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UPSC BOOKS Economics, Political Science, History and Anthropology

UPSC MAINS Economics Books


• An Introduction to Economics – A.W. Stonier and D.C. Hauge
• Banking – S.B. Gupta
• Dictionary of Economics – Graham Bannock; T.E. Baxter, Ray Rees
• Economic Growth and Development – Mayer and Baldwin
• Economic Survey: Twelve Five Year Plan: New Industrial Policy – Government of India
• Economics – Paul A. Samuelson
• Economics Choice – Koutsweanik
• Growth and Development – M L Jhingan
• Indian Economy – Mishra and Puri
• Indian Economy – R. Dutt and KPM Sundaram
• Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh
• International Economics – Bo Soderston
• International Economics – H.G. Mannur or Salvatore
• International Trade – Bo Soderston
• Macro Economic Analysis – Edward Shapiro
• Modern Banking – R.S. Sayers
• Monetary Theory and Public Policy – Kenneth Kurihara
• Money Supply in India: Concepts, Compilation and Analysis: Functions and Working –
Reserve Bank of India
• National Income Accounting – Neethu
• Outline of Monetary Economics – A.C.I. Day
• Public Finance – H.L. Bhatia
• Public Finance – K.K. Andley and Sundharam
• The Economic Times
• Economical and Political Weekly

IEcoS: Reference Books for Economics

1. An Introduction to Economics - A W Stonier and D C Hauge


2. Monetary Theory and Public Policy - Kenneth Kurihara
3. Outline of Monetary Economics - A.C I Day
4. Public Finance - H L Bhatia
5. Modern Banking - R S Sayers
6. Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
7. Macro Economic Analysis - Edward Shapiro
8. Indian Economy - R. Dutt and KPM Sundaram
9. Economic Growth and Development - Mayer and Baldwin
10. Public Finance - K K Andley and Sundharam
11. International Economics - Bo Sodersten
12. National Income Accounting - Bakerman
13. Economics Choice - Koutsweanik
14. Banking - SB Gupta
15. International Trade - Bo Sodersten
16. The Economic Times and Economical and Political Weekly.
17. Dictionary of Economics - Graham Bannock; TE Baxter, Ray Rees (Penguin)
18. Economics (Read Relevant Chapters) - Paul A Samuelson
19. The Hindu: Survey of Agriculture & Survey of Industry
Others
1. Dictionary of Economics - Graham Bannock; TE Baxter, Ray Rees (Penguin)
2. Economics (Read Relevant Chapters) - Paul A. Samuelson
3. The Hindu: Survey of Agriculture & Survey of Industry
4. An Introduction to Economics - A W Stonier and D C Hauge
5. Monetary Theory and Public Policy - Kenneth Kurihara
6. Economic Survey: Eighth Five Year Plan: New Industrial Policy - Government of
India
7. Outline of Monetary Economics (Read Relevant Chapters) - A.C I Day
8. Public Finance - H L Bhatia
9. Modern Banking (Read Relevant Chapters) - R S Sayers
10. Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
11. Macro Economic Analysis - Edward Shapiro
12. Indian Economy - R. Dutt and KPM Sundaram
13. Money Supply in India: Concepts, Compilation and Analysis (Sec.1-3 New Series
only): Functions and Working (Read Relevant Chapters) - Reserve Bank of India
14. Economic Growth and Development - Mayer and Baldwin
15. Public Finance - K K Andley and Sundaram
16. International Economics - Bo Sodersten
17. National Income Accounting - Bakerman
18. Economics Choice - Koutsweanik
19. Banking - S.B. Gupta
20. International Trade - Bo Sodersten
21. The Economic Times and Economical and Political Weekly.

Books on Political Science as Optional subject for IAS Exam


Paper I Section A
1. A History of Political thought -Subrata Mukherjee, Susheela Ramaswamy
2. A History of Political thought -J.P. Suda
3. For Manu & Kautilya : Foundations of Indian Political thought- V.R. Mehta
1. Modern Political Theory -S.P. Verma
2. Modern Political Theory -Madan Gandhi
1. Political Theory -Eddy Ashirvatham
2. Political Theory -J.C. Johri
3. Political Theory -Ray & Bhattacharya
4. Political Theory -O.P. Gauba

Paper I Section B
1. Comparative Govt. & Politics -J.C. Johri
2. Comparative Govt. & Politics -Ronald Chilkote
1. Modern Indian Political Thinkers -V.P. Verma
2. Foundations of Indian Political Thought -V.R. Mehta
3. Indian Govt. and Politics -A.S. Narang
4. Indian Govt. and Politics -J.R. Siwach
5. Indian Govt and Politics -M.P. Singh, Himanshu Roy
6. Politics in India -Rajani Kothari
7. Govt. and Politics of India -W.H. Morris Jones

Paper II Section A
• Theoretical aspects of International Politics
o -Mahendra Kumar
• Politics among Nations -Morganthu
• International Politics -Schuman
Paper II Section B
1. International Politics -Bookhives
2. Regular issues of Frontline & World Focus (magazine) Others IIPA Journal, The Hindu,
Frontline

Indian Constitution and Politics


1. M.V. Paylee (Indian Constitution)
2. D.D Basu (An introduction to Indian constitution)
3. V.N. Shukla (Constitution of India, couple of chapters are really relevant)
4. A.C. Kapoor (Comparative Governments)
5. V.P. Varma (Indian political theory)
6. K.R. Bombwal (Comparative constitutions)
7. Bipin Chandra (Freedom struggle)
8. Simit Sarkar (Modern India)
9. A.R. Desai (Social background of Indian Nationalism)
10. Paul Brass (Politics in India since independence)
11. Independent India: First Fifty Years - Hiranyamay Kelkar
12. Indian foreign policy agenda for 21st century (1998 Foreign Service institute) - Lalit
Mansingh
13. India's foreign policy in a changing world (1999) - V.P. Dutt
14. People's right and the state in the third world -Manjooran Mohanty & Partha Mukherjee
15. World politics in the twentieth century - Paul Kenedy
16. Nuclear India (1998) Jasjit Singh

Topic Wise Books For Pol. Science - Political Theory and Indian Politics
1. George H. Sabine ( Western political theory)
2. Eddy Ashrivatham (Political theory)
3. C.L. Wayper (Political thought)
4. O.P. Gauba (An introduction to political thought)
5. R.M. Bhagat (Western political thought)
6. Amal Roy and Mohit Bhattacharya (political theory, ideas and institutions)
7. S.P. Varma (Modern political theory)
8. J.C. Jauhary (Comparative politics)
9. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations - M. Laxmikanth.
10. A.S. Sandhu (Political theory)
11. Pukharaj Jain (Political thought)
General Books for Political Science
1. Our Constitution By Subhash C Kashyap
2. Our Parliament By Subhash C Kashyap
3. Perspective on Constitution (ED) by P.M Bakshi
4. Introduction to the Constitution by D.D. Basu

Best Indian History Books for Civil Services IAS Exam

Ancient India
1. Ancient India (NCERT) Prof. R.S. Sharma
2. The Wonder That was India A.L. Basham
3. Ancient India - An Introductory Outline D.N. Jha
4. History of India, Vol. I Romila Thapar
5. Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India R.S. Sharma (only Conclusion)
6. Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India R.S. Sharma
7. Indian Feudalism- R.S. Sharma
8. Ashoka & Decline of the Maurya Romila Thapar
9. A History of South India K.A. Nilkantha Sastri
10. Ancient India and Indian Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India
11. Ancient India Social and Culture - Luniya
12. An Advanced History of India - R.C. Majumda, H.C. Raychaudhurai, - Kalikinkar Datta
13. Ancient India - L.Mukherjee
14. The rise of civilization of India and Pakistan - Bridget and Raymond Allchin
15. Mauryan : Ashoka and the decline of mouryan empire - Romila Thapar
16. Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum
17. NCERT (11th)
18. Indus Civilization - (a) IGNOU booklet no. 2

Medieval India
1. Medieval India (NCERT) Satish Chandra
2. Medieval India (Macmillan) Satish Chandra
3. The Wonder That was India (Vol.2) S.A.A. Rizvi
4. The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 Irfan Habib
5. The Mughal Empire J.F. Richards
6. Urban Dynamics H.C. Verma
7. The Marathas - Gordon
8. Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume I J.L. Mehta
9. Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume II J.L. Mehta
10. Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume III J.L. Mehta
11. Medival India - Volume I Satish Chandra
12. Medival India - Volume II Satish Chandra
13. History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra
14. Medival India - L. Mukherjee
15. The Advanced History of India - Majumdar, Raychaudhuri & Datta
16. Social life and cultural life of both Delhi Sultanate and Mughal India - J.L. Mehta
17. A history of South India - K. A. Nilakanta Shastri
18. IGNOU material (especially on agriculture and agrarian relations and culture)
19. NCERT (11th)

Modern India
1. Modern India (NCERT) Bipan Chandra
2. Modern India (Macmillan) Sumit Sarkar
3. Anatomy of the Raj (PPH) Suhash Chakravarty
4. India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra
5. The Raj Syndrome (Penguins) Suhash Chakravarty
6. VAID's Fundamentals of History Series
a. Administrative History Pravin Kumar
b. Constitutional History Pravin Kumar
c. Social History Pravin Kumar
d. Freedom Struggle Pravin Kumar
7. Peasant Movements in India D.N. Dhanagare
8. India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra and others
9. Gandhi -B.R. Nanda
10. Gandhi -Judith Brown
11. Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra & others
12. Modern Indian History - Groover & Grooover.
13. A struggle for Independence - Bipin Chandra
14. Freedom Struggle - Bipinchandra
15. Modern India - L. Mukherjee
16. A new look into the modern Indian history - B.L Grover
17. Freedom struggle - Bipin Chandra, Varun Dey and Amlesh Tripathy (NBT)
18. India's struggle for independence - Bipin Chandra
19. Modern India - Sumit Sarkar
20. IGNOU material (esspecially on freedom struggle)
World History
1. The story of Civilization, Vol. 2 (NCERT) Arjun Dev
2. Contemporary World History (NCERT) Arjun Dev & others
3. The Mainstream of Civilization Strayer, Gatzke & Harbison
4. Western Civilizations Burns & others
5. Industry & Empire E.J. Hobsbawm
6. Age of Revolution E.J. Hobsbawm
7. Age of Capital E.J. Hobsbawm
8. Age of Empires E.J. Hobsbawm
9. Social basis of Democracy & Dictatorship B.J. Moore
10. Europe Since Napoleon David Thompson
11. Europe Since 1815 W.C. Craig
12. Europe Since 1870 James Joll.

HISTORY BOOKS GUIDE


1. Indian History - Krishna Reddy
2. Indian History - Agnihotri
3. Competition Wizard Workbook.
4. IGNOU Material
5. Y.D.Mishra

UPSC MAINS Anthropology Books

Books for (Part I) (Upto Topic 7)


1. Beattie : Other Cultures
2. Beals & Hoijer/ : An Introduction to Anthropology
3. Haviland : An Introduction to Anthropology
4. Vaid : Economy and Social Relations
5. U.S. Mishra : An Introduction to Social-Cultural Anthropology (in Hindi)
6. Mishra & Hasnain : Unifying Anthropology
7. Honigman : he World of Man
8. Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology
9. Majumdar & Madan : An Introduction to Social Anthropology
10. Sagar Preet : Basic Concepts in Sociology and Anthropology
11. Abhik Ghosh : Meetings with the Other (on Fieldwork Techniques)
12. Gaya and Pandey : Cultural Anthropology
Part II
1. Harrison et. al : Human Biology
2. Shukla & Rastogi : Physical Anthropology & Human Genetics
3. Stein & Rowe : An Introduction to Physical Anthropology.
4. Vaid & Pandey : Jaivik Manavshastra (in Hindi)
5. B. Janusch : Origins of Man
6. Virender Kumar : Evolution of Genus Homo
7. Surender Nath : Forensic Anthropology
8. B Jensen : Nutritional Anthropology
9. Surender Nath : Nutritional Anthropology
10. M. Harris : Rise of Anthropological Theory
11. U.S. Misra : Anthropological Thought (in Hindi)
12. Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology
13. Booklet published by Jawahar Publishers

Part III
1. NCERT : Indian Society, Social Change
2. Bhattacharya, D.K. : An Outline of Indian Prehistory
3. Srinivas : Caste in India & Other Essays
4. Srinivas : Social Change in Modern India
5. Y. Singh : Modernisation of Indian Tradition
6. Vidyarthi & Rai : Tribal Cultures of India
7. Vidyarthi : Tribal Cultures of India
8. N. Hasnain : Indian Anthropology
9. N. Hasnain : Tribal India
10. R.C. Verma : Indian Tribes
11. Vaid : Who Cares for Tribal Development (Hindi & English)
12. A.L. Basham : The Wonder that was India
13. G.S. Bhatt : Bharatiya Samajik Vichar (in Hindi)
14. Bharatiya Samajik Vichar (in Hindi)
15. Sagar Preet : Reservation for Backward Classes a Perspectiv

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