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The Past Before Us

Historical Traditions of Early North India

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HARDCOVER

$55.00 • £40.95 • €49.50

ISBN 9780674725232

Publication: November 2013

Available 10/28/2013

Text

784 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

7 maps

Not for sale in Indian subcontinent

From a scholar at the pinnacle of her field comes the much-anticipated book on ancient Indian historiography, The Past Before Us—a rich feast, and a work of the highest scholarship. It will be cited and commented on for years to come. Anyone interested in the question of historical consciousness and historical writings cross-culturally, or in ancient India, will have to read Romila Thapar’s masterpiece, which is destined to be a classic in the field.—Thomas Trautmann, author of Aryans and British India and Languages and Nations: The Dravidian Proof in Colonial Madras