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The Indian subcontinent or the subcontinent is a southern region of Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Definitions of the extent of the Indian subcontinent differ but it usually includes the core lands of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh;〔"Indian subcontinent". ''New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (ISBN 0-19-860441-6) New York: Oxford University Press, 2001; p. 929: "the part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Historically forming the whole territory of Greater India, the region is now divided between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh."〕 Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives are often included as well. The region is also called by a number of other names including South Asia, a name that is increasingly popular.〔〔〔 ==Nomenclature== (詳細はpre-modern sense), the Indian subcontinent (a term in particularly common use in the British Empire and its successors)〔John McLeod, ''(The history of India )'', page 1, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, ISBN 0-313-31459-4 Milton Walter Meyer, ''South Asia: A Short History of the Subcontinent'', pages 1, Adams Littlefield, 1976, ISBN 0-8226-0034-X Jim Norwine & Alfonso González, ''The Third World: states of mind and being'', pages 209, Taylor & Francis, 1988, ISBN 0-04-910121-8 Judith Schott & Alix Henley, ''Culture, Religion, and Childbearing in a Multiracial Society'', pages 274, Elsevier Health Sciences, 1996, ISBN 0-7506-2050-1 Raj S. Bhopal, ''Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies'', pages 33, Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-19-856817-7 Lucian W. Pye & Mary W. Pye, ''Asian Power and Politics'', pages 133, Harvard University Press, 1985, ISBN 0-674-04979-9 Mark Juergensmeyer, ''The Oxford handbook of global religions'', pages 465, Oxford University Press US, 2006, ISBN 0-19-513798-1 Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal, ''Modern South Asia'', pages 3, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0-415-30787-2〕 and South Asia.〔Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby, ''Religions of South Asia: An Introduction'', page 3, Routledge, 2006, ISBN 9781134593224〕〔Kathleen M. Baker and Graham P. Chapman, ''The Changing Geography of Asia'', page 10, Routledge, 2002, ISBN 9781134933846〕 Though the terms "Indian subcontinent" and "South Asia" are sometimes used interchangeably,〔John McLeod, ''(The history of India )'', page 1, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, ISBN 0-313-31459-4 Milton Walter Meyer, ''South Asia: A Short History of the Subcontinent'', pages 1, Adams Littlefield, 1976, ISBN 0-8226-0034-X Jim Norwine & Alfonso González, ''The Third World: states of mind and being'', pages 209, Taylor & Francis, 1988, ISBN 0-04-910121-8 Judith Schott & Alix Henley, ''Culture, Religion, and Childbearing in a Multiracial Society'', pages 274, Elsevier Health Sciences, 1996, ISBN 0-7506-2050-1 Raj S. Bhopal, ''Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies'', pages 33, Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-19-856817-7 Lucian W. Pye & Mary W. Pye, ''Asian Power and Politics'', pages 133, Harvard University Press, 1985, ISBN 0-674-04979-9 Mark Juergensmeyer, ''The Oxford handbook of global religions'', pages 465, Oxford University Press US, 2006, ISBN 0-19-513798-1 Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal, ''Modern South Asia'', pages 3, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0-415-30787-2 Shiv R. Jhawar, ''Building a Noble World'', page 39, Noble World Foundation, 2004, ISBN 9780974919706 Erika Lee and Judy Yung, ''Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America'', page xxiii, Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780199752799〕 some academics hold that the term "South Asia" is the more common usage in Europe and North America.〔Judith Schott & Alix Henley, ''Culture, Religion, and Childbearing in a Multiracial Society'', pages 274, Elsevier Health Sciences, 1996, ISBN 0750620501〕〔Raj S. Bhopal, ''Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies'', pages 33, Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 0198568177〕 According to historians Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal, the Indian subcontinent has come to be known as South Asia "in more recent and neutral parlance."〔Sugata Bose & Ayesha Jalal, ''Modern South Asia'', pages 3, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0415307872〕 Indologist Ronald B. Inden argues that the usage of the term "South Asia" is becoming more widespread since it clearly distinguishes the region from East Asia.〔Ronald B. Inden, ''Imagining India'', page 51, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1850655200〕 The BBC, as well as some academic sources, refers to the region as the "Asian Subcontinent".〔Lizzie Crouch and Paula McGrath, "(Humanity's global battle with mosquitoes )", Health check, BBC World Service〕〔K. Alan Kronstadt, ''Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India, and Implications for U. S. Interests'', page 7, Diane Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781437929539〕 Some academics prefer to use the term South Asian Subcontinent.〔Aijazuddin Ahmad, ''(Geography of the South Asian Subcontinent: A Critical Approach )'', page 17, Concept Publishing Company, 2009, ISBN 9788180695681〕〔Ayesha Jalal, ''Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia'', page xiii, Harvard University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780674039070〕 A booklet published by the United States Department of State in 1959 includes Afghanistan, Ceylon (since 1972 Sri Lanka), India, Nepal, and Pakistan (including East Pakistan, since 1971 Bangladesh) as part of the "Subcontinent of South Asia".〔Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office, ''The Subcontinent of South Asia: Afghanistan, Ceylon, India, Nepal and Pakistan'', United States Department of State, Public Services Division, 1959〕 Of all the variations the most recent – South Asia – has become the most widely used after being adopted by modern governments as the administrative classification. Many scholars also prefer the term.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indian subcontinent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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