TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wolpert, Stanley A.,
TI  - India
SN  - 0520246969
AV  - DS436 .W65 2005
U1  - 954 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Berkeley, Calif.
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - India
KW  - History
N1  - Previous ed.: 1999; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
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