From Lineage to State
Social Formations of the Mid-First Millenium BC in the Ganga Valley
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Publication date:
01/11/1999
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200 pages
216x140mm
Price: 395.00 INR
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Publication date:
01/11/1999
Paperback
200 pages
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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.
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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
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
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