* Publisher's Note, Introduction: Looking at Ancient Social Formations
* 1.: Sources and Review of Early Socio-Economic History
* 2.: Exploiting History Through Archaeology
* 3.: Writings on Early Indian Polity
* 4.: Studies in Ancient Polity
* 5.: . Early Story of Oriental Despotism: A Critique
* 6.: Writings on Sudras
* 7.: Historiography of the Ancient Social Order
* 8.: Light on Sati System
* 9.: Some Western Views on the State and Economy in Early India
* 10.: . Mode of Production in Ancient India
* 11.: Stages in Ancient Economy
* 12.: Transition from Ancient to Medieval
* 13.: Introducing Early Medieval Indian Society
* 14.: How Feudal was Indian Feudalism
* 15.: . Historical Archaeology and Urban Decay
* 16.: Social Changes in Early Medieval India (c. AD 500-1200)
* 17.: . Need for an Integrated Approach
* 18.: Main Trends in Indian History
* 19.: From Kin to Class
* 20.: Rahula Sanskrityayana and Social Changes
* 21.: Rethinking the Past
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