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Ancient India in Its Wider World
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Description for Ancient India in Its Wider World
Hardcover. Drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and perspectives, this volume approaches ancient India both historically and geographically. This work's temporal focus lies in India's "Early Historic" period, from the mid-first millennium BCE through the mid-first millennium CE, and the geographic focus is shifted landward rather than seaward. Editor(s): Parker, Grant; Sinopoli, Carla M. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and perspectives, this volume approaches ancient India both historically and geographically. The primary temporal focus lies in India's ""Early Historic"" period, from the mid-first millennium BCE through the mid-first millennium CE. The geographic focus is shifted landward rather than seaward and is centered on South Asia rather than the Mediterranean. Contributors examine power and material culture; Mediterranean image making, which looks at Greek and Roman understandings of India; and language and otherness, which explores Indian knowledge and understandings of outsiders. The volume as a whole directs us to the complex webs and networks ... Read more
Drawn from a variety of academic disciplines and perspectives, this volume approaches ancient India both historically and geographically. The primary temporal focus lies in India's ""Early Historic"" period, from the mid-first millennium BCE through the mid-first millennium CE. The geographic focus is shifted landward rather than seaward and is centered on South Asia rather than the Mediterranean. Contributors examine power and material culture; Mediterranean image making, which looks at Greek and Roman understandings of India; and language and otherness, which explores Indian knowledge and understandings of outsiders. The volume as a whole directs us to the complex webs and networks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
ISBN
9780891480921
SKU
V9780891480921
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About
Grant Parker is Hunt Family Assistant Professor of Classical Studies and History, Duke University. Carla M. Sinopoli is Professor of Anthropology and Curator and Director, Museum of Anthropology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
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