Graham P. Chapman, CAS, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norway and Lancaster University, UK

• Contents: Foreword; Part I Introduction: Brahma and Manu: of mountains and rivers, gods and men; Hinduism: the manifold of man and God; Islam: submission to the one true God. Part II The British Raj: The usurpers: the life and death of John Company; Securing the Empire; A new geography: a new economy; The new nationalisms and the politics of reaction. Part III The Successor States: Divide and quit; New lines on the map; From 2 to 3: the birth of Bangladesh; Raj and swaraj: regionalism and integration in the successor states; The forgotten sisters: India's Northeast; The power upstream; The greater game. Part IV Conclusions: States and regions in South Asia; References and bibliography; Index.

Graham P. Chapman, CAS, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norway and Lancaster University, UK

• Contents: Foreword; Part I Introduction: Brahma and Manu: of mountains and rivers, gods and men; Hinduism: the manifold of man and God; Islam: submission to the one true God. Part II The British Raj: The usurpers: the life and death of John Company; Securing the Empire; A new geography: a new economy; The new nationalisms and the politics of reaction. Part III The Successor States: Divide and quit; New lines on the map; From 2 to 3: the birth of Bangladesh; Raj and swaraj: regionalism and integration in the successor states; The forgotten sisters: India's Northeast; The power upstream; The greater game. Part IV Conclusions: States and regions in South Asia; References and bibliography; Index.

Graham P. Chapman, CAS, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Norway and Lancaster University, UK

• Contents: Foreword; Part I Introduction: Brahma and Manu: of mountains and rivers, gods and men; Hinduism: the manifold of man and God; Islam: submission to the one true God. Part II The British Raj: The usurpers: the life and death of John Company; Securing the Empire; A new geography: a new economy; The new nationalisms and the politics of reaction. Part III The Successor States: Divide and quit; New lines on the map; From 2 to 3: the birth of Bangladesh; Raj and swaraj: regionalism and integration in the successor states; The forgotten sisters: India's Northeast; The power upstream; The greater game. Part IV Conclusions: States and regions in South Asia; References and bibliography; Index.