A Cultural history of India

By Bashim and A.L. Basham

Book Overview

This book, edited by the well-known historian A. L. Basham, presents a comprehensive survey of Indian culture, covering such aspects as religion, philosophy, social organization, literature, art. architecture, music and science. It includes a special section dealing with the influence ofIndian civilization on the rest of the world, as well as details of the political history of the region to provide a chronological framework for the non-specialist. Contributors include such eminent scholars as Radhakrishnan, Burrow, Das, and Spear.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198219148
• ISBN13: 9780198219149
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 585 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"