Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,48 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
The essays in this volume are centrally about the ways in which early Indian history has been interpreted. More generally, they focus on issues in social history.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 49,26 MB
Release : 2003
Category : India
ISBN : 9780143029892
A Largely Rewritten Version Of A Classic History Of Early India Concerned Not Only With The Past But Also With The Interaction Of The Past And The Present. Romila Thapar S Penguin History Of Early India Brings To Life Many Centuries Of The Indian Past. Dynastic History Provides A Chronological Frame But The Essential Thrust Of The Book Is The Explanation Of The Changes In Society And Economy. The Mutation Of Religious Beliefs And Practices, The Exploration Of Areas Of Knowledge In Which India Excelled, Its Creative Literature, Are All Woven Into A Historical Context. In This Version, The Opening Chapters Explain How The Interpretations Of Early Indian History Have Changed. Further, Although The Diversity Of Sources And Their Readings Are Well Known, Nevertheless, This Narrative Provides Fresh Readings And Raises New Questions. Romila Thapar Gives A Vivid And Nuanced Picture Of The Rich Mosaic Of Varied Landscapes, Languages, Kingdoms And Beliefs, And The Interaction Between These That Went Into The Making Of A Remarkable Civilization.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 22,17 MB
Release : 2004-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520242258
This new book represents a complete rewriting by the author of her A History of India, vol. 1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 542-544) and index.
Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 1999
Category : East Indian Americans
ISBN : 039592720X
In nine stories imbued with the sensual details of Indian culture, Lahiri charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : OUP India
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,83 MB
Release : 2004-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195668322
This omnibus collection of four of Romila Thapar's published volumes attempts to explore different historical questions in their varying manifestations and from multiple perspectives, at the same time keeping the historical perspectives constantly in view.
Author : Anjali Verma
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0429826427
This book examines women and society in India during 600–1200 CE through epigraphs. It offers an analysis of inscriptional data at the pan-India level to explore key themes, including early marriage, deprivation of girls from education, property rights, widowhood and satī, as well as women in administration and positions of power. The volume also traces gender roles and agency across religions such as Hinduism and Jainism, the major religions of the times, and sheds light on a range of political, social, economic and religious dimensions. A panoramic critique of contradictions and conformity between inscriptional and literary sources, including pieces of archaeological evidence against traditional views on patriarchal stereotypes, as also regional parities and disparities, the book presents an original understanding of women’s status in early medieval South Asian society. Rich in archival material, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of ancient and medieval Indian history, social history, archaeology, epigraphy, sociology, cultural studies, gender studies and South Asian studies.
Author : Vipul Singh
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,83 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230637610
Several treatises of Medieval India have been written in recent times yet Interpreting Medieval India: Early Medieval, Delhi Sultanate and Regions (circa 750-1550) is a seminal interventionist attempt at reconstructing the past. This textbook for students
Author : Irfan Habib
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,40 MB
Release : 1988
Category : India
ISBN :
Author : D D Kosambi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1000653471
First published in 1965, The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline is a strikingly original work, the first real cultural history of India. The main features of the Indian character are traced back into remote antiquity as the natural outgrowth of historical process. Did the change from food gathering and the pastoral life to agriculture make new religions necessary? Why did the Indian cities vanish with hardly a trace and leave no memory? Who were the Aryans – if any? Why should Buddhism, Jainism, and so many other sects of the same type come into being at one time and in the same region? How could Buddhism spread over so large a part of Asia while dying out completely in the land of its origin? What caused the rise and collapse of the Magadhan empire; was the Gupta empire fundamentally different from its great predecessor, or just one more ‘oriental despotism’? These are some of the many questions handled with great insight, yet in the simplest terms, in this stimulating work. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology, archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies, South Asian studies and ethnic studies.
Author : Romila Thapar
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 35,84 MB
Release : 1990-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0141949767
A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India's cultural dynamics
