Irfan Habib, Faiz Habib

An Atlas of Ancient Indian History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on recent excavations and research, this coloured atlas provides detailed information on various aspects of ancient India-society, economy, polity. Each map deals with a historical period and is supported by a detailed description in the accompanying text.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 318mm x 442mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 2087g
• ISBN-13: 9780198065647
• ISBN-10: 0198065647
• Artikelnr.: 54949028

Autorenporträt

Irfan Habib is Professor Emeritus, History, Aligarh Muslim University. Former Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research, he was awarded Padma Bhusan in 2005. He was Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research during 1987-93. He was also the President of the Indian History Congress in 1981. In 1991 he was invited to deliver the Radhakrishnan Lecturer at Oxford. He is an Elected Corresponding Fellow, British Royal Historical Society since 1998. Faiz Habib is cartographer, Dept of History, Aligarh Muslim University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Map 1. Evolution and Diffusion
Map 2. Neolithic India
Map 3. Indus Civilization
Map 4. Archaeological Cultures
Map 5. Aryan Expansion
Map 6. India: 600 BC-320 BC
Map 7. Mauryan Empire
Map 8. India 200 BC-320 BC: Political Geography
Map 9. India AD 100-AD 300: Economic Geography
Map 10. India AD 300-AD 550: Inscriptions
Map 11. India AD 550-AD 750: Political
Map 12. India AD 500-AD 750
Textual Descriptions of Maps
Bibliography
Index