India Before EuropeCambridge University Press, 2006 M03 16 - 313 pages India is a land of enormous diversity. Cross-cultural influences are everywhere in evidence, in the food people eat, the clothes they wear, and in the places they worship. This was especially the case in the India that existed from 1200 to 1750, before the European intervention. The book takes the reader on a journey across the political, economic, religious and cultural landscapes of medieval India, from the Ghurid conquests and the Dehli Sultanate to the great court of the Mughals. This was a time of conquest and consolidation, when Muslims and Hindus came together to create a unique culture which still resonates in today's India. As the first survey of its kind in over a decade, the book is a tour de force. It is beautifully illustrated and fluently composed, with a cast of characters which will educate students and general readers alike. |
Contents
Section 1 | 10 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 38 |
Section 4 | 53 |
Section 5 | 61 |
Section 6 | 84 |
Section 7 | 115 |
Section 8 | 117 |
Section 13 | 171 |
Section 14 | 174 |
Section 15 | 179 |
Section 16 | 184 |
Section 17 | 186 |
Section 18 | 189 |
Section 19 | 195 |
Section 20 | 201 |
Section 9 | 141 |
Section 10 | 152 |
Section 11 | 157 |
Section 12 | 167 |
Section 21 | 225 |
Section 22 | 256 |
Section 23 | 285 |
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