Title |
India : the ancient past : a history of the Indian sub-continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200 / Burjor Avari. |
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Imprint |
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. |
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Description |
xviii, 284 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-278) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- From Africa to Mehrgarh : the early pre-history of India -- The Harappan Civilisation -- The Indo-Aryans in the Vedic Age -- Formative centuries of the pre-Mauryan era -- The paradox of Mauryan imperialism -- Diffusion and dynamism after the Mauryas -- Stability and change under the imperial Guptas -- The post-Gupta era and the rise of the south -- Regionalism and feudalism : Rajput, Pala and Rashtrakuta kingdoms -- Chola domination in the south and Turco-Afghan plunder in the north. |
Subject |
India -- History.
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India -- History -- 1000-1526.
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ISBN |
9780415356152 (hbk.) |
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