A History Of India 1
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback with some wear and light soiling to cover. Page Condition: Likely yellowed given age. Markings: Some handwritten markings visible on cover. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in South Asian historiography, A History of India 1 by Romila Thapar chronicles the subcontinent's rich and complex past from its earliest origins through to the coming of the Mughals in the sixteenth century. Thapar, one of India's most distinguished historians, presents a rigorous and authoritative account that draws on archaeology, literature, and epigraphy to reconstruct the social, economic, and political structures of ancient and early medieval India. The narrative details the rise and fall of great dynasties — from the Mauryas and Guptas to the Cholas — illuminating the forces that shaped Indian civilisation over millennia. Written with clarity and intellectual depth, this volume remains an essential introduction for anyone seeking to understand the formative centuries of one of the world's oldest and most enduring cultures.
Author: Romila Thapar
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — paperback with some wear and light soiling to cover. Page Condition: Likely yellowed given age. Markings: Some handwritten markings visible on cover. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in South Asian historiography, A History of India 1 by Romila Thapar chronicles the subcontinent's rich and complex past from its earliest origins through to the coming of the Mughals in the sixteenth century. Thapar, one of India's most distinguished historians, presents a rigorous and authoritative account that draws on archaeology, literature, and epigraphy to reconstruct the social, economic, and political structures of ancient and early medieval India. The narrative details the rise and fall of great dynasties — from the Mauryas and Guptas to the Cholas — illuminating the forces that shaped Indian civilisation over millennia. Written with clarity and intellectual depth, this volume remains an essential introduction for anyone seeking to understand the formative centuries of one of the world's oldest and most enduring cultures.