Ancient India
Subtitle: a history of its culture and civilization
By: by D.D. Kosambi
Series: Meridian books -- M278
Publisher: World Pub. Co.
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Civilization; History; Hindu civilization
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Historical perspective : The Indian scene; title: The Modern ruling class; title: The Difficulties facing the historian; title: The Need to study rural and tribal society; title: The Villages; title: Recapitulation; title: Primitive Life and Prehistory : The Golden age; title: Prehistory and primitive life; title: Prehistoric man in India; title: Primitive survivals in the means of production; title: Primitive survivals in the superstructure; title: The First Cities : The Discovery of the Indus culture; title: Production in the Indus culture; title: Special features of the Indus culture; title: The Social structure; title: The Aryans : The Aryan peoples; title: The Aryan way of life; title: Eastward progress; title: Aryans after the Rigveda; title: The Urban revival; title: The Epic period.; title: From Tribe to Society : The New religions; title: The Middle way; title: The Buddha and his society; title: The Dark hero of the Yadus; title: Kosala and Magadha; title: State and Religion in Greater Magadha : Completion of the Magadhan conquest; title: Magadhan statecraft; title: Administration of the land; title: The State and commodity production; title: Asoka and the culmination of the Magadhan Empire; title: Towards Feudalism : The New Priesthood; title: The Evolution of Buddhism; title: Political and economic changes; title: Sanskrit literature and drama.