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100			_aSharma R S
245			_aIndia's ancient past
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2013
300			_a387p _cxiii
365			_b Rs. 310
505			_aContents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Plates; Maps; 1 The Significance of Ancient Indian History; 2 Modern Historians of Ancient India; 3 Nature of Sources and Historical Construction; 4 Geographical Setting; 5 Ecology and Environment; 6 The Linguistic Background; 7 Human Evolution: The Old Stone Age; 8 The Neolithic Age: First Food Producers and Animal Keepers; 9 Chalcolithic Cultures; 10 Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Urbanization in the Indus Valley; 11 Identity of Aryan Culture; 12 The Age of the Rig Veda; 13 The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Orders; 14 Jainism and Buddhism; 15 Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha; 16 Iranian and Macedonian Invasions; 17 State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha; 18 The Maurya Age; 19 The Significance of Maurya Rule; 20 Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact; 21 The Satavahana Phase; 22 The Dawn of History in the Deep South; 23 Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth (200 BC–AD 250); 24 Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire; 25 Life in the Gupta Age; 26 Spread of Civilization in Eastern India; 27 Harsha and His Times; 28 Brahmanization, Rural Expansion, and Peasant Protest in the Peninsula; 29 Developments in Philosophy; 30 Cultural Interaction with Asian Countries; 31 From Ancient to Medieval; 32 Sequence of Social Changes; 33 Legacy in Science and Civilization; Chronology of Literary Sources; General and Survey Volumes; Chapter 1 The Significance of Ancient Indian History Chapter 2 Modern Historians of Ancient India Chapter 3 Nature of Sources and Historical Construction; Chapter 4 Geographical Setting Chapter 5 Ecology and Environment; Chapter 6 The Linguistic Background; Chapter 7 Human Evolution: The Old Stone Age Chapter 8 The Neolithic Age: First Food Producers and Animal Keepers Chapter 9 Chalcolithic Cultures; Chapter 10 Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Urbanization in the Indus Valley; Chapter 11 Identity of Aryan Culture Chapter 12 The Age of the Rig Veda ; Chapter 13 The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Orders; Chapter 14 Jainism and Buddhism Chapter 17 State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha; Chapter 15 Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha Chapter 16 Iranian and Macedonian Invasions; Chapter 18 The Maurya Age Chapter 19 The Significance of Maurya Rule; Chapter 20 Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact Chapter 23 Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth; Chapter 21 The Satavahana Phase Chapter 22 The Dawn of History in the Deep South; Chapter 28 Brahmanization, Rural Expansion, and Peasant Protest in the Peninsula; Chapter 24 Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire Chapter 25 Life in the Gupta Age; Chapter 26 Spread of Civilization in Eastern India Chapter 31 From Ancient to Medieval; Chapter 27 Harsha and His Times; Chapter 29 Developments in Philosophy Chapter 33 Legacy in Science and Civilization; Chapter 30 Cultural Interaction with Asian Countries; Journals and Periodical Publications; Index.
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