India : a history : from the earliest civilisations to the boom of the twenty-first century

Summary: Fully revised with forty thousand new words that take the reader up to present-day India, John Keay's India: A History spans five millennia in a sweeping narrative that tells the story of the peoples of the subcontinent, from their ancient beginnings in the valley of the Indus to the events in the region today. In charting the evolution of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and peoples that comprise the modern nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, Keay weaves together insights from a variety of scholarly fields to create a rich historical narrative. Wide-ranging and authoritative, India: A History is a compelling epic portrait of one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations. --Book Description.

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ISBN: 9780802145581
ISBN: 0802145582
Physical Description: print
xxvii, 658 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm
Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
Publisher: New York : Grove Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2010.