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India, a history : from the earliest civilisations to the boom of the twenty-first century, John Keay

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India, a history : from the earliest civilisations to the boom of the twenty-first century, John Keay

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-632) and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

India

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

701026797

Responsibility statement

John Keay

Sub title

a history : from the earliest civilisations to the boom of the twenty-first century

Summary

Fully revised with forty thousand new words that take the reader up to present-day India, John Keay's India: A History spans five millennia in a sweeping narrative that tells the story of the peoples of the subcontinent, from their ancient beginnings in the valley of the Indus to the events in the region today. In charting the evolution of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and peoples that comprise the modern nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, Keay weaves together insights from a variety of scholarly fields to create a rich historical narrative. Wide-ranging and authoritative, India: A History is a compelling epic portrait of one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations

Table Of Contents

The Harappan world : c. 3000-1700 B.C. -- Vedic values : c. 1700-900 B.C. -- The epic age : c. 900-520 B.C. -- Out of the myth-smoke : c. 520- c. 320 B.C. -- Gloria Maurya : c. 320-200 B.C. -- An age of paradox : c. 200 B.C.-c. 300 A.D. -- Gupta gold : c. 300-500 A.D. -- Lords of the universe : c. 500-700 -- Dharma and defiance : c. 700-c. 900 -- Natraj, the rule of the dance : c. 950-1180 -- The triumph of the sultans : c.1180-1320 -- Other Indias : 1320-1525 -- The making of the Mughal empire : 1500-1605 -- Mughal pomp, Indian circumstance : 1605-1682 -- From Taj to Raj : 1682-1750 -- The British conquest : 1750-1820 -- Pax Britannica : 1820-1880 -- Awake the nation : 1880-1930 -- At the stroke of the midnight hour : 1930-1948 -- Surgical procedures : 1948-1965 -- The specter of separatism : 1962-1972 -- 'Demockery' : 1972-1984 -- Midnight's grandchildren : 1984-

Target audience

adult

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