{"product_id":"ancient-india-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-first-century-ad-paperback-9780521229371","title":"Ancient India; From the Earliest Times to the First Century AD (Paperback) 9780521229371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAncient India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Earliest Times to the First Century AD\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1914 volume attempts to summarize the history of ancient India, and to make it intelligible to readers with an interest in modern India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eE. J. Rapson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521229371, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1914, this volume was written as an attempt to summarize the history of ancient India, and to make it intelligible to readers with an interest in modern India. Covering the period between the date of the Rig-veda (around 1200 BC) and the first century AD, the text provides a highly readable narrative containing key events and figures, together with numerous illustrative figures. A short bibliography and chronological table are included at the end of the book. This work will be of value and interest to both historians and historiographers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The sources of the history of ancient India\u003cbr\u003e 2. The civilizations of India\u003cbr\u003e 3. The period of the Vedas\u003cbr\u003e 4. The period of the Br?hmas and Upanishads\u003cbr\u003e 5. The rise of Jainism and Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Indian dominions of the Persian and Macedonian empires\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Maurya empire\u003cbr\u003e 8. India after the decline of the Maurya empire\u003cbr\u003e 9. The successors of Alexander the Great\u003cbr\u003e 10. Pasthian and Scythian invaders\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the ancient Geography of India\u003cbr\u003e Short bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Outlines of chronology\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006947217688,"sku":"9780521229371","price":31.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521229371i_1a7d6040-395b-4454-8063-f6b1382f36cb.jpg?v=1691374019","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ancient-india-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-first-century-ad-paperback-9780521229371","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}