Contents:
Preface;
Acknowledgements;
Plates;
Maps;
1 The Significance of Ancient Indian History;
2 Modern Historians of Ancient India;
3 Nature of Sources and Historical Construction;
4 Geographical Setting;
5 Ecology and Environment;
6 The Linguistic Background;
7 Human Evolution: The Old Stone Age;
8 The Neolithic Age: First Food Producers and Animal Keepers;
9 Chalcolithic Cultures;
10 Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Urbanization in the Indus Valley;
11 Identity of Aryan Culture;
12 The Age of the Rig Veda;
13 The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Orders;
14 Jainism and Buddhism;
15 Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha;
16 Iranian and Macedonian Invasions;
17 State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha;
18 The Maurya Age;
19 The Significance of Maurya Rule;
20 Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact;
21 The Satavahana Phase;
22 The Dawn of History in the Deep South;
23 Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth (200 BC–AD 250);
24 Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire;
25 Life in the Gupta Age;
26 Spread of Civilization in Eastern India;
27 Harsha and His Times;
28 Brahmanization, Rural Expansion, and Peasant Protest in the Peninsula;
29 Developments in Philosophy;
30 Cultural Interaction with Asian Countries;
31 From Ancient to Medieval;
32 Sequence of Social Changes;
33 Legacy in Science and Civilization;
Chronology of Literary Sources;
General and Survey Volumes;
Chapter 1 The Significance of Ancient Indian History Chapter 2 Modern Historians of Ancient India Chapter 3 Nature of Sources and Historical Construction;
Chapter 4 Geographical Setting Chapter 5 Ecology and Environment;
Chapter 6 The Linguistic Background;
Chapter 7 Human Evolution: The Old Stone Age Chapter 8 The Neolithic Age: First Food Producers and Animal Keepers Chapter 9 Chalcolithic Cultures;
Chapter 10 Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Urbanization in the Indus Valley;
Chapter 11 Identity of Aryan Culture Chapter 12 The Age of the Rig Veda ;
Chapter 13 The Later Vedic Phase: Transition to State and Social Orders;
Chapter 14 Jainism and Buddhism Chapter 17 State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha;
Chapter 15 Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha Chapter 16 Iranian and Macedonian Invasions;
Chapter 18 The Maurya Age Chapter 19 The Significance of Maurya Rule;
Chapter 20 Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact Chapter 23 Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth;
Chapter 21 The Satavahana Phase Chapter 22 The Dawn of History in the Deep South; Chapter 28 Brahmanization, Rural Expansion, and Peasant Protest in the Peninsula;
Chapter 24 Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire Chapter 25 Life in the Gupta Age;
Chapter 26 Spread of Civilization in Eastern India Chapter 31 From Ancient to Medieval;
Chapter 27 Harsha and His Times;
Chapter 29 Developments in Philosophy Chapter 33 Legacy in Science and Civilization;
Chapter 30 Cultural Interaction with Asian Countries;
Journals and Periodical Publications;
Index.