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28th July 2015, 08:46 AM
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SGBAU Syllabus MA History
Will you please provide here syllabus for M.A.in History program of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU) ?
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28th July 2015, 04:37 PM
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Re: SGBAU Syllabus MA History
As you want I am here giving you syllabus for M.A.in History program of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU). Syllabus : M.A.PART-I Historiography. History of Ancient India. (From Earliest times to 1200 A.D.) History of Medieval India. (From 1200 to 1750 A.D.) Twentieth Century World. M.A.PART-II History of Modern India. (From 1757 to 1964) History of the Marathas. (From 1600 to 1818 A.D.) Women in Indian History. History of Ideas OR State in India. Syllabus MA History - SGBAU HISTORY M.A.PART-I Paper - I ...... Historiography. Paper - II ...... History of Ancient India. (From Earliest times to 1200 A.D.) Paper -III ...... History of Medieval India. (From 1200 to 1750 A.D.) Paper -IV ...... Twentieth Century World. M.A.PART- II Paper -I ...... History of Modern India. (From 1757 to 1964) Paper -II ...... History of the Marathas. (From 1600 to 1818 A.D.) Paper-III ...... Women in Indian History. Paper-IV ...... History of Ideas OR State in India. OBJECTIVES:- The students shall have an integrated view of the process of change in the social and cultural patterns along with the polity and economy. NOTES : 1. The syllabi prescribed is divided into Five Units paper wise. 2. One question from each unit will have to be answered, paperwise. 3. Four lecturers per week, per paper shall be provided for insturctiosn. 4. For each paper full marks 100 are allotted. 5. Facilities of excursion tours for students are made available once in a year, preferably in Diwali Vacation. The financial burden shall have to be borned by the participants. 6. The students will have to offer any one paper as paper IV for M.A.II Examination, provided that the perticular paper is being taught to regular students at colleges. Hence the external examinees shall not offer the untaught paper for examination which is being marked by one asterick. M.A. PART-I HISTORY PAPER-I : HISTORIOGRAPHY. UNIT-I: MEANING AND SCOPE OF HISTORY. (1) Sources of History and their relative importance. (2) Collection and selection of data. (3) Evidance and its transmission. (4) Facts and authenticity. (5) Causation in History. (6) Historicism (7) Objective and generalisation of History. UNIT-II: HISTORY AND OTHER DISCIPLINES. (1) Archaeology, Geography, anthropology. (2) Linguistics. (3) Sociology, Economics, Philosophy, Politics. (4) Natural sciences, Applied sciences. (5) Literature. (6) Kinds of History. (7) Laws of History. UNIT-III: TRADITIONS OF HISTORICAL WRITING AND MAJOR THEORIES OF HISTORY. (1) Ancient Tradition: Greeco-Roman Tradition, Chinese Tradition, Ancient Indian Tradition. (2) Medieval Historiography: Western, Arabic, Persian, and Indian. (3) Modern Historiography: Positivist , Whig, Classical Marxist and Annals. UNIT-IV: (A) APPROACHES TO THE HISTORY; (1) Theological, orientalist, imperialist, nationalist. (2) Marxist, Recent Marxist. (3) Subaltern, and post modernist. (4) Interpretation of world History. (B) MAJOR THEORIES OF HISTORY. (1) Cyclical theory, Historical materialism. (2) Sociological theory, comparative & structural theories. (3) World system, Ecological and post modernist critiques of History. UNIT-V:THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY. (1) Economic , Labour and Peasant . (2) Varna, Jati, Janjati, and Jender. (3) Religion and culture. (4) Environmental , Science and technology. (5) Rewriting of History. (6) History as an art and/or a science. Reference Books: 1. Modern Historians : C.H.Williams. 2. History and Historian in 19th century : G.P.Goach. 3. Introduction to the study of History: Langlois & Seignbos. 4. Study of History: A Toynbee. 5. History of Historiography : Shot Weel. 6. Gateway of History : E.H. Carr. 8. The Idea of History: R.G. Collingwood. 9. An Introduction to the Philosophy of History : W.H.Walsh. 10. Historians and Historiography in Modern India.: S.P.Sen (Institute of Historical studies). 11. History of Modern Indian Literature: Published by Institute of Historical studies. 12. Philosophy of History: Dharmendra Goel. 13. The political philosophy of M.Gandhi : G.N. Dhhawan. 14. Historiography of Modern India: R.C.Mujumdar. 15. Theories of History: Patrick Gardiner. 16. History: Its Theory and Practice: B.Shaikh Ali. 17. Historian of India, Pakistan & Cylon: C-H Philips. PAPER-II : HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA: UNIT-I : FROM STONE AGE TO IRON AGE. 1. Sources: literature: archaeology; epigraphy, numismatics; accounts. 2. Prehistory: Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures; and rock art; early farming communities; Neolithic and chaleolithic village culture. 3. Protohistory: Bronze age: first urbanization - The Harappan civilization; early Harappan, mature Harappan and late and post Harappan. 4. Early historic India; Vedic age-society, polity, economy and religion as reflected in vedic literature. 5. Iron age: megelithic culture, economic development. social statification - beginnings of varnashram, jati, gender, marriage, property relations. sanskaras. 6. Janapadas and mahajanapadas: territorial states - monarchical and gana-sanghas; craft production, trade and coinage. 7. Religious movements: Jainism, Buddhism, Atavikism and other sects; second urbanization; urban centres; new classes; and changing social relations. UNIT-II:MAURYAN AND POST MAURYAN AGE: 1. The Mauryan empire: Nandas and Mauryas: Polity-nature and extent, centrelization, and foreign relations; Economy- trade and trade routes, currency and coinage ; art and architecture; Kautilya's Arthashastra; and Megasthenes' Indica. 2. Ashokan ects, dhamma, scripts, propogation. 3. Post mauryan developments; Sungas and Kanvas; Indo-greeks and Saka-pallavas - social conditions. 4. State formation in Central India and in the Deccan: Satavahanas and Western Kshatrapas - land grants and agricultural expansion; trade and trade guilds; Indo-Roman trade; coins and currency; art and architecture; sculpture. and cave paintings. 5. Kushanas; society ; religion , art , architecture and sculpture - Gandhara, Mathura, Amravati; interactions with central and Western Asia; trade and trade routes, including silk routes and spice routes; coins and currency. 6. Society and religion; peasantization of tribes; assimilation of incoming people; spread of Jainism and Buddhism, emergence of Mahayan Buddhism, Vaishnava and Saiva forms of worship; beginning of Tantricism, literature. 7. Sangam Age:Chiefdoms; literature;society ; Indo-Roman Trade; and integration of cultures. UNIT-III: AGE OF THE GUPTAS: 1. Political consolidation - extent and structure. 2. Polity : administrative organisation, provincial and feudatory states. 3. Society: agrarian structure of villages; urban patterns. 4. Economy: land grants, expansion of agriculture; coinage and currency system; trade. 5. Religion : revival of vedic and puranic traditions, temples; cultural contacts with Central Asia. 6. Cultural developments; art, architecture, sculpture, painting, sanskrit literature, science and technology. 7. Vakatakas: Land grants;art and architecture; paintings; society ; and religion. UNIT-IV: POST GUPTA PERIOD: 1. Vardhan empire: Harshavardhan - Political system and administrative institutions; patronage to Buddhism. 2. Peninsular India: Chalukyas and Pallavas- polity, society; and economy; cultural developments with special reference to art and religion. 3. Post-Vardhan India; Gurjaras, Pratiharas & Palas; the polity and economy; their contribution towards culture. 4. Dynesties of Central, Westerm & Deccan India : eastern Chalukyas Rastrakutas and Yadawas in Deccan. 5. Invasions of the Arabs, Ghazanavids and Ghorids: nature and their impact. 6. Post-Vardhan polity: Political structure and forms of legitimation. nature of regional policies- northern and eastern India; western and central India, and Deccan and South India. 7. Post Vardahn Economy: Agrarian economy- land grants; agricultural expansion; agrarian organization ; peasants; intermediataries and landed magnats; irrigation; and technology. Urban economy: trade and trade routes; inter-regional and maritime trade; trade contacts 21 22 with South East Asia and West Asia; urban settlements; trade and craft guilds; forms of exchange; coinage and currency; interest and wages; and traders, merchants and craftsmen. UNIT-V: POST VARDHAN SOCIETY, RELIGIONS AND CULTURE. 1. Society; social stratification , proliferation of castes; untouchability; status of women, matrilineal system; marriage, property rights; inheritance, educational ideas and institutions, every day life, migration and settlement of Aryan groups in diffenent regions of India. 2. Religions: bhakti movements, shaivism, vaishnavism, Tantricism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, and popular religious movements. 3. Philosophy: Schools of Vedanta and Mimansa. 4. Literature: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil and apabhransha. Rise of regional languages and literature: Marathi, Kannad, Telugu and other languages. 5. Art and Architecture: Temple architecture; evolution of regional styles; scrulpture; bonzes; and paintings. Science and technology. Reference Books:- 1. The Archaeology of India- D.P. Agrawal 2. Social Dimensions of Early Buddhism-Uma Chakravarti 3. History of Science and Technology in Ancient India- B.D.Chatopadhyaya 4. The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent - J.C.Harle. 5. Economy and Society in Early India- D.N. Jha. 6. An introduction to the study of India History-D.D.Kosambi. 7. History and culture of the Indian People- R.C.Mujumdar. 8. Social Roots of Religion in Ancient India- R.N.Nandi 9. Political History of Ancient India- H.C.Rayachaudhari. 10. Land system and Rural society in Early India- B.P.Sahu. 11. Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas- Romila Thapar 12. Ancient Indian Social History - Romila Thapar 13. History of Indian Literature- M. Winternitz 14. Material culture and Social Formations in Ancient India- R.S.Sharma. 15. Frontiers of the Indian Civilization -B.B.Lal, S.P.Gupta 16. Ancient India and south Indian History and Culture- S.K.Aiyangar. 17. History and Culture of Indian People vols. 1 to 5 (Vakataka Gupta Age): R.C. Mujumdar 18. History of Ancient India : R.S. Tripathi 19. Ancient India (An outline) : D.N. Jha 20. History of Ancient India: Arun Bhattacharya 21. Ancient History of India- Dr. B.P. Saha and Dr. K.S. Behera 22. Introduction to the study of Indian History : D.D. Kosambi 23. The Indian civilization: R.E.M.Wheeler 24. The age of Nandas and Mauryas : K.A.N.Shastri 25. The age of Imperial Guptas : R.D.Banerjee 26. The Vakataka and Gupta Age : R.C. Mujumdar 27. Chandragupta and his times : R.C. Mukerjee 28. Early History of Deccan : R.G.Bhandarkar 29. History of South India: Nilkantha Shashtri 30. The Cholas: K.A.N. Shastri. 31. Rashtrakutas and their times : A.S. Altekar 32. Harsh Vardhan: R.K. Mukerjee 33. History of Rajputana Vol.I : S.H. Ojha 34. History of Gurjar Pratiharas : B.N. Puri 35. Wonder that was India: A.L.Basham 36. Kingship in India: fropm vedic age to Gupta age : Ravinder Sharma. 37. State and Government in Ancient India. Position of Women in Hindu civilization : A.S. Altekar 38. Economic life and progress in Ancient India : N.C.Bandopadhyaya. 39. Cambridge Economic History of India,Vol.1 : Tapan Raychaudhari and Irfan Habib (Ed.) 40. The Agrarian system in Ancient India: V.N. Ghoshal 41. Sources of Land and Society in Ancient India : N.C.Sengupta 42. Slavery in Ancient India: Devral Channa. 43. Education in Ancient India: Local Government in ancient India- R.K. Mukerjee. 44. History of Dharmashastras : P.V. Kane 45. Foundation of Muslim Rule in India : Habibullah 46. Al baruni’s India : E.C. Sachau 47. The Archaeology of India : D.P. Agrawal 48. Hindu Colonies in the Far East- R.C.Mujumdar 49. Historical Atlas of India - Davis. 50. Yadavas and their times - Dr.O.P.Verma Address: Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Camp Area, Near Tapovan Gate Amravati, Maharashtra 444602 Map: [MAP]Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Amravati, Maharashtra [/MAP] Here is the attachment. |