The Illustrated Cultural History Of India

The Illustrated Cultural History Of India

Author:

A.L. Basham

Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Publisher

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication Year 2007
ISBN-13

9780195691924
ISBN-10 019569192X
Binding

Paperback
Language (English)
Weight (grms) 430

In this book, scholars of India's past provide an engaging yet informed account of its cultural history. Adapted from the classic work A Cultural History of India , this illustrated edition makes the rich history of Indian art, architecture, philosophy, religion, music, and literature available to a much wider audience, including young readers. Divided into three sections, the book dwells on all the phases of India's cultural development-from the ancient times beginning with the Indus Valley Civilization to the medieval period dominated by the Muslim dynasties, and finally the advent and ultimate demise of British rule in India. Engaging and easy-to-read, it covers over 4000 years of India's past. It will captivate anybody interested in exploring and preserving the richness and diversity of India's cultural past.

A.L. Basham

Arthur Llewellyn Basham was an Indologist and a professor at London\'s School of Oriental and African Studies. He was born in 1914 in Essex. His father had served in the Indian Army and told him a lot of stories about India that sparked an interest in him about the country. The author obtained a degree in Sanskrit from the School of Oriental and African Studies, did a doctorate at the School of Oriental and African studies and later became a Professor at that college. In 1965, Basham left SOAS to join the Australia National University, where he became the Head of the History Department and also Professor of Oriental Civilizations.
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