Complementary Course offered to: -
• III & IV Semester B. A. Economics
• I & II Semester B. A. English
• I &II Semester B. A. History
Complementary Course offered to B.A. Economics
Course Title: Economic History of Modern India (1793-1947)
Semester Course Code Hours Per Credit Exam. Hours
Week
III 3C07 HIS 6 4 3
UNIT I: Colonialism
Concept of Colonialism - Colonialism in India - Stages of Colonialism - Traders to Conquerors:
Economic impact of Carnatic wars, Battles of Plassey and Buxar - Establishment of British rule
UNIT II: Colonial Economic Policies
Land Revenue Policies: Permanent Settlement - Ryotwari Settlement - Mahalwari Settlement-
lndustrial Revolution - Deindustrialization of lndia - Commercialization of agriculture -
Production of raw materials - Polarizations in agrarian sector - Agrarian proletariat - Railways
and Indian economy - Impact of colonial economic policies
Unit: III. Trade and Fiscal System
Foreign trade - Intemal trade -Trade policies - Direct and indirect taxes - Monetary policies -
Banking and Insurance - Impact trade and fiscal policies - Drain of Wealth
Unit: IV. Modern Indian Industries
Nature of industrialization in India - phases before and after 1914 - Cotton, Jute Iron and Steel
industries - Labor market and organizations - Problems of lndian industries under colonial
rule -Consolidation of national economy and support to Indian national movement
Essential Readings:
Bipan Chandra, History of Modern India
, Essays on Colonialism
, The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India
A.R. Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism
R.C. Dutt, Economic History of India under Early British Rule
R.P. Dutt, India Today
Dadabhai Naoroji, Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Shekar Bandyopadyay, From Plassey to Partition : A History of Modern India,
Dharma Kumar (Ed), Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol. ll
Thirthankar Roy, Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India
Lotika Chaudhary, Bishnupriya Gupla, [Link]., (Eds.), A New Economic History of Colonial India
Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885 - 1947
………………….The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908
Complementary Course offered to B.A. Economics
Course Title: Indian National Movement
Semester Course Code Hours Per Credit Exam. Hours
Week
IV 4C08 HIS 6 4 3
UNIT I: Understanding Nationalism
Concept of nationalism - Writings on Indian Nationalism - Bipan Chandra, A.R. Desai, Thara Chand, R.C
Dutt, Anil Seal and Neo-Cambridge historiography, Subaltern approaches
UNIT II: Moderate and Extremist Nationalism
Emergence of Nationalism - Formation of Indian National congress - Moderate Phase -Stage of Extremism-
Partition of Bengal- Swadeshi and boycott Movement - Formation of Muslim League - Minto - Morley
Reforms - Ghadar Party - Home Rule League
UNIT III: Age of Mass Nationalism
Gandhian Era - Sathyaraha - Rowlatt Act - Khilafat and Non-co-operation Movement - Swarajist party -
Gandhian methods of agitation - Simon Commission - Nehru Report - Bardoli satyagraha- Trade Union
Movement - Revolutionary Movements -Bhagat Singh, Surya Sen
UNIT IV: Towards Freedom
Civil Disobedience Movement - Round Table conference, Poona pact - Rise of Leftism – CSP- Government
of India Act of 1935 - Congress Ministries - Cripps Mission - Quit India Movement - Subhash Chandra
Bose and INA - RIN Mutiny - Rise of Communal politics and its effects - Jinnah and Two Nation Theory
-Mountbatten Plan -Indian Independence
Essential Reading
[Link] Chandra, Modern India
…………..India's Struggle for Independence
…………..Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India
…………...Communalism in Modern India
2. A R Desai, Social Background of Indian Nationalism
3. Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885 - 1947
………………. The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908.
4. RC. Majumdar, History of India's struggle for Freedom
5. Shekhar Bandopadyay, From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India
6. Anil Seal, The Emergence of Indian Nationalism Competition and Collaboration in the Late 19th Century
7. Tara Chand, History of Freedom Movement in India
[Link] Rai Chowdhury, Leftist Movements in India: 1917-1947
Complementary Course offered to B.A. English
Course Title: History of England I: Earliest Times to c.1600 CE
Semester Course Code Hours Per Week Credit Exam. Hours
I 1C01 HIS 6 4 3
Course Outcomes: students should be able to:
CO.1 Identify geographical features and early settlements
CO.2 Understand the evolution of social and political life in England
CO.3 Describe the origin and growth of English language and literature
CO.4 Analyze and explain historical background of social and cultural transitions
UNIT I: Early History
Geographic Features - Early Settlers – Roman conquest - Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in England - Language
and Literature –Christianity in England
UNIT –II: Medieval England
The Norman Conquest – Feudalism - Manorial system – England under the Angevins - Henry II- Quarrel
between Church and State - The Crusades and its results – The Magna Carta - Simon De Montfort – Edward
I –The Hundred Years War and the results – The Black Death - Peasant revolts
UNIT III: Medieval Life and Society
Wars of the Roses and Results – Chivalry and Romance –Medieval church – Monastic orders – the Lollard
Movement – Towns and Guilds – Medieval Universities – Medieval English Literature –Chaucer
UNIT IV: Transition to Modern Period
Voyages and Discoveries – Renaissance in England – Reformation in England and Scotland – Rise of
middle classes –Society in Elizabethan England - Elizabethan theatre and literature - Marlowe, Ben
Johnson, and William Shakespeare – Development of prose literature – Sydney and Bacon
Essential Readings:
G.M. Trevelyan, English Social History
E.H. Carter, Mears, [Link], A History of Britain
Simon Jenkins, A Short History of England
Kenneth O Morgan (Ed), The Oxford History of Britain
Winston Churchill, A History of English-Speaking Peoples.
Robert Bucholz and Newton Key, Early Modern England, 1485-1714
Emilie Amt, (Ed.), Medieval England, 1000-1500: A Reader
Eric Brown, English History, A Concise Overview of the History of England from Start to End
Complementary Course offered to B.A. English
Course Title: History of England II: From 1600 to 2000 CE
Semester Course Code Hours Per Credit Exam. Hours
Week
II 2C02 HIS 6 4 3
Course Outcomes: students should be able to:
CO.1 Understand the growth of English literature in different stages
CO.2 Explain the political and social history of modern England
CO.3 Analyze how history of England and English literature are intertwined
CO.4 Assess new features of new literary trends in English
UNIT I: Stuart England
The Struggle between the Crown and the Parliament - The Civil War - Commonwealth Government -
Puritan England
- Puritanism and Literature - Restoration - Glorious Revolution - Literature of the age of Dryden and Pope
UNIT II: Neo-Classical Trends
Neo classicism - Romantic revival - Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelly and Keats - novels of Sir Walter Scott
and Jean Austin-Impact of French revolution - Burke and Carlyle
UNIT III: Victorian England
Industrial and agrarian revolutions - Factory System - Rise of Working Class - Catholic Emancipation -
Oxford movement- Growth of Empire - Gladstone and Disraeli - Fiction - Charles Dickens - Thackeray -
Hardy - New Criticism and prose
UNIT IV: Twentieth Century England
Socialist movement -Fabian philosophy and Labor Party - Enfranchisement of women - British
Commonwealth - Decline of Colonialism - Colonial literature in English language - Russell, Huxley,
Churchill, Toynbee, Yeats, Eliot and others - New trends in literature
Essential Readings:
G.M. Trevelyan, English Social History
E.H. Carter, Mears, [Link]. A History of Britain
Simon Jenkins, A Short History of England
Kenneth O Morgan (Ed). The Oxford History of Britain
Winston Churchill, A History of English-Speaking Peoples.
Robert Bucholz and Newton Key, Early Modern England, 1485-1714
Davod Thomson, Jeffrey Warmer, England in the Twentieth Century
Eric Hobsbawm, Industry and Empire: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution
Complementary Course offered to B.A. History
Course Title: Tourism Studies: A Historical Perspective
Semester Course Code Hours Per Credit Exam. Hours
Week
I 1C09 HIS 6 4 3
Course Outcomes: students should be able to:
CO.1 Understand tourism within global historical, cultural and economic context
CO.2 Show empathy and respect for multicultural expressions and perspectives
CO.3 Evaluate and expose common implications of tourism practices
CO.4 Develop an attitude to promote environment friendly tourism
UNIT I: Tourism in Historical Perspective
Introduction - Definition - Scope - Origin of Tourism - Nature and characteristics of Tourism -
Travel in ancient times: Greek – Roman - Asian civilizations – Travel for pleasure, commercial,
religious, intellectual purposes - Early Travelers to India and Travelogues - Greeks, Chinese,
Arabs and Europeans - Geographical discoveries, colonization, Industrial Revolution and trade -
Rapid growth of Tourism.
UNIT II: Development of Modern Tourism
Different types of Tourism - Domestic Tourism - International Tourism - Social Tourism-
Forms of Tourism - Rest and Relaxation Tourism - Cultural Tourism - SportingTourism –
Medical Tourism - Seasonal Tourism - Educational Tourism - Space Tourism-
Eco Tourism - Pilgrim Tourism - Adventure Tourism - Business Tourism
UNIT III: Motivation for Travel
Factors influencing Tourism - Pleasing weather - Scenic Attractions - Historical and cultural
factors - Accessibility, Accommodation- Pilgrim centers, Museums - National Parks, Hill
Stations - Diplomatic Conferences - Peter's inventory of Tourist attraction - Social significance
of Travel
UNIT IV: Impact of Tourism
Economic - Social - Cultural Educational and Environmental impacts - Cultural impact of
international Tourism on third world countries - Change in the value system - solving the problem
of tourism development.
Essential Readings:
Vivek Sharma, Tourism in India,l99l. Retnadeep
Singh, Tourism Today, Vol I ,II, III.K.T. Usha, The
Splendor that Was India
[Link], The Land And People of India
Complementary Course offered to B.A. History
Course Title: History of Tourism Development in India
Semester Course Hours Credit Exam.
Code Per Week Hours
II 2C10 HIS 6 4 3
Course Outcomes: students should be able to:
CO.1 Understand tourism within the historical, cultural and economic context of
India
CO.2 Show empathy and respect for multicultural expressions and perspectives of
India
CO.3 Evaluate and expose common implications of tourism practices in the country
CO.4 Prepare research projects on any aspect of tourism
UNIT I: Geography and Tourism in India
Geographical features of India – bio-diversity- landscape- environment- ecology
Seasons and destinations
UNIT II: Socio-Economic Importance of Tourism
Tourism marketing in India- Cultural heritage- diversity- natural scenic beauty -
employment generation - new markets for certain goods - social aspects- sociology
of tourism - social significance - educational value of tourism - Tourism policy of
India - International Perceptions - challenges to Indian Tourism
UNIT III: Centers of Tourist Attraction
Antiquity- historical monuments- pilgrim centers- hill stations- wild life sanctuaries
beach and island resorts- festivals- crafts- folk arts- ethnic tourism- metropolitan
cities
UNIT IV: Tourist Potential of Kerala
Geographical settings- rivers, backwaters, lagoons- historical background- social life
and communal harmony- religious centers - fairs and festivals- elephant festival- boat
races, Onam, Sivarathri - Malayattor - Maramon Convention - Performing arts -
temple arts - Kerala dishes and home stay, house boats-handicrafts- Lakshadweep- land,
people, culture –Environmental and cultural impacts of Tourism in Kerala
Map Study
1. Centers of Important Historical Monuments in India
2. Major Pilgrim Centers of India
3. Major Hill Stations in India
4. Major Beaches of Kerala
Essential Readings:
Vivek Sharma, Tourism in India, l99l.
Retnadeep Singh, Tourism Today, Vol I, II,
III.
K.T. Usha, The Splendour that Was India