The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions of Early North India

by Romila Thapar

"An authority on thousands of years of India's past, Thapar has a rare and special perspective on the country it was and the country it is becoming." --Financial Times

Winner of the Kluge Prize Romila Thapar presents a sweeping survey of the historical traditions of North India, revealing a deep consciousness of history embedded in classical Indian literature.

The claim, often made, that India--uniquely among...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674725239
• ISBN13: 9780674725232
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.0" x 8.3"