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INDIANS : Brief History of a Civilization (Record no. 182928)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780670090433
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Terms of availability Purchased
Note Mathrubhumi Books,Kaloor
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
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Classification number 934
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Personal name Namit Arora
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Title INDIANS : Brief History of a Civilization
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Edition statement 1
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. USA
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Viking
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2021/01/01
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Size of unit 296
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General note What do we really know about the Aryan migration theory and why is that debate so hot? Why did the people of Khajuraho carve erotic scenes on their temple walls? What did the monks at Nalanda eat for dinner? Did our ideals of beauty ever prefer dark skin? Indian civilization has existed for many millennia, but how much do we know about our forebears and their cultural worlds? In this riveting book, Namit Arora takes us on an unforgettable journey through 5000 years of history, reimagining in rich detail the social and cultural moorings of Indians through the ages. Drawing on credible sources, he explores what inspired and shaped them: their political upheavals and rivalries, vocations and trades, and a variety of religious beliefs, festivals and social set-ups. Arora makes a stop at six iconic places-the Harappan city of Dholavira, the Ikshvaku capital at Nagarjunakonda, the Buddhist centre of learning at Nalanda, enigmatic Khajuraho, Vijayanagar at Hampi, and Varanasi-enlivening the narrative with vivid descriptions, local stories and evocative photographs. Punctuating this are chronicles of famous travellers who visited India-including Megasthenes, Xuanzang, Alberuni and Marco Polo-whose dramatic and idiosyncratic tales conceal surprising insights about our land. In lucid and elegant prose, Arora explores the exciting churn of ideas, beliefs and values that unfolded among our ancestors through the centuries-some continue, for better or worse, to shape modern Indian lives, while others have been lost forever. An original, deeply engaging and extensively researched work, Indians illuminates a range of histories coursing through our veins.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Harappan city of Dholavira
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ikshvaku capital at Nagarjunakonda
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Buddhist centre of learning at Nalanda
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element India
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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 Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2021-02-07 Purchase 599.00 1382,2021/02/05 11 6 934 NAM/IN E195959 2022-08-07 2022-08-07 2021-02-07 Lending