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Author: Patna University. Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology
Publisher: Patna : Department of Ancient Indian History & Archaeology, Patna University
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Keshav Chandra Gupta
Publisher: Mittal Publications
Published: 1988-01-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9788170990512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: P. K. Basant
Publisher: Primus Books
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9380607156
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe City and the Country in Early India: A Study of Malwa is about the emergence of urban centres in the sixth century bce, and analyses the processes and spatiality of urbanization, taking Malwa as its case study. Earlier research on urbanism has focussed on either literary or archaeological sources. While literary sources tend to locate the agency for change exclusively in preachers and rulers, in archaeology, the forces of change become nameless and faceless. The study of inscriptions from Malwa helps in restoring agency to common people. The beginnings of urbanism are to be found in the pre-literate past, and, therefore, require an analysis of archaeological data. Using insights from anthropology and studies of early states, in the first half of the book an attempt has been made to look for new ways to account for urbanization. The second half of the book tries to understand the process of urbanization by examining epigraphic and literary sources. The process of the emergence of urban centres created new forms of division of space: urban centres were surrounded by villages which in turn were surrounded by wilderness. This book tries to recover the histories of their complex interrelations. Since caste and kinship are considered central to the world of Indian sociology, an attempt has also been made to understand the relationships between caste, kinship and urbanism. Changes in the attitude of the literati towards the city and the country have also been examined.
Author: Kumkum Roy
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2008-12-04
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 1461659175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndia's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround the country. Placed in the center of Asia, history in India is a crossroads of cultures from China to Europe, as well as the most significant Asian connection with the cultures of Africa. The Historical Dictionary of Ancient India provides information ranging from the earliest Paleolithic cultures in the Indian subcontinent to 1000 CE. The ancient history of this country is related in this book through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on rulers, bureaucrats, ancient societies, religion, gods, and philosophical ideas.
Author: Baidyanath Saraswati
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9788170170914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Is An Unusual Exploration Into India S Timeless Civilization By An Enthropologist Who Has Devoted Six Years To Extensive Survey Of The Peasant Potters Of More Than Half Of India. The Author Of This Book , Writes Professor N.K. Bose , Has Applied Some Methods In The Study Of Indian Culture Which&. Have Not Been Used By Any Other Student Of Cultural Anthropology In This Country. His Method Of Correlation Of Material Culture With The Total Cultural System Marks A Departure From The Conventional Studies Of Cultural Processes. He Has Suggested New Methods Of Reconstructing History, And His Data On Contemporary Pottery Making Afford A Reassessment Of Indian Archaeological Materials.The Author S Extensive Experience With Inter-Disciplinary Inquiry Yields Insight. From A Detailed Analysis Of The Ethnographic Data On Pottery Making, He Makes Some Significant Observations: There Is Continuity In Potter-Craft Tradition In India, Traceable From The Pre-Historic Times. The Survival Of The Ethnic Groups Of Potters, Well Within Their Respective Technological Zones Of Pre-Historic Pottery Making, Makes The Aryanization Of India Doubtful. Different Regions Of India Have Evolved Their Own Indigenous Cultures Providing Extreme Diversity To The Material Base Of Indian Society-Their Unity Lies In The Basic Philosophy Of Life, In The Higher Forms Of Culture. To An Average Indian, The Diversity Of Cultures-Food, Dress, Language, Worship-Does Not Really Matter, So Long As He Believes That Every Way Of Life Has Its Own Contribution To Humanity, And That Before The Inexorable Law Of Nature, Every Being Has An Equal Right To Survive Through The Full Course Of Its Cosmic Life. This Idealization Of Diversity Has Helped India Develop A Tradition Of Tolerance, Which Is The Soul Of Her Civilization.Apart From Its Contribution To Anthropology, The Book Will Be Of Particular Interest To Historians Of Culture And Philosophers Of Social History
Author: Hari C. Bhardwaj
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9788120830400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jane Perryman
Publisher: A & C Black
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780713645217
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPottery has a long history in India. Over the centuries it has been used for domestic ware, votive pieces and for architecture. Each area of the country is known for its different styles, decorations and ways of making. In this book, the author, not only looks at Indian pottery but also at the communities who make it, their organization, history and philosophy.
Author: Mukhtar Ahmed
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2014-10-25
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 1495966437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the third volume of a much larger project, Ancient Pakistan - An Archaeological History, which deals with the prehistory of Pakistan from the Stone Age to the end of the Harappan Civilization ca. 1500 BC. This particular volume, Harappan Civilization - The Material Culture, deals with the entire gambit of the urban phase of the Indus Civilization, from its beginning to its decay and the ultimate end. The books covers such topics as the origins, settlement pattern, subsistence economy, architecture, town planning, Indus seals, arts and crafts, metallurgy, decay, and the post-Harappan cultural landscape. Every chapter is profusely illustrated with colored sketches and colored photographs. An extensive bibliography is also provided.
Author: Dean E. Arnold
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1988-06-16
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780521272599
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA theory of ceramics that elucidates the complex relationship between culture, pottery and society.
Author: Frank Raymond Allchin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-09-07
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521376952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of the cities and states of South Asia between c.800BC and AD 250.
