Publisher |
MANOHAR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS |
Publication Year |
2008 |
ISBN-13 |
9788173042164 |
ISBN-10 |
9788173042164 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Edition |
FIRST |
Number of Pages |
216 Pages |
Language |
(Hindi) |
Dimensions (Cms) |
21X14X1 |
Weight (grms) |
274 |
This book is a substantially modified and enlarged version of the author`s Ancient India: An Introductory Outline (1977) and surveys the major developments in India`s social, economic and cultural history up to the end of the ancient period and the beginning of the early middle ages and explains the rise and growth of states with reference to their material basis.
D.N. Jha
Dwijendra Narayan Jha was educated at the Presidency College, Calcutta, and Patna University where he taught history for more than a decade. He was Professor of History at the University of Delhi until his retirement in 2005. He has edited, and authored several works including The Myth of the Holy Cow (London, 2002) and Rethinking Hindu Identity (London, 2009) which have rattled India’s Hindu Right wing establishment.
D.N. Jha
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