Gem In The Lotus: The Seeding of the Indian Civilizations
Abraham Eraly
A comprehensive and compelling portrait of ancient India In Gem in the Lotus, Abraham Eraly, author of The Last Spring, the best-selling and critically acclaimed history of the Mughals, identifies and explores the significant milestones in the evolution of ancient India. Beginning with an enquiry into the enigma that was the Indus Valley civilisation, he writes of the progression from the Vedic Aryan culture to the age of religious and philosophical ferment, culminating in the tenets of Jainism; the founding and consolidation of Buddhism; Alexander's advance into India; the rise of the Mauryan empire; and Ashoka's unusual political career. In the final section of the book, he describes the -clockwork state' of the Mauryas depicted in Kautilya's Arthasastra and in ancient Greek accounts.
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
2002
สำนักพิมพ์:
Penguin UK
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
600
ISBN 10:
935118014X
ISBN 13:
9789351180142
ISBN:
B00C9T44VQ
ไฟล์:
EPUB, 724 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2002