From Lineage to State

Social Formations of the Mid-First Millenium BC in the Ganga Valley

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ISBN:

9780195626759

Publication date:

01/11/1999

Paperback

200 pages

216x140mm

Price: 395.00 INR

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ISBN:

9780195626759

Publication date:

01/11/1999

Paperback

200 pages

Romila Thapar

The volume presents a nuanced account of the interplay of various factors in the emergence of state structures. This classic work is indispensable for scholars, teachers, and students of early Indian history.

Rights:  World Rights

Romila Thapar

Description

This book examines social and political formations in the mid?first millennium BCE, analyzing the transformation of lineage-based societies into state formations. It offers valuable insights into the environmental influences on settlements, the specificities of caste, the role of rituals, and the interaction of ideology with these societal changes. The volume presents a nuanced account of the interplay of various factors in the emergence of state structures. This classic work is indispensable for scholars, teachers, and students of early Indian history.

About the Author


Romila Thapar, Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar

Description

This book examines social and political formations in the mid?first millennium BCE, analyzing the transformation of lineage-based societies into state formations. It offers valuable insights into the environmental influences on settlements, the specificities of caste, the role of rituals, and the interaction of ideology with these societal changes. The volume presents a nuanced account of the interplay of various factors in the emergence of state structures. This classic work is indispensable for scholars, teachers, and students of early Indian history.

About the Author


Romila Thapar, Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi