INDIA'S ANCIENT PAST (Record no. 22471)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 08466nam a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195687859 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954 |
| Item number | 954/SHA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | SHARMA, R.S. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | INDIA'S ANCIENT PAST |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | NEW DELHI |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 387 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 1. The Significance of Ancient Indian History<br/>Unity in Diversity: The Relevance of the Past to the Present; Chronology 1<br/>2. Modern Historians of Ancient India<br/>Colonialist Views and their Contribution; Nationalist Approach and its Contribution; Move Towards Non-Political History; Communal Approach; Chronology 6<br/>3. Nature of Sources and Historical Construction<br/>Material Remains; Coins; Inscriptions; Literary Sources; Foreign Accounts; Village Study; Natural Sciences; Historical Sense; Constructing History; Chronology 14<br/>4. Geographical Setting<br/>Emergence of India; The Role of the Monstoon: The Northern Boundaries; Rivers; Natural Frontiers and Cultural Contacts; Minerals and Other Resources; Chronology 31<br/>5. Ecology and Environment<br/>Ecology; Environment and Human Advance; Surroundings and Settlements; The Rain and Human Effort; Ancient Attitudes Towards the Environment; Chronology 40<br/>6. The Linguistic Background<br/>Principal Language Groups; Austro-Asiatic; Tibeto-Burman; Dravidian; Indo-Aryan; Ethnic Groups and Language Families; Chronology 45<br/>7. Human Evolution: The Old Stone Age<br/>African Ancestors of Human Beings: The Early Man in India; Phases in the Palaeolithic Age: The Mesolithic Age: Hunters and Herders: Art in the Old Stone Age: Earliest Human Organization: Chronology 50<br/>8. The Neolithic Age: First Food Producers and Animal Keepers<br/>Earliest Rural Settlements in Baluchistan; Use of Bone Tools in the Sites of Burzahom and Chirand; Neolithic Settlements in South India; Farming and Cereals; Progress in and Limitation of the Neolithic Phase; Chronology 58<br/>9. Chalcolithic Cultures<br/>Chalcolithic Settlements; Importance of the Chalcolithic Phase; Limitations of Chalcolithic Cultures; The Copper Hoards and the Ochre-Coloured Pottery Phase; Chronology 63<br/>10. Harappan Culture: Bronze Age Urbanization in the Indus Valley<br/>Introduction; Town Planning and Structures; Agriculture; Domestication of Animals; Technology and Crafts; Trade and Commerce; Social Organization; Polity; Religious Practices; The Male Deity in the Indus Valley; Tree and Animal Worship; The Harappan Script; Weights and Measures; Harappan Pottery; Seals and Sealings; Images; Terracotta Figurines; Stone Work; End of the Indus Culture; Maturity; Post Urban Phase; Percolation of New Peoples; Problem of Origin; Was the Harappan Culture Vedic; Problem of Continuity; Chronology; Chronology of Harappan Archaeology 74<br/>11. Identity of Aryan Culture<br/>Texts for Traits of Aryan Culture; The Horse, its Domestication and Diffusion; The War Chariot; Spoked Wheels; Horse Remains in the Subcontinent; Pit-dwelling; Birch; Cremation; The Fire Cult; Animal Sacrifice; Horse Sacrifice; The Cult of Soma; The Svastika; Language and Inscriptional Evidence; Dispersal of the Indo-Aryans; Chronology 94<br/>12. The Age of the Rig Veda<br/>Arrival of the Indo-Aryans; Tribal Conflicts; Cattle Rearing and Agriculture; Tribal Chiefdom; Tribe and Family; Social Differentiations; Rig Vedic Gods; Chronology; 106<br/>13. The Later Vedic Phase:<br/>Transition to State and Social Orders<br/>Expansion in the Later Period (c. 1000-500 BC); Use of Iron; Agriculture; Arts and Crafts; Settlements; Political Organization; Social Organization; Gods, Rituals, and Philosophy; Chronology 117<br/>14. Jainism and Buddhism<br/>The Causes of Origin; Vardhamana Mahavira and Jainism; Doctrines of Jainism; Spread of Jainism; Contribution of Jainism; Gautama Buddha and Buddhism; Doctrines of Buddhism; Features of Buddhism and the Causes of its Spread; Causes of the Decline of Buddhism; Significance and Influence of Buddhism; Chronology 130<br/>15. Territorial States and the Rise of Magadha<br/>Conditions for the Rise of Large States; The Mahajanapadas; The Rise and Growth of the Magadhan Empire; Causes of Magadha's Success; Chronology 145<br/>16. Iranian and Macedonian Invasions<br/>Iranian Invasion; Results of the Contact; Alexander's Invasion; Effects of Alexander's Invasion; Chronology 153<br/>17. State Structure and the Varna System in the Age of the Buddha<br/>Second Urbanization; Rural Economy; Administrative System; Army and Taxation; The Republican Experiment; social Orders and Legislation; Conclusion; Chronology 158<br/>18. The Maurya Age<br/>Chandragupta Maurya; Imperial Organization; Ashoka (273-32 BC); Ashokan Inscriptions; Impact of the Kalinga War; Internal Policy and Buddhism; Ashoka's Place in History; Chronology 170<br/>19. The Significance of Maurya Rule<br/>State Control; Economic Regulations; Art and Architecture; Spread of Material Culture and the State System; Causes of the Fall of the Maurya Empire - Brahmanical Reaction, Financial Crisis, Oppressive Rule, New Knowledge in the Outlying Areas, Neglect of the North-West Frontier and the Great Wall of China; Chronology 179<br/>20. Central Asian Contact and Mutual Impact<br/>I Political Aspects - The Indo-Greeks, The Shakas, The Parthians, The Kushans, The Indo-Sassanians; II Cultural Consequences - Structures and Pottery, Better Cavalry, Trade and Agriculture, Polity, New Elements in Indian Society, Religious Developments. The Origin of Mahayana Buddhism, Gandhara and Mathura School of Art; Language, Literature, and Learning: Science and Technology; Chronology 190<br/>21. The Satavahana Phase<br/>Political History; Aspects of Material Culture; Social Organization; Pattern of Administration; Religion; Architecture; Language; Chronology 203<br/>22. The Dawn of History in the Deep South<br/>The Megalithic Background; State Formation and the Development of Civilization; Three Early Kingdoms; The Purse and the Sword; Rise of Social Classes; Beginnings of Brahmanism; Tamil Language and Sangam Literature; Social Evolution from Sangam Texts; Chronology 211<br/>23. Crafts, Commerce, and Urban Growth (200 BC - AD 250)<br/>Crafts and Craftsmen; Types of Merchants; Trade Routes and Centres; Goods in Foreign Trade; Money Economy; Urban Growth; Chronology 221<br/>24. Rise and Growth of the Gupta Empire<br/>Background; Chandragupta I (AD 319-34); Samudragupta (AD 335-80); Chandragupta II (AD 380-412); Fall of the Empire; Chronology 231<br/>25. Life in the Gupta Age<br/>System of Administration; Trends in Trade and the Agrarian Economy; Social Developments; The State of Buddhism; The Origin and Growth of Bhagavatism; Art; Literature; Science and Technology; Chronology 237<br/>26. Spread of Civilization in Eastern India<br/>Signs of Civilization; Orissa and Eastern and Southern MP; Bengal; Assam; The Formative Phase; Chronology 250<br/>27. Harsha and His Times<br/>Harsha's Kingdom; Administration; Buddhism and Nalanda; Chronology 259<br/>28. Brahmanization, Rural Expansion, and Peasant Protest in the Peninsula<br/>The New Phase; States of the Deccan and South India; The Kalabhra Revolt; Conflict between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas; Temples Demands on the Peasantry; Land Grants and Rural Expansion; Social structure and Brahmanization; Chronology 265<br/>29. Developments in Philosophy<br/>Goals of Life; Samkhya; Yoga; Nyaya; Vaisheshika; Mimamsa; Vedanta; Charvaka and the Materialistic View of Life; Chronology 276<br/>30. Cultural Interaction with Asian Countries<br/>India's Relations with the Outside World; Buddhism in Sri Lanka; Myanmar, China, and Central Asia; Christianity and West Asian Relations; Indian Culture in Southeast Asia; Cultural Give and Take; Chronology 281<br/>31. From Ancint to Medieval<br/>Social Crisis and Agrarian Changes; Rise of Landlords; New Agrarian Economy; Decline of Trade and Towns; Changes in the Varna System; rise of Regional Identities; Tends in Literature; The Divine Hierarchy; The Bhakti Cult; Tantrism; Summary; Chronology 287<br/>32. Sequence of Social Changes<br/>Introduction; Tribal and Pastoral Phase; Agriculture and the Origin of the Upper Orders; The Varna System of Production and Government; Social Crisis and the Rise of the Landed Classes; Summary; Chronology 299<br/>33. Legacy in Science and Civilization<br/>Religion; The Varna System; Philosophical Systems; Crafts and Technology; Polity; Science and Mathematics; Medicine; Geography; Art and Literature; Strength and Weakness; Chronology 307<br/>Chronology of Literature Sources 317<br/>Bibliography 320<br/>Index |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | GENERAL |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | ENGLISH |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | HISTORY-INDIA |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date due | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Copy number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | HISTORY-INDIA | 29/05/2023 | SITA BOOKS | 395.00 | OTHERS | 3 | 3 | 954/SHA | 29544 | 08/04/2024 | 07/02/2024 | 07/02/2024 | 1 | 308.10 | 29/05/2023 | Book | UPSC CIVIL SERVICES | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | HISTORY-INDIA | 29/05/2023 | SITA BOOKS | 395.00 | OTHERS | 954/SHA | 29545 | 29/05/2023 | 2 | 308.10 | 29/05/2023 | Book | UPSC CIVIL SERVICES | ||||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ST. FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | HISTORY-INDIA | 19/10/2023 | COMPLIMENTARY COPY FROM SITA BOOKS | 395.00 | OTHERS | 1 | 954/SHA | 29627 | 27/03/2024 | 14/03/2024 | 3 | 308.10 | 19/10/2023 | Book | UPSC CIVIL SERVICES |