi and Company, Calcutta, 1991.
8. Planter Raj to Swaraj, Freedom Struggle and Electoral Politics in Assam, Amalendu Guha,
1826 -1947, Tulika Books, New Delhi, 2006.
9. Power and Knowledge; Michel Foucault; Vintage; 1980
10. The Art of not being Governed, An Anarchist History of Upland South-East Asia, Scott, James C.
Scott,Yale University Press, London.
11. The Garos, Major A Playfair, Spectrum Publications, Guwahati, 1975.
12. The Kacharis; Sidney Endle; Macmillan and Co; London, 1911
13. Topography of Assam; John M’ Cosh, (1837), Logos Press, New Delhi, Indian Reprint.
14. Travels and Adventure in the Province of Assam, Butler, Major John. (During a residence of 14
years), (Reprinted) Vivek Publishing Company, New Delhi,

P.G. 2nd SEMESTER

IMPERIALISM AND NATIONALISM (1850-1964)

Paper Code: HST801C

 Credits 4 (3+1+0 )

Course Objectives: The Course will help the students to:

 Examine the concepts and theories of Imperialism & Nationalism

 Make a distinction between concepts like State & Nation -State

 Trace the historiography of Colonialism and Nationalism in India

Course Outcome: Upon completion of this Course, the students would-

CO1 Interpret Imperialism and Nationalism in the global and

national contexts

CO2 Analyse social origins of National Movements

CO3 Evaluate the historiography of Colonialism and Nationalism

in India.

Total No of Lectures: 45

UNIT 1 Conceptual Understanding 8

1.1 Imperialism
1.2 State
1.3 Nation
1.4 Nation – State

UNIT 2 Theories of Imperialism 10

2.1 Marxist
2.2 Liberal
2.3 Social

UNIT 3 Nationalist Movements 10

3.1 Social origins and explanations of Nationalism
3.2 Nationalist Movements & Social factors: a theoretical perspective
UNIT 4 Colonialism 10
4.1 Definition
4.2 Colonialism and Nationalism in India: Historiography

UNIT 5 Changing Concepts of Imperialism in 20th century 7

Essential Readings:

1. Cain, Peter J. and Harrison, Mark. Imperialism : Critical Concepts in Historical Studies.
London: Routledge.2001
2. Brewer, Anthony. Marxist Theories of Imperialism: A Critical Survey. London: Routledge.
2003
3. Kemp, Tom. Theories of Imperialism. London: Dobson. 1967
Kedourie, Elie. Nationalism. New Jersey: Wiley-
Blackwell.1993
4. Gellner, Ernest. Nations and Nationalism. New York: Cornell University Press. 2008
Hobsbawm, E.J. Nations and Nationalism since 1780. Cambridge University Press.
2012

5. Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar . From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient

Blackswan. 2004
6. Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/Postcolonialism.
Abingdon:Routledge. 2005 Anderson, Benedict. Imagined
Communities. London:Verso. 2006
7. Hutchinson, John and Smith, Anthony D., eds. Nationalism: critical concepts in political
science. London: Routledge. 2000
 P.G. 2nd SEMESTER

TOTALITARIANISM REGIMES IN EUROPE AND ASIA

(1919-1945)

Paper Code: HST802C

Credits 4 (3+1+0)

Course Objectives: The Course will help the students to

 Examine the concepts and philosophies of Fascism & Nazism

 Be aware of fascist tendencies in Japan

Course Outcome: Upon completion of this Course, the students would

CO1 Be able to offer explanation of the rise of Fascism &Nazism

in the world.

CO2 Be able to evaluate Totalitarianism in the global context

CO3 Be able to differentiate between the fascist currents in Japan
and those in Europe, especially the Italian or German variety.

Total No. of Lectures: 45

Unit 1 Fascism 15

1.1 Concept

1.2 Fascism & Conservatisms in early 20th century Italy

1.3 Fascism, Nation & Race

Unit 2 Nazism 20
U 2.1 Economic & ideological structure of German society in the period
n between 1928-1933
i 2.2 Nation and Race
t 2.3 Philosophy of Anti-Semitism
2.4 Blood purification & anti-Jewish legislation
2
Unit 3 Fascist tendencies in Japan 10
3.1 Marxist Approach
3.2 Authoritarian modernization thesis

Essential Readings:
1. Eatwell, Roger. Fascism: A History. Random House. London: Penguin Books. 1997
2. Neumann, F. Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, 1933-44. Chicago:
Ivan R. Dee. 2009
3. Guerin, Daniel. Fascism and Big Business. New York: Pathfinder. 1973
Schweitzer, Arthur. Big Business in the Third Reich. Indiana University
Press.1964 Knight, F. The French Resistance, 1940-44. London : Lawrence and
Wishart. 1975
4. Gallo, Max. Spain Under Franco: A History, trans. Jean Stewart. New York: Dutton,1974
5. Bosworth, R. J.B. Mussolini’s Italy: Life Under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945.
London : Penguin, 2007.
6. Jansen, Marius ed. & Duus, Peter ed. The Cambridge History of Japan, Volumes 5 and 6.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988 and 1989.
7. Duara, Prasanjit. Sovereignty and Authenticity: Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern.
Maryland: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004
8. Payne, Stanley G. A History of Fascism 1914-1945. Madison, Wisconsin: University of
Wisconsin Press, 1995.
9. Bix, Herbert P. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan. New York: Harper Collins
Publishers,2000.
10. Halliday, John . A Political History of Japanese Capitalism. New York: Pantheon Books,
1975.Tasca, Angelo. The Rise of Italian Fascism, 1918-1922 . New York: H. Fertig, 1966.
11. Morris, Ivan ed. , Japan 1931-1945: Militarism, Fascism, Japanism? Massachusetts: D.C. Heath
andCompany, 1963.
 P.G. 2nd SEMESTER

HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS AND REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT

Paper Code: HST803C
Credits 4 (3+1+0)

Course Objectives:
 The objective of this paper is to acquaint the students with the revolutionary movements that shaped human
society.
 The course also seeks to familiarize the students with the theoretical basis as well as socio-economic conditions behind the
outbreak of significant revolutions across the world.

Course Outcome: Upon completion of this Course, the students would be able to
CO1 Distinguish the deep theoretical underpinnings of Revolution and Revolutionary thoughts of great thinkers.
CO2 Illustrate the major revolutions that changed the course of world politics.

Total No. of Lectures:45

UNIT 1 Introduction 9

1.1 Definition, nature and characteristics of Revolutions

1.2 Intellectual, Ideologies and Revolutions

1.3 Charting the course of Revolutions
1.4 Revolutions and Totalitarianism

UNIT 2 Revolution in England and Colonies 9

2.1 Royalty versus Parliament: The English Civil War

2.2 The Glorious Revolution (1688)

2.3 The American War of Independence
 2.4 Swing

UNIT 3 The French Revolution 9

3.1 The French Revolution (1789); role of intellectuals

3.2 The French peasantry and the crowd

3.3 Role of women in the French Revolution
3.4 Emergence of a new Socio-Political Order

UNIT 4 Revolutions in the 19th Century 9

4.1 The Revolution of 1830 and 1848

4.2 The Paris Commune (1871)

4.3 Development of Socialist Ideas; The Communist Manifesto

4. 4.4 Anarchism and Revolutions

4.5 Revolutions and Social Banditry

UNIT 5 The Socialist Revolutions 9

5.1 Russian Revolution of 1905

5.2 October Revolution of 1917: causes, impact and legacy

5.3 Lenin, Stalin; Programme of Socialist Reconstruction

5.4 Sun-Yat Sen and the Nationalist Revolution (1911)

5.5 Mao Zedong and the Communist Revolution

5.6 The Cultural Revolution

Essential Readings:

1. Hobsbawm, Eric (2011), Bandits, London: Abacus Hobsbawm, Eric

(2007), Revolutionaries, London: Abacus
2. Hobsbawm, Eric and George Rude (2001), Captain Swing, London: Phoenix Press

3. Moore, Barrington (1974), Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, Penguin Books Rude,
George (1959), The Crowd in the French Revolution, London: Oxford University Press Rude, George
(1995), Ideology and Popular Protest, University of North Carolina Press

P.G. 2nd SEMESTER

HISTORY OF CHINA(1839-1949)
Paper Code: HST804C
Credits 4 (3+1+0)

Course Objective: The course will help the students to

 Understand the stages of political and economic development in China since the mid
19th century till the end of the Second World War.
 Learn and examine the intervention processes of the Western powers in China.

Course Outcome: Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to

CO1 Identify the forces that led to the emergence of nationalist fervor in China against
foreign domination followed by the growth of revolutionary tendencies.
CO2 Analyze the factors that led to the emergence of Communism in China.

Total No. of Lectures: 45

UNIT 1 OPENING UP OF CHINA 10

1.1 First Opium War- Background, Causes, Results, Taiping Rebellion Circumstances, Failure,
Second Anglo-Chinese War, Treaty of Tientsin,

1.2 Empress Tzu Hsi, Sino-Japanese Conflict, Korea, Effects

1.3Western Imperialism, Struggle for Concessions, Spheres of Influence, John Hay's doctrine-
Open Door policy
UNIT 2 REFORMS , REBELLIONS AND WAR 15

2.1 Sun-Yat-Sen and Revolution of 1911, Negotiations and Abdication of the ruling
Manchus, YuanShi Kai-President, Warlordism.

2.2 World War 1 and China, Twenty-one demands, Paris Peace Conference, The May
Fourth Movement, Washington Conference.

UNIT 3 CHINA IN TURMOIL 10

3.1 Chiang Kai-Shek, The Kuomintang and the Nationalist Government, Alliance with
Russia, Struggle between the KMT and the Communists, Japan’s Aggression,
Formation of United Front

UNIT 4 COMMUNISM AND PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA 10

4.1 Mao-Tse-Tung, Foundation of the Communist Party, New Democracy, Civil War
in China, Failure of Hurley and Marshall Missions, Communist Victory.

Essential Readings :

1. S.L. Roy,A History of Fareast.

2. M.C. Jain, A History of China.
3. N.Sen, Europe and the World, Emergence of Non-European Countries-Relevant
Chapters,
4. Franz Michael ,The Taiping Rebellion,
5. Clyde and Beers ,The Fareast,
6. 6.J. Fairmank et.al China from the Opium wars to the 1911 Revolution,
7. 7.H.M. Vinacke ,A History of the Fareast in Modern Time,
8. Victor Purcell, Boxer Uprising a Background Study,
9. I.Hsu, The Rise of Modern China,
10. Jerome Chen,Tuan Shikai (1959-1916),
 P.G. 2nd SEMESTER
CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF ASIA
(1945-2003)

Paper Code: HST805C

Credits 4(3+1+0)

Course Objective: The course will help the students to

 Understand major developments in the cold war era.

 Examine the impact of the cold war in East and West Asia and the Indian
subcontinent.

 Assess India’s response to the various developments of the cold war in its
neighbourhood: Its relations with Pakistan and China during the cold war era and
beyond.

Course Outcome: Upon the completion of this course the students would be able to

CO1 Evaluate the major phases of the cold war in Asia and more specifically its
impact in the Indian subcontinent.

CO2 Analyse the problems of West Asia and rise of global terrorism.

Total No. of Lectures: 45

Unit 1 Major Developments in Post War East Asia 15

1.1 Korean War

1.2 Vietnam War

1.3 Sino-Soviet Relations

1.4 Shanghai Communique

1.5 Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge

1.6 Formation of ASEAN

1.7 The Junta in Myanmar and the Rohingya Crisis

Unit 2 South Asian Politics – Conflict and Co-operation 15

2.1 Indo-Pak Relation
2.2 Indo-China Relation

2.3 China-Pakistan Axis

2.4 India and the Neighbourhood – India and China in the Indian Ocean

2.5 Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia

2.6 Formation of SAARC

2.7 India and the Non-Alignment, Disarmament

Unit 3 Problems of West Asia 10

3.1 Creation of Israel

3.2 The Arab – Israel War

3.3 Role of Global Power in West Asia

3.4 Iraq – Iran War, The Gulf War

33.5 US Invasion of Iraq

.
5
Unit 4 Crisis in Afghanistan 5
4.1 Afghanistan in the great Game, Calculus
4.2 Soviet Invasion in Afghanistan
4.3 Emergence of Taliban
4.4 9/11 and Afghanistan

Essential Readings:

1. Norman Lowe Mastering Modern World History, Macmillan Publishers, U.K 2019.
2. Kanti Bajpai,and Harsh Pant, India’s Foreign Policy-A reader, OUP, 2003.
3. C. Rajamohan Crossing the Rubicon, Penguin India, 2004.
 4. Eric Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes, Abacus, 2004.
5. Peter Calvocoressi, World Politics since 1945, Longman Publishing Group.

P.G. 3rd SEMESTER

(GROUP – A)
PRE-HISTORY AND PROTO-HISTORY OF INDIA
Paper Code: HST 901C
Credits 4(3+1+0)
Course Objective: The course will help the students
 To understand the concepts of pre- history and proto- history: pattern of human evolution, material c
Indian subcontinent.
 To familiarize the students about the characteristic features of each Stone Age, the transition and
the significant aspects of the Harappan civilization.

Course Outcome: Upon completion of this Course, the students would be able to
CO1 Define the scope of terminology in history
CO2 Understand the changes characteristic of each stage in human evolution.
CO3 Identify the tools and the settlement pattern of the pre-historic sites.
CO4 Analyze the transformation from prehistory to proto-history and its impact on the economy.
.
Total No. of lectures- 45

Unit 1 Introducing Pre-history and Proto-history 7

1.1 Terminology and scope
1.2 Pleistocene and Early Holocene environments
1.3 Historiography

Unit 2 Hominid Fossils and earliest stone tools 7