The Resource India : a history, John Keay
India : a history, John Keay
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- Summary
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- The story of the Indian subcontinent, "one of the world's most fascinating and complicated regions, the home of a billion and a half people, several major religions, and one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations."--Jacket
- "This book is a compelling epic of cultures and conquest, colonization and independence. It vividly re-creates the turning points of Indian history and brings to life the leaders who shaped India's evolution, from Ashoka, the "Caesar of Ancient India," who ruled the vast Mauryan empire in the third century B.C., to twentieth-century figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Along the way Keay provides fresh insights into the patterns of invasion and migration that have stirred the subcontinent's cultures for centuries, from the "Aryan" invaders, to Alexander's Macedonian armies, to the Islamic conquerors, to the coming of the East India Company and the establishment of the British Raj. He also profiles the rise of religions and philosophies that have profoundly shaped these cultures, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam." "Throughout the book Keay synthesizes recent revelations from archaeology, anthropology, and textual scholarship to explode the myths that have plagued the highly politicized historiography of the region. He investigates the controversy surrounding the origins of the Harappan peoples who built the first cities of the subcontinent, explains the cultural and political significance of India's architectural marvels such as the Taj Mahal, and details the bloody suppressions that characterized the "Pax Britannica" of the Raj."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xxviii, 576 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "Originally published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2000 and HarperCollinsPublishers India"--T.p. verso
- Isbn
- 9780871138002
- Label
- India : a history
- Title
- India
- Title remainder
- a history
- Statement of responsibility
- John Keay
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- The story of the Indian subcontinent, "one of the world's most fascinating and complicated regions, the home of a billion and a half people, several major religions, and one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations."--Jacket
- "This book is a compelling epic of cultures and conquest, colonization and independence. It vividly re-creates the turning points of Indian history and brings to life the leaders who shaped India's evolution, from Ashoka, the "Caesar of Ancient India," who ruled the vast Mauryan empire in the third century B.C., to twentieth-century figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Along the way Keay provides fresh insights into the patterns of invasion and migration that have stirred the subcontinent's cultures for centuries, from the "Aryan" invaders, to Alexander's Macedonian armies, to the Islamic conquerors, to the coming of the East India Company and the establishment of the British Raj. He also profiles the rise of religions and philosophies that have profoundly shaped these cultures, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam." "Throughout the book Keay synthesizes recent revelations from archaeology, anthropology, and textual scholarship to explode the myths that have plagued the highly politicized historiography of the region. He investigates the controversy surrounding the origins of the Harappan peoples who built the first cities of the subcontinent, explains the cultural and political significance of India's architectural marvels such as the Taj Mahal, and details the bloody suppressions that characterized the "Pax Britannica" of the Raj."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Keay, John
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS451
- LC item number
- .K365 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- India
- Label
- India : a history, John Keay
- Note
- "Originally published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2000 and HarperCollinsPublishers India"--T.p. verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-557) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 42680556
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xxviii, 576 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780871138002
- Lccn
- 99053417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- Label
- India : a history, John Keay
- Note
- "Originally published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2000 and HarperCollinsPublishers India"--T.p. verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-557) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 42680556
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xxviii, 576 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780871138002
- Lccn
- 99053417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
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