- Introduction
Chapter 2: Major Approaches to the History of Modern India
- Introduction
- Colonial Approach/ Historiography
- Nationalist Historiography/ Approach
- Marxist Historiography/ Approach
- Subaltern Approach/ Historiography
- Communalist Approach
- Cambridge School
- Liberal and Neo-Liberal Interpretations
- Feminist Historiography
- Summary
Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India
- Introduction: Advent of the Europeans in India
- The Portuguese in India
- The Quest for and Discovery of a Sea Route to India
- From Trading to Ruling
- Portuguese State
- Portuguese Lose Favour with the Mughals
- Decline of the Portuguese
- Significance of the Portuguese
- The Dutch
- Introduction
- Dutch Settlements In India (1605 - 1663)
- Anglo-Dutch Rivalry
- Decline of the Dutch in India: Key Factors
- The English