| Edition |
2003 (Reprint)
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| Publication |
New Delhi, Penguin Group, 2002.
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| Description |
xxx, 556pBlack Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Dynastic history provides a chronological frame but the essential thrust of this book is the explanation of the changes in society and economy.
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| Contents |
Perceptions of the past
Landscapes and peoples
Antecedents
Towars Chiefdoms and Kingdoms: c.1200-600 BC
States and Cities of the Indo-Gangetic Plain: c.600-300 BC
The Emergence of Empire: Mauryan India; c. 321-185 BC
Of politics and trade: c. 200 BC-AD 300
The Rise of the Merchantile Community: c. 200 BC-AD 300
Threshold times: c. AD 300-700
The Peninsula: Emerging Regional Kingdoms; c. AD 500-900
The Peninsula: Establishing Authorities and Structures; c. AD 900-1300
The Politics of Northern India: c.AD 700-1200
Northern India: Distributive Political Economies and Regional cultures; c. AD 800-1300
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| Standard Number |
0143029894 Pb.
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