India : a history

By:

John Keay

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London Harper Collins Publishers 2000Description: xxviii,576p. HB 24x16cmISBN:

0 00 255717 7

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954 KEAI

Summary: John Keay's India: A History is a probing and provocative chronicle of five thousand years of South Asian history, from the first Harrapan settlements on the banks of the Indus River to the recent nuclear-arms race. In a tour de force of narrative history, Keay blends together insights from a variety of scholarly fields and weaves them together to chart the evolution of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and peoples that makes up the modern nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Authoritative and eminently readable, India: A History is a compelling epic portrait of one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Special Grants	St Aloysius Library Reference Section	History	954 KEAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Reference Book	SG03563

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John Keay's India: A History is a probing and provocative chronicle of five thousand years of South Asian history, from the first Harrapan settlements on the banks of the Indus River to the recent nuclear-arms race. In a tour de force of narrative history, Keay blends together insights from a variety of scholarly fields and weaves them together to chart the evolution of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and peoples that makes up the modern nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Authoritative and eminently readable, India: A History is a compelling epic portrait of one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations.

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