India: A Short History
Autor Andrew Robinsonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 mar 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780500251997
ISBN-10: 0500251991
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 12 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 150 x 231 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10: 0500251991
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 12 illustrations
Dimensiuni: 150 x 231 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Thames & Hudson
Notă biografică
Andrew Robinson is the author of twenty-five books in the arts and sciences, nine of them on aspects of Indian history and culture. They include two definitive biographies: Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye, described by V. S. Naipaul as 'an extraordinarily good, detailed and selfless book', and the coauthored Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man. He holds degrees from Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, has been a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Cuprins
Preface; Introduction; 1. The Indus Valley Civilization; 2. Vedas, Aryans and the Origins of Hinduism; 3. Buddha, Alexander and Asoka; 4. Hindu Dynasties; 5. The Coming of Islam; 6. The Mughal Empire; 7. European Incursions and East India Companies; 8. The Jewel in the Crown; 9. The End of Empire; 10. The World's Largest Democracy; Postscript; Map