9780140288261

Early India

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780140288261

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Overview

This definitive work by Romila Thapar, the world's leading authority on her subject, brings to life thousands of years of Indian history- its prehistoric beginnings; the cities of the Indus civilization; the emergence of the great dynasties such as the Mauryas, Guptas and Cholas; the writing of the heroic epics of the Mahabharataand the Ramayana;the formation of the case system; the various sects of Hinduism as well as the religious cultures of Buddhism and Islam; and the development of states that are the foundation of India today.

Romila Thapar has completely rewritten her previously acclaimed History of Indiavolume, incorporating a generation of extensive research to bring us a whole new perspective on India's past. The Penguin History of Early India will now become the standard work on its subject.


ISBN-13

9780140288261

ISBN-10

0140288260

Weight

0.89 Pounds

Dimensions

5.08 x 0.98 x 7.80 In

List Price

$18.63

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Pages

592 pages

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited (UK)

Published On

2003-08-07



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