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100			_aRomila Thapar
245			_aReadings in Early Indian History
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2013
300			_a492
500			_aThis book discusses the period from 1000 BC to the end of the sixth century AD. Divided into five thematic sections, the first section discusses questions like perceptions, historical consciousness, and approaches to the study of ancient Indian history. The second and third parts give a detailed account of changes in society and economy and the evolution and transformation of the political formations from ancient times. The segment on religion presents information on development in the field of religion and philosophy while the last section underlines changes which paved way for new socio-economic and political formations. The new Introduction updates research on the subject and explains the various themes discussed in the volume.
650			_aIndia _aIndia -- History. _aGeschichtsschreibung.
942			_cBK