num_pages: 585
description: This book, edited by the well-known historian A. L. Basham, presents a comprehensive survey of Indian culture, covering such aspects as religion, philosophy, social organization, literature, art. architecture, music and science. It includes a special section dealing with the influence of Indian civilization on the rest of the world, as well as details of the political history of the region to provide a chronological framework for the non-specialist. Contributors include such eminent scholars as Radhakrishnan, Burrow, Das, and Spear.
language: English
title: A Cultural History of India
titlecomplete: A Cultural History of India
genres: Nonfiction, History, Indian Literature, India
ratings_count: 83
publisher: Oxford University Press