Record details

• ISBN: 0892819235
• ISBN: 9780892819232
• Physical Description: viii, 376 pages : maps ; 24 cm
• Publisher: Rochester. Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published in French: Paris : Fayard, 1971.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-369) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Origins -- 1 First Civilization: The Proto-Australoids 2 -- 2 Second Civilization: The Dravidians 11 -- 3 Third Civilization: The Aryans 39 -- Part 2 Beginnings of History -- 5 Buddhism and the Empire of Magadha 62 -- 6 Iranian and Greek Invasions 72 -- Part 3 Great Empires -- 7 Maurya Empire 94 -- 8 Shungas and the Kanvas 117 -- 9 Romans, Scythians, and Parthians 122 -- 10 Andhra Empire 133 -- 11 Golden Age of the Guptas (300-600 C.E.) 143 -- 12 Deccan Kingdoms (Third to Sixth Centuries) 153 -- 13 Vardhamanas (Sixth to Seventh Century) 160 -- Part 4 Medieval Period (Eighth to Twelfth Centuries) -- 14 Eastern and Southern Kingdoms 168 -- 15 Rajputs (Ninth to Twelfth Centuries) 181 -- 16 Colonial Expansion 187 -- Part 5 Muslim Domination -- 17 Arabs, Turks, and Afghans 194 -- 18 Vijayanagar Empire 222 -- 19 Mogul Empire 228 -- Part 6 Europeans in India -- 20 Pioneers 270 -- 21 British East India Company 274 -- 22 Anglo-French Conflicts 279 -- 23 Growth of British Power 286 -- 24 End of the Empire and Independence 305 -- Part 7 India after Independence -- 25 Congress and the Nehru "Dynasty" 328 -- 26 Pakistan 338 -- 27 National Challenges 342 -- Editor's Note: Subsequent Developments 1983-2002 351.

Search for related items by subject

Subject:

India > History.
India > Civilization.