Thapar,Romila  <br/><br/>
Ancient Indian Social History:   Some Interpretations 
Romila Thapar 
 -  Orient Black swan  1978 
 - 452 
<br/><br/> Introduction to the Second Edition  / ix<br/><br/>Interpretations of Ancient Social History / 1<br/>Society and Law in the Hindu and Buddhist Traditions / 23<br/>Ethics, Religion and Social Protest in the First Millennium B.C. in Northern India / 36<br/>Renunciation: The Making of a Counter-culture / 56<br/>Dana and Daksi?a as Forms of Exchange / 94<br/>Social Mobility in Ancient India with Special Reference to Elite Groups / 109<br/>The Image of the Barbarian in Early India /  137<br/>The Historian and Archaeological Data / 173<br/>The Study of Society in Ancient India / 189<br/>Puranic Lineages and Archaeological Cultures / 214<br/>The Tradition of Historical Writing in Early India / 237<br/>Origin Myths and the Early Indian Historical Tradition / 259<br/>Genealogy as a Source of Social History / 286<br/>The Scope and Significance of Regional History / 317<br/>Great Eastern Trade: Other Times, Other Places (Maritime Trade in the First Millennium A.D.) / 332<br/>The Museum and History / 351<br/>The Future of the Indian Past / 369<br/>Recognizing Historical Traditions in Early India / 398 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788125039624 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>934  / THA