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Thapar Romila

The Penguin history of early India : From the origins to Ad 1300 - New Delhi Penguin Books 2002 - 556P viii

Contents
List of Illustrations viii;
Preface lx;
Acknowledgements xi;
Note on the Bibliographies xii;
Chronology: c. IOOO BC-A D 1300 xiii;
Introduction xvii;
1 Perceptions of the Past 1;
2 Landscapes and Peoples 37;
3 Antecedents 69;
4 Towards Chiefdoms and Kingdoms: c. 1200-600 BC 98;
5 States and Cities of the Indo-Gangetic Plain: c. 600-300 BC 137;
6 The Emergence of Empire: Mauryan India; c. 321-185 BC 174;
7 Of Politics and Trade: c. 200 BC-AD 300 209;
8 The Rise of the Mercantile Community: c. 200 BC-A D 300 245;
9 Threshold Times: c. AD 300-700 2.80;
10 The Peninsula: Emerging Regional Kingdoms C. AD 500-900 32.6;
11 The Peninsula: Establishing Authorities and Structures c. AD 900-1300 363;
12 The Politics of Northern India: c. AD 700-1200 405;
13 Northern India: Distributive Political Economies and Regional Cultures; c. AD 800-1300 442;
Maps 491;
Glossary 510;
Select Bibliographies 516;
General Bibliography 542;
Index 545

ISBN: 9780143029892

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Ancient History - India

Dewey Class. No.: 934.000000 / THA-5