Ancient Indian social history : Some interpretations

By:

Thapar Romila

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Delhi Orient Longman 2010Edition: 2ndDescription: 439p viiISBN:

9788125008088

Subject(s):

1. History - India 2. Ancient History - India3. Indian History - India

DDC classification:

934 THA

Contents:

Contents: 1. Interpretation of Ancient Indian history -- 2. Society and law in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions -- 3. Ethics, religion and social protest in the First Millenium B.C. in Northern India -- 4. Renunciation : the making of a counter-culture? -- 5. Dāna and Daksinā as forms of exchange -- 6. Social mobility in Ancient India with special reference to elite groups -- 7. The image of the barbarian in early India -- 8. The historian and archaeological data -- 9. The study of society in Ancient India -- 10. Puranic lineages and archaeological cultures -- 11. The tradition of historical writing in early India -- 12. Origin myths and the early Indian historical tradition -- 13. Genealogy as a source of social history -- 14. The scope and significance of regional history-- 15. Great Eastern Trade: Other Times, Other places -- 16. The Museum and history-- 17.The future of the Indian past -- 18. Recognizing historical traditions in early India.

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BOOKs	National Law School	934 THA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		26890

Contents:
1. Interpretation of Ancient Indian history --
2. Society and law in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions --
3. Ethics, religion and social protest in the First Millenium B.C. in Northern India --
4. Renunciation : the making of a counter-culture? --
5. Dāna and Daksinā as forms of exchange --
6. Social mobility in Ancient India with special reference to elite groups --
7. The image of the barbarian in early India --
8. The historian and archaeological data --
9. The study of society in Ancient India --
10. Puranic lineages and archaeological cultures --
11. The tradition of historical writing in early India --
12. Origin myths and the early Indian historical tradition --
13. Genealogy as a source of social history --
14. The scope and significance of regional history--
15. Great Eastern Trade: Other Times, Other places --
16. The Museum and history--
17.The future of the Indian past --
18. Recognizing historical traditions in early India.

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