The Story of India: An Epic Journey Across the Subcontinent (MP3 Book)
by:
Sam Dastor (author)
Michael Wood (author)
A companion to the major six-part BBC TV series, written by Michael Wood and read by Sam Dastor. Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of India. Home today to more than a fifth of the world’s population, the subcontinent gave birth to the oldest and most...
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A companion to the major six-part BBC TV series, written by Michael Wood and read by Sam Dastor. Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of India. Home today to more than a fifth of the world’s population, the subcontinent gave birth to the oldest and most influential civilization on Earth, to four world religions, and to the world’s largest democracy. Now, as India bids to become a global giant, Michael sets out to trace the roots of India’s present in the incredible riches of her past.
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Format: MP3 CD
ISBN:
9781405667654 (1405667656)
Publish date: December 4th 2007
Publisher: AudioGO
Edition language: English
Good companion to the series. Wood writes like he talks and it is more of a symbolic trip than an actually history.
An engaging history of the subcontinent, emphasizing points of overlap, borrowing, and congruence between its cultures (as well as the inevitable conflicts). India is too broad a topic for one brief book, but Wood seems to have picked his areas of focus and events to examine well. I liked it enough ...
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