Rethinking India's past Sharma, R.S.

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Sharma, R.S

Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2009Description: viii, 299 pISBN:

9780195697872

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DDC classification:

307.20954

Summary: Written over a period of six decades, this volume deals with various sources and approaches to history writing in India. The essays cover all aspects of early Indian history: political - ideas and institutions, studies on polity, theory of Oriental Despotism, western view on the state; social - Sudras, kin and class, sati system, social orders and changes; economic - mode of production, stages and evolution of ancient economy, Feudalism, transition from ancient to medieval; and historical methods - historical archeology and trends in history writing highlighting the need for an integrated approach to history writing. The volume presents a combination of empirical research and original perspective to understanding early Indian history. (Source: www.alibris.com)

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Written over a period of six decades, this volume deals with various sources and approaches to history writing in India. The essays cover all aspects of early Indian history: political - ideas and institutions, studies on polity, theory of Oriental Despotism, western view on the state; social - Sudras, kin and class, sati system, social orders and changes; economic - mode of production, stages and evolution of ancient economy, Feudalism, transition from ancient to medieval; and historical methods - historical archeology and trends in history writing highlighting the need for an integrated approach to history writing. The volume presents a combination of empirical research and original perspective to understanding early Indian history. (Source: www.alibris.com)

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