A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
Food Gathering and Food Producing | 134 |
The Iron Age and the Formation | 196 |
Consolidation and Confrontation | 277 |
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