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🏛️ B.A. (Hons) History – 4th Semester Notes
📘 Core Course IV: History of India, c. 1700–1950
Unit I: India in the 18th century – Background and Debates
Unit II: Expansion and consolidation of British power: Special reference to Bengal, Mysore, Maratha and Punjab
Unit III: Making of the British Colonial Economy
[a] Land revenue settlements
[b] Commercialisation of agriculture
[c] Deindustrialisation
[d] Drain of wealth
Unit IV: The Revolt of 1857: Causes, nature and consequences
Unit V: Social and Religious Reform Movements in Colonial India
[a] Overview of reformist and revivalist movements
[b] Caste Movements (Phule, Sree Narayan Guru, Ambedkar)
[c] Peasant and tribal movements: an overview
Unit VI: Growth of the National Movement, 1858–1947
[a] Early nationalism and foundation of the Indian National Congress
[b] A critique of colonialism (moderates, extremists and militant nationalists)
[c] Mahatma Gandhi and mass nationalism: Non-cooperation, Civil Disobedience, and Quit India movements; relationship between the masses and leaders
Unit VII: Development of Communalism and the Partition of India
[a] An overview of the growth of communalism
[b] Towards Freedom and Partition
Unit VIII: Independent India: Making of the Constitution
The evolution of the Constitution and its Main Provisions; basic features of the Constitution
📙 SEC III: History and Archaeology
Unit 1: Defining Archaeology: Aims and methods; understanding its origins and development; variety of archaeological evidence; survey and excavation of sites and features; stratigraphy
Unit 2: Origin and development of archaeology in India; role of archaeologists and institutions
Unit 3: Exploring human experience through archaeology in India: Environment, technology and subsistence patterns; society, trade and art
Unit 4: Problems of correlating textual materials and archaeological evidence: the epics, Sangama texts and the Buddhist tradition
Unit 5: Visit to a museum, an archaeological site; report preparation and presentations are part of this course
📕 SEC IV: Archives and Museum
Unit I: Definition of Archives and Museum: types – digital, virtual, crafts, media; difference between archives, museum and library
Unit II: History of development of archives and museums in India with one case study each
Unit III: Collection, documentation, preservation
Unit IV: Museum presentation and exhibition
💾 DU BA History 4th Semester Notes – Download Table
| Course Type | Paper Title | Download Link |
| BA (Hons) History | Core Course IV: History of India, c. 1700–1950 | [Download PDF] |
| BA (Hons) History | SEC III: History and Archaeology | [Download PDF] |
| BA (Hons) History | SEC IV: Archives and Museum | [Download PDF] |
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