{"product_id":"2501-ancient-indian-social-history-some-interpretations","title":"Ancient Indian Social History - Some Interpretations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Romila Thapar\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orient Longman\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1996\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 341\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 81 250 0808 X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe papers in this collection interpret afresh known facts, in the light of additional evidence, about the early period of Indian history up to the end of the first millennium AD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of the papers present significant new evidence which is primarily archaeological, and integrate archaeological data with literary sources for some aspects of the social history of ancient India.  Other papers emphasize methodological approaches to the interpretation of existing evidence with references to those disciplines which have a bearing on the historical date of the early period.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe papers are concerned with the sub-themes such as society and religion, social classification and mobility, archaeological concepts of the early period and the study of regional history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterpretation of Ancient History \/ Society and Law in the Hindu and Buddhist Traditions \/ Ethics, Religion and Social Protest in the First Millennium BC in Northern India \/ Renunciation: The making of a counter-culture? \/ Dana and Daksina as Forms of Exchange \/ Social Mobility in Ancient India with Special Reference to Elite Groups \/ The Image of the Barbarian in Early India \/ The Historian and Archaeological Data \/ The Study of Society in Ancient India \/ Puranic Lineages and Archaeological Cultures \/ The Tradition of Historical Writing in Early India \/ Origin Myths and the Early Indian Historical Tradition \/ Genealogy as a Source of Social History \/ The Scope and Significance of Regional History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eInterpretations of Ancient Indian History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eSociety and Law in the Hindu and Buddhist Traditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eEthics, Religion and Social Protest in the First Millennium B.C. in Northern India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eRenuciation : The Making of a Counter-culture?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eDana and Daksina as Forms of Exchange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eSocial Mobility in Ancient India with Special Reference of Elite Groups\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eThe Image of the Barbarian in Early India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eThe Historian and Archaeological Data\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX \u003cbr\u003eThe Study of Society in Ancient India \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003ePuranic Lineages and Archaeological Cultures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eThe Tradition of Historical Writing in Early India\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eOrigin Myths and the Early Indian Historical Tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eGenealogy as a Source of Social History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eThe Scope and Significance of Regional History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Romila Thapar \/ Orient Longman \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776561819817,"sku":"2501","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/2622_5dd38022-0613-4557-b9e1-6860f777b44d.jpg?v=1625527587","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/2501-ancient-indian-social-history-some-interpretations","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}