India Brief History of a Civilization

Name: India Brief History of a Civilization
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ISBN: 9780199736324

ISBN-10: 0199736324

ISBN-13: 9780199736324

Edition: 2010

Authors: Thomas R. Trautmann

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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/29/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 8.25" wide x 5.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Illustrations


About the Book



Introduction


India, Indians, Indian Civilization


The History of Indian Civilization


The Landscape of Indian Civilization



The Beginnings of Indian Civilization


Mohenjo-daro and Harappa


Economy, Technology, Writing


Religion


Origin and Destiny of the Indus Civilization



The Vedic Age


The Rig Veda


Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan


The Later Veda



New Religions, New Empires


Religions of Renunciation


The Rise of Magadha


The Mauryas



Classical India


The Formation of Classical Indian Civilization (187 BCE-320 CE)


The Classical Age (320-600 CE)


Late Classical Indian Civilization (600-1000 CE)



Family, Society, Polity


Family


Society


Polity



Mentalities


Religion


Law


Science


Classical Arts and Letters



The World That India Made


Central Asia


East Asia


Southeast Asia


The Middle East and Europe



Turks and Mughals


Islam and India


Turks


Mughals



Europeans


European Merchants


British Rule


India and European Civilization



The Nation-State


The Emergence of Indian Nationalism


Gandhi and Jinnah


Partition and Independence



New Nations


The Republic of India


Pakistan and Bangladesh


Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives


Indian Civilization and the Future


Further Reading


Notes


Bibliography


Index