A History of India: Volume 1 (Penguin History)
by:
Romila Thapar (author)
A full account of Indian history from the establishment of Aryan culture in 1000 BC to the coming of the Mughals in AD 1526.
A full account of Indian history from the establishment of Aryan culture in 1000 BC to the coming of the Mughals in AD 1526.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140138351 (0140138358)
ASIN: 140138358
Publish date: September 1st 1990
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Academic,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Ancient
dedication:For Sergei: in memoriam and remembering Kaushalya and Daya Ram and our many years together.Opening: The modern writing of Indian history began with colonial perceptions of the Indian past that were to be seminal to its subsequent interpretations. It took shape with the beginnings of colon...