Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations Romila Thapar

By:

Thapar,Romila

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Orient Black swan 1978Description: 452ISBN:

9788125039624

DDC classification:

934 THA

Contents:

Introduction to the Second Edition / ix Interpretations of Ancient Social History / 1 Society and Law in the Hindu and Buddhist Traditions / 23 Ethics, Religion and Social Protest in the First Millennium B.C. in Northern India / 36 Renunciation: The Making of a Counter-culture / 56 Dana and Daksi?a as Forms of Exchange / 94 Social Mobility in Ancient India with Special Reference to Elite Groups / 109 The Image of the Barbarian in Early India / 137 The Historian and Archaeological Data / 173 The Study of Society in Ancient India / 189 Puranic Lineages and Archaeological Cultures / 214 The Tradition of Historical Writing in Early India / 237 Origin Myths and the Early Indian Historical Tradition / 259 Genealogy as a Source of Social History / 286 The Scope and Significance of Regional History / 317 Great Eastern Trade: Other Times, Other Places (Maritime Trade in the First Millennium A.D.) / 332 The Museum and History / 351 The Future of the Indian Past / 369 Recognizing Historical Traditions in Early India / 398

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIITDM Kurnool Competitive	Non-fiction	934 THA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0007321
Books	IIITDM Kurnool Competitive	Non-fiction	934 THA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0007322

Introduction to the Second Edition / ix

Interpretations of Ancient Social History / 1
Society and Law in the Hindu and Buddhist Traditions / 23
Ethics, Religion and Social Protest in the First Millennium B.C. in Northern India / 36
Renunciation: The Making of a Counter-culture / 56
Dana and Daksi?a as Forms of Exchange / 94
Social Mobility in Ancient India with Special Reference to Elite Groups / 109
The Image of the Barbarian in Early India / 137
The Historian and Archaeological Data / 173
The Study of Society in Ancient India / 189
Puranic Lineages and Archaeological Cultures / 214
The Tradition of Historical Writing in Early India / 237
Origin Myths and the Early Indian Historical Tradition / 259
Genealogy as a Source of Social History / 286
The Scope and Significance of Regional History / 317
Great Eastern Trade: Other Times, Other Places (Maritime Trade in the First Millennium A.D.) / 332
The Museum and History / 351
The Future of the Indian Past / 369
Recognizing Historical Traditions in Early India / 398

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