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.
