A Peaceful Realm: The Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization

by Jane McIntosh

Book Overview

Some 5000 years ago, civilized societies emerged in the valleys of four great rivers: the Nile, the Euphrates, the Yellow, and the Indus. Of these primary Old World civilizations, that of the Indus remains the least known and the most enigmatic, though, paradoxically, it has left perhaps the most lasting influence on the societies that followed it. In this lucid account - abundantly illustrated with maps and photographs, including sixteen pages in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813335329
• ISBN13: 9780813335322
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Westview Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.2" x 10.3"