Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Published on
Aug 7, 2003
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
5.08x0.98x7.80 Inches
Weight
0.89 Pounds
About the Book
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.