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   History Books

So far as interview is concerned, 'they' are  supposed to ask
'general' questions about history. Sometimes, these general questions
are tougher than the specific questions asked in Main examination. For
this purpose, you are advised to go through at least following three
books :

  1. What is History    E.H. Carr

 2. Historian's Craft    Marc Block

 3. The Past and the present     Lawrence Stone

Having read these books, you can confidently move for Interview.

 Ancient India

 1. Ancient India (NCERT)     Prof. R.S. Sharma

 2. The Wonder That was India     A.L. Basham

 3. Ancient India - An Introductory Outline     D.N. Jha

 4. History of India, Vol. I    Romila Thapar

 5. Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India

     R.S. Sharma (only Conclusion)

 6. Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India     R.S. Sharma

 7. Indian Feudalism    R.S. Sharma

 8. Ashoka & Decline of the Maurya    Romila Thapar

 9. A History of South India    K.A. Nilkantha Sastri

 10Ancient India and Indian Archaeology    Archaeological Survey of India

 Medieval India

 1. Medieval India (NCERT)    Satish Chandra

 2. Medieval India (Macmillan)    Satish Chandra

 3.The Wonder That was India (Vol.2)    S.A.A. Rizvi

 4.The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707    Irfan Habib   

 5.The Mughal Empire    J.F. Richards

 6.Urban Dynamics    H.C. Verma

 7.The Marathas    Gordon

 Modern India

 1.Modern India (NCERT)    Bipan Chandra

 2.Modern India (Macmillan)    Sumit Sarkar

 3.Anatomy of the Raj (PPH)    Suhash Chakravarty

 4.The Raj Syndrome (Penguins)    Suhash Chakravarty

 5.VAID's Fundamentals of History Series

 a.Administrative History     Pravin Kumar

 b.Constitutional History     Pravin Kumar

 c.Social History    Pravin Kumar

 d.Freedom Struggle    Pravin Kumar

 6.Peasant Movements in India    D.N. Dhanagare

 7.India's Struggle for Independence    Bipan Chandra and others

 8.Gandhi    B.R. Nanda

 9.Gandhi    Judith Brown

 10. Freedom Struggle (NbT)    Bipan Chandra & others

 World History

 1.The story of Civilization, Vol. 2 (NCERT)    Arjun Dev

 2.Contemporary World History (NCERT)    Arjun Dev & others

 3.The Mainstream of Civilization    Strayer, Gatzke & Harbison

 4.Western Civilizations    Burns & others

 5.Industry & Empire    E.J. Hobsbawm

 6.Age of Revolution    E.J. Hobsbawm

 7.Age of Capital    E.J. Hobsbawm

 8.Age of Empires    E.J. Hobsbawm

 9.Social basis of Democracy & Dictatorship    B.J. Moore

 10.Europe Since Napoleon    David Thompson

 11.Europe Since 1815    W.C. Craig

 12.Europe Since 1870    James Joll.

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vikash.ias Newbie Joined: 16Aug2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: [IAS] History Books Posted: 16Aug2007 at 4:35am
	History Books So far as interview is concerned, 'they' are supposed to ask 'general' questions about history. Sometimes, these general questions are tougher than the specific questions asked in Main examination. For this purpose, you are advised to go through at least following three books : 1. What is History E.H. Carr 2. Historian's Craft Marc Block 3. The Past and the present Lawrence Stone Having read these books, you can confidently move for Interview. Ancient India 1. Ancient India (NCERT) Prof. R.S. Sharma 2. The Wonder That was India A.L. Basham 3. Ancient India - An Introductory Outline D.N. Jha 4. History of India, Vol. I Romila Thapar 5. Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India R.S. Sharma (only Conclusion) 6. Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India R.S. Sharma 7. Indian Feudalism R.S. Sharma 8. Ashoka & Decline of the Maurya Romila Thapar 9. A History of South India K.A. Nilkantha Sastri 10Ancient India and Indian Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India Medieval India 1. Medieval India (NCERT) Satish Chandra 2. Medieval India (Macmillan) Satish Chandra 3.The Wonder That was India (Vol.2) S.A.A. Rizvi 4.The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 Irfan Habib 5.The Mughal Empire J.F. Richards 6.Urban Dynamics H.C. Verma 7.The Marathas Gordon Modern India 1.Modern India (NCERT) Bipan Chandra 2.Modern India (Macmillan) Sumit Sarkar 3.Anatomy of the Raj (PPH) Suhash Chakravarty 4.The Raj Syndrome (Penguins) Suhash Chakravarty 5.VAID's Fundamentals of History Series a.Administrative History Pravin Kumar b.Constitutional History Pravin Kumar c.Social History Pravin Kumar d.Freedom Struggle Pravin Kumar 6.Peasant Movements in India D.N. Dhanagare 7.India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra and others 8.Gandhi B.R. Nanda 9.Gandhi Judith Brown 10. Freedom Struggle (NbT) Bipan Chandra & others World History 1.The story of Civilization, Vol. 2 (NCERT) Arjun Dev 2.Contemporary World History (NCERT) Arjun Dev & others 3.The Mainstream of Civilization Strayer, Gatzke & Harbison 4.Western Civilizations Burns & others 5.Industry & Empire E.J. Hobsbawm 6.Age of Revolution E.J. Hobsbawm 7.Age of Capital E.J. Hobsbawm 8.Age of Empires E.J. Hobsbawm 9.Social basis of Democracy & Dictatorship B.J. Moore 10.Europe Since Napoleon David Thompson 11.Europe Since 1815 W.C. Craig 12.Europe Since 1870 James Joll. Post Resume: Click here to Upload your Resume & Apply for Jobs

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ignitedabc Newbie Joined: 06Aug2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 17Aug2007 at 3:55am
	history or economics, which is good option?
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