The Cambridge Shorter History of India. Edited by H.H. Dodwell by Allan, J., Sir T. Wolseley Haig, H.H. Dodwell and R.R. Sethi - 1964

Delhi: S, Chand & Co., 1964. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing of revised 1958 Edition. xxiv, 784, xxxxvii pp, 21 maps, bibliography, index. 8vo/19.5cm. Blue cloth, light wear in edgeworn and slightly chipped dj, internally fine. VG+/Fair. An attempt to provide the general reader with a complete account of Indian political history from its beginnings down to the year in which the reforms of 1919 were initiated with a section added by R.R. Sethi in the 1958 edition bringing the events down to the Partition of 1947. John Andrew Allan (1884-1955) was then Keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum. Sir Thomas Wolseley Haig (1865-1938) had been a Lecturer in Persian, School of Oriental Studies, University of London. Henry H. Dodwell (1879-1946) was Professor of the History and Culture of the British Dominions in Asia, University of London. R.R. Sethi was Professor of History at Panjab University at the time of writing. A basic reference for the political history of India..