India: The Ancient Past: A History of the Indian Sub-Continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200

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Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 303
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This carefully crafted study presents the fascinating story of the development and establishment of India’s culture and civilization from early pre-history through to the early second millennium.

Encompassing topics such as the Harappan Civilization, the rise of Hindu culture, the influx of Islam in the eighth and the eleventh/twelfth centuries and key empires, states and dynasties, India: The Ancient Past engages with methodological and controversial issues.

Key features of this illustrated guide include:

a range of maps illustrating different temporal and geographical regions
selected source extracts at the end of each chapter, for review and reflection
questions for discussion.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the political, spiritual, cultural and geographical history of India, making it an enriching read for anyone with an interest in this captivating period of history.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Extracts......Page 10
Illustrations......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Four major eras of ancient Indian history: A summary of key themes......Page 18
1 Introduction......Page 20
2 From Africa to Mehrgarh: The early pre-history of India......Page 41
3 The Harappan Civilisation......Page 57
4 The Indo-Aryans in the Vedic Age......Page 79
5 Formative centuries of the pre-Mauryan era......Page 105
6 The paradox of Mauryan imperialism......Page 124
7 Diffusion and dynamism after the Mauryas......Page 147
8 Stability and change under the imperial Guptas......Page 174
9 The post-Gupta era and the rise of the south......Page 200
10 Regionalism and feudalism: Rajput, Pala and Rashtrakuta kingdoms......Page 222
11 Chola domination in the south and Turco-Afghan plunder in the north......Page 246
Afterword: India post-AD 1200......Page 274
Glossary of Indic terms......Page 276
Glossary of selected ancient Indic place-names......Page 278
Classification of ancient Indian texts by subjects......Page 279
Bibliography......Page 283
Index......Page 298

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