--- product_id: 652049358 title: "India: A History. Revised and Updated" price: "NT$2820" currency: TWD in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/652049358-india-a-history-revised-and-updated store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # India: A History. Revised and Updated **Price:** NT$2820 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** India: A History. Revised and Updated - **How much does it cost?** NT$2820 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/652049358-india-a-history-revised-and-updated) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy India: A History. Revised and Updated Illustrated by Keay, John (ISBN: 9780802145581) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Comprehensive and Objective - I really enjoyed this. 4,000+ years of history from the Indus Valley to the Republic of India. Keay is, or at least appears to be, a master of the subject. He also seems to do a very good job of remaining objective when it comes to the more contentious parts of Indian history. Review: Excellent coverage - Being an Indian myself, I have gone through our history labouriously over the 10 years in primary schooling. This book covers it all exceedingly well and also relates too other civilizations / events around the world. Nowhere did I find it wanting for details. There were several eyeopeners as the history was narrated in stark impartial reality - so it was refreshing after being misled by the grandeurs depicted on some dramatised versions on Indian TV. The only fallback is that the language is a bit complex and is not suited for continuous and smooth reading. I think this has been mentioned by one more reviewer. Some may also find it too detailed as it takes great pains to cover all events and dynasties, and justify the conclusions by stating archelogical evidences. However, I do not regret buying it and will recommend to anyone who wishes to get an idea of Indian history. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 697 in History (Books) | | Customer reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,271) | | Dimensions | 15.24 x 5.08 x 22.86 cm | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 0802145582 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0802145581 | | Item weight | 975 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 640 pages | | Publication date | 12 April 2011 | | Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press | ## Images ![India: A History. Revised and Updated - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/914IqHav6IL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Comprehensive and Objective *by C***S on 21 January 2026* I really enjoyed this. 4,000+ years of history from the Indus Valley to the Republic of India. Keay is, or at least appears to be, a master of the subject. He also seems to do a very good job of remaining objective when it comes to the more contentious parts of Indian history. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent coverage *by S***. on 7 January 2010* Being an Indian myself, I have gone through our history labouriously over the 10 years in primary schooling. This book covers it all exceedingly well and also relates too other civilizations / events around the world. Nowhere did I find it wanting for details. There were several eyeopeners as the history was narrated in stark impartial reality - so it was refreshing after being misled by the grandeurs depicted on some dramatised versions on Indian TV. The only fallback is that the language is a bit complex and is not suited for continuous and smooth reading. I think this has been mentioned by one more reviewer. Some may also find it too detailed as it takes great pains to cover all events and dynasties, and justify the conclusions by stating archelogical evidences. However, I do not regret buying it and will recommend to anyone who wishes to get an idea of Indian history. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More readable than other reviewers say! *by C***N on 25 August 2012* I should explain that I only read the second half of this book, from about 1600 when the British became involved. I bought it because I wanted to know more about the British East India Company, and also wanted an overview of the history since partition. For these purposes the book was great. On Amazon.co.uk many reviews refer to the book being hard work to read, and many American reviews describe it as dry. I found it neither, although it did take me thirty or forty pages to tune into the author's style, which is really high-grade journalism, not to question his scholarship. It reads like an articulate lecture by someone who thoroughly understands his subject. One reviewer said you need some prior knowledge. Perhaps you do. I came to the book with knowledge of post-independence India being only what I had gleaned from newspapers over the years, but that was enough. I had also many years ago read Gandhi's autobiography, which is a book that sticks in the mind. Regarding the East India Company and the development of British rule, Keay dispels any notion of the British as avuncular colonists. When push came to shove they were decisive and at times brutal. We Brits like to appear as nice imperialists. Effective yes; nice, not unless it was convenient. Having said that the Brits and Indians appear to have had a certain mutual regard. The story since independence is complex and fast-moving and I felt Keay told the story with conviction. He doesn't burden his text with footnotes, jargon or prevarication and plonks his opinion down on the page, which is just as well given how much he has to tell. He has a tendency to try and see the positive in authoritarian actions by different rulers, for example Indira Gandhi and Bhutto. Gandhi instituted a rule of emergency but according to Keay she did it temporarily in order to sort out a raft of administrative disasters, which she did before returning the country to democracy. I enjoyed what I read of this book very much and would recommend it. ## Frequently Bought Together - India: A History. 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