Wolpert, Stanley A. 1927- creator text bibliography cau Berkeley, Calif University of California Press c2005 2005 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xxvi, 273 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 23 cm. Machine derived contents note: Preface to the 1991 Edition -- Preface to the 1999 Edition -- Preface to the 2005 Edition -- 1. The Environment -- The River -- Heat -- Monsoon Rains -- Mountain Walls -- 2. Historic Prologues -- Pre-Aryan Urbanization -- Aryan Conquests and Emerging Synthesis -- Ancient Imperial Unification and Its Limits -- Islamic Conquests -- Westernization and Modernization -- Young India's Revolutions and Reforms -- The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi -- 3. Religion and Philosophy -- Yoga and Shaivism -- Mother Goddess Worship -- Nonviolent Buddhism and Jainism -- Laws of Action and Reincarnation -- Devotional Vaishnavism -- Higher Hindu Philosophy -- Islam in India -- Sikhism -- Modernist Religious Movements -- 4. Society -- Caste and Class -- Untouchability -- The Family -- Roles of Women -- Village Life -- The Urban Revolution -- 5. Arts and Sciences -- Dance, Drama, and Music -- Worship in Bronze and Stone -- Caves, Temple and Regal Art, and Architecture -- The Art of Literature -- Scientific Contributions -- 6. Polity and Foreign Policy -- Kingship and Democracy -- Economic Planning and Development -- Foreign Policy -- The Future -- Notes -- Suggested Additional Reading -- Index. Stanley Wolpert. Previous ed.: 1999. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ii--- India History DS436 .W65 2005 954 WOI 0520246969 (pbk.) 2005048534 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005048534-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005048534-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005048534-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005048534-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005048534-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0625/2005048534-t.html 050421 20160727172849.0 3768909