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Rethinking India's Past
R. S. Sharma
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Description for Rethinking India's Past
Paperback. Covering a long span, from the Vedic period to twelfth century AD, this volume explores key aspects of early Indian history-political ideas and institutions; economic patterns and developments; social orders and practices; and the transition from ancient to medieval. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
This volume explores the key aspects of early Indian history-political ideas and institutions; economic patterns and developments; and social orders and practices. Covering a long span-from the Vedic period to twelfth century AD-it explores the linkages between social formations and modes of production. It also examines the transition from ancient to medieval, underlining the accompanying socio-economic changes and the characteristic of the early medieval period. The book provides an incisive account of ancient social formations underscoring themes like oriental despotism, position of the sudras, feudalism, urban decay, and the sati. Using a rich array of literary and archaeological ... Read more
This volume explores the key aspects of early Indian history-political ideas and institutions; economic patterns and developments; and social orders and practices. Covering a long span-from the Vedic period to twelfth century AD-it explores the linkages between social formations and modes of production. It also examines the transition from ancient to medieval, underlining the accompanying socio-economic changes and the characteristic of the early medieval period. The book provides an incisive account of ancient social formations underscoring themes like oriental despotism, position of the sudras, feudalism, urban decay, and the sati. Using a rich array of literary and archaeological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780198068297
SKU
V9780198068297
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About R. S. Sharma
R.S. Sharma is Professor Emeritus of History, University of Patna.
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