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INDIA'S ANCIENT PAST (Record no. 174121)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780195687859
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Purchased
Note Asad Book Centre,Convent Road,Ernakulam
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 934
Item number SHA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sharma,R S
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title INDIA'S ANCIENT PAST
Statement of responsibility, etc. Sharma, Ram Sharan, 1920-2011
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018/01/01
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 387
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note R.S. Sharma, one of the best-known historians of early India, provides a comprehensive yet accessible text on the ancient period of Indian history. Beginning with topics such as historiography and the importance of Ancient Indian history, he goes on to cover the geographical, econological and linguistic settings, before looking at specific cultures of neolithic, chalcolithic types, the Harappan civilization, the Vedic period, the rise of Jainism and Buddhism, Magadha and the beginning of territorial states, the age of the Mauryas, Satavahanas, Guptas, and Harshavardhana. While taking the reader on this journey through time, he highlights important phenomena such as the beginning of urbanization and monarchy in India, invasions, the Varna system, commerce and trade, developments in philosophy and cultural efflorescence. He ends this insightful volume with a comments on the transition from the Ancient to the Medieval. <br/><br/>This book also addresses a number of issues which have become current in discussion on Ancient Inida today, such as the Identity of the Aryan Culture, and Historical Construction. This is a volume meant for all those who want a masterly, lucid, yet eminently readable introduction to and overview on India's early history by one of the master-scholars of Indian history - be it students, tourists, or the interested lay reader
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Indian History
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India -- History -- To 324 B.C.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India -- History -- 324 B.C.-1000 A.D.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Reference
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Inventory number Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Reference Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library Reference 2019-01-14 Purchase 345.00 7102,2019/01/12   934 SHA E191679 2019-01-14 2019-01-14 Reference