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 -- Afterword : India post-AD 1200. |
Subject |
India -- History -- To 1500.
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ISBN |
0415356164 (pbk.) |
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9780415356169 (pbk.) |
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0415356156 (hbk.) |
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9780415356152 (hbk.) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 100451607 |
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NLGGC 298500728 |
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AU@ 000040872781 |
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NZ1 11020485 |
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