A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya Orient BlackSwan, 2000 - 673 pages A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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Page 26
... origin , distinct traces may be observed of an intermixture of Mongolian blood ... 17. The following brief description of the natural divisions is based upon notes kindly furnished me by Sir John Eliot and Mr. Holland of the Geological ...
... origin , distinct traces may be observed of an intermixture of Mongolian blood ... 17. The following brief description of the natural divisions is based upon notes kindly furnished me by Sir John Eliot and Mr. Holland of the Geological ...
Page 294
... origin . Beginnings of contact with China and South - East Asia were also made during this period , and the Indian cultural impact in these regions followed the first commercial ventures . In this context of the expansion of trade ...
... origin . Beginnings of contact with China and South - East Asia were also made during this period , and the Indian cultural impact in these regions followed the first commercial ventures . In this context of the expansion of trade ...
Page 606
... origin is a further pointer to the communication and trade network . This is also the time when the subcontinent experienced a much greater degree of the use of coins ( gold , silver and copper ) than ever before . The understanding of ...
... origin is a further pointer to the communication and trade network . This is also the time when the subcontinent experienced a much greater degree of the use of coins ( gold , silver and copper ) than ever before . The understanding of ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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