A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India
A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India

Author: Upinder Singh

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 9788131716779

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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India is the most comprehensive textbook yet for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It introduces students to original sources such as ancient texts, artefacts, inscriptions and coins, illustrating how historians construct history on their basis. Its clear and balanced explanation of concepts and historical debates enables students to independently evaluate evidence, arguments and theories. This remarkable textbook allows the reader to visualize and understand the rich and varied remains of India s ancient past, transforming the process of discovering that past into an exciting experience.

Āgama Aura Tripiṭaka, Eka Anuśilana: Language and Literature
Āgama Aura Tripiṭaka, Eka Anuśilana: Language and Literature

Author: Muni Nagraj

Publisher: Concept Publishing Company

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 9788170227311

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Studying The History And Traditions Of Both The Jains And Buddhists, This Three Volume Set Surveys All The Accessible Materials And Provides Authentic Information About The Life And Times Of Mahavira And Buddha. Only Vol 2 Has Been Printed So Far, Other Vols Are Awaited.

Scripts and Literacy
Scripts and Literacy

Author: I. Taylor

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 9401111626

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Literacy is a concern of all nations of the world, whether they be classified as developed or undeveloped. A person must be able to read and write in order to function adequately in society, and reading and writing require a script. But what kinds of scripts are in use today, and how do they influence the acquisition, use and spread of literacy? Scripts and Literacy is the first book to systematically explore how the nature of a script affects how it is read and how one learns to read and write it. It reveals the similarities underlying the world's scripts and the features that distinguish how they are read. Scholars from different parts of the world describe several different scripts, e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian Amerindian -- and how they are learned. Research data and theories are presented. This book should be of primary interest to educators and researchers in reading and writing around the world.

Writing
Writing

Author: Barry B. Powell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-02-15

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1118293495

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Writing: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond. Examines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing Includes discussions of Ancient Egyptian,Chinese, and Mayan writing Shows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior Clarifies the argument with many illustrations

The Sarasvati Civilisation
The Sarasvati Civilisation

Author: G. D. Bakshi

Publisher: Garuda Publications

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781942426141

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Who were the Harappans? How are they related to present-day Indians? Was there never an "Aryan Invasion"? The Sarasvati Civilization: A New Paradigm in Ancient Indian History brings together evidence from satellite imagery, geology, hydrodynamics, archaeology, epigraphy, textual hermeneutics, and DNA research to place together ancient Indian history in the light of new discoveries and facts which were simply not available to colonial historians of the 19th century and have been overlooked thereafter. At the heart of the ancient Indian Civilization was the mighty Sarasvati river which was in full flow 5000-6000 years ago. 60-80 % of the so-called Indus Valley Civilisation sites which have been discovered are not on the banks of the Indus but on the course of the Sarasvati. The drying-out of the river is the most significant factor in the history and migrations of the ancient Indians. With new evidence, the time has come for a significant paradigm shift in Indology. This book breaks new ground to lay the foundation for an authentic Indian history.

The Kaabaean prototype of writing systems
The Kaabaean prototype of writing systems

Author: Nas E. Boutammina

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 2322127949

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Without a doubt, one of the most important processes of expression and communication of mankind was writing. The latter appears as something that has always existed and, therefore, denies any notion of the invention of a syllable and its corollary, the spelling. Could the linear alphabetic writing, the Kaabaean, not have been used immediately as soon as man appeared at a very remote time that the scientific community called prehistory? The diffusion of Scripture is a long process that has taken place for tens of thousands of years as has been the one of human migration from its point of origin. Thus, throughout these tens of millenia BC, along with migratory movements, scripture had spread geographically in cultural areas that would become very different between them and, therefore, very distinct from its Original frame.

Evaluation Of Man And The Modern Society In Sikkim
Evaluation Of Man And The Modern Society In Sikkim

Author: Jash Raj Subba

Publisher: Gyan Publishing House

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9788121210096

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The book provides an insight into the scientific evolution of mankind, food production, writing system, modern society and their spread in Sikkim. It also provides in brief about the technological framework guidelines for appropriated development interventions and suggestions to overcome weaknesses of SARD in mountainous Sikkim.