Material culture and social formations in Ancient India (Record no. 214415)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780230633803 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 306.3 Sha 2nd ed. |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Sharma, R S |
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Title | Material culture and social formations in Ancient India |
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Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Macmillan |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 321 p. |
365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
Price amount | 230 |
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Unit of pricing | RS |
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Summary, etc. | The author surveys theories of social change and underlines the key role of production techniques together with climatic conditions in shaping ancient social formations. Several questions are raised: What was the extent of cattle pastoralism in early Vedic times and how was it linked with tribalism and booty capture? Why could the later Vedic people not develop a full-fledged state and class system? What part did iron play in war and production in northern India? Why did Buddhism appear around 600 BC and why did this happen in the middle Gangetic plains? How many forms of society are reflected in the epics? Rural relics of ancient life and its glimpses in terracottas are also discussed.<br/><br/>To tackle these problems, Vedic, epic and Buddhist texts are examined in the light of material remains, tribal studies and archaic social survivals. |
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Topical term or geographic name entry element | Social formation |
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Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-02-08 | 230.00 | 306.3 Sha 2nd ed. | 132846 | 2020-02-08 | 230.00 | 2020-02-08 | Books |