India: Brief History of a Civilization

by Thomas R. Trautmann

Book Overview

India: Brief History of a Civilization provides a brief overview of a very long period, allowing students to acquire a mental map of the entire history of Indian civilization in a short book. Most comprehensive histories devote a few chapters to the early history of India and an increasing number of pages to the more recent period, giving an impression that early history is mere background and that Indian civilization finds its fulfillment in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199736324
• ISBN13: 9780199736324
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 5.5"