The Ancient South Asian World

The Ancient South Asian World
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 9780195222432
ISBN-13 : 0195222431
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ancient South Asian World by : Jonathan M. Kenoyer

Learn about the history and civilizations from ancient South Asia through the study of a variety of archaeological discoveries.

Ancient Southeast Asia

Ancient Southeast Asia
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 654
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ISBN-10 : 9781317279044
ISBN-13 : 1317279042
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Southeast Asia by : John Norman Miksic

Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch colonists in 1600. Well-illustrated throughout, this comprehensive account explores the factors which established Southeast Asia as an area of unique cultural fusion. Miksic and Goh explore how the local population exploited the abundant resources available, developing maritime transport routes which resulted in economic and cultural wealth, including some of the most elaborate art styles and monumental complexes ever constructed. The book’s broad geographical and temporal coverage, including a chapter on the natural environment, provides readers with the context needed to understand this staggeringly diverse region. It utilizes French, Dutch, Chinese, Malay-Indonesian and Burmese sources and synthesizes interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives and data from archaeology, history and art history. Offering key opportunities for comparative research with other centres of early socio-economic complexity, Ancient Southeast Asia establishes the area’s importance in world history.

The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia

The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0521011094
ISBN-13 : 9780521011099
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia by : Himanshu Prabha Ray

Prior to European expansion, communities of the Indian subcontinent had a strong maritime orientation. In this new archaeological study, Himanshu Prabha Ray explores seafaring activity, religious travel and political economy in this ancient period. By using archaeological data from the Red Sea to the Indonesian archipelago, she reveals how the early history of peninsular South Asia is interconnected with that of its Asian and Mediterranean partners in the Indian Ocean Region. The book departs from traditional studies, focusing on the communities maritime history rather than agrarian expansion and the emergence of the state. Rather than being a prime mover in social, economic and religious change, the state is viewed as just one participant in a complex interplay of social actors, including merchants, guilds, boat-builders, sailors, pilgrims, religious clergy and craft-producers. A study that will be welcomed by students of Archaeology and Ancient History, particularly those interested in South Asian Studies.

South Asia in World History

South Asia in World History
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9780199760343
ISBN-13 : 0199760349
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis South Asia in World History by : Marc Jason Gilbert

South Asia and the world to 1500 BCE -- The Vedic Age, 1500 to 500 BCE -- South Asia's classical age: 325 BCE to 711 CE -- Islam in South Asia, c. 711 to 1556 -- The great mughals: c. 1556-1757 -- From company state to crown rule, c. 1757-1877 -- From the rise of nationalism to independence, 1885-1948 -- Tryst with destiny: South Asia and the world, 1947 to the present

Ancient Glass of South Asia

Ancient Glass of South Asia
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 567
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ISBN-10 : 9789811636561
ISBN-13 : 9811636567
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Glass of South Asia by : Alok Kumar Kanungo

This book provides a comprehensive research on Ancient Indian glass. The contributors include experienced archaeologists of South Asian glass and archaeological chemists with expertise in the chemical analysis of glass, besides, established ethnohistorians and ethnoarchaeologists. It is comprised of five sections, and each section discusses different aspects of glass study: the origin of glass and its evolution, its scientific study and its care, ancient glass in literature and glass ethnography, glass in South Asia and the diffusion of glass in different parts of the world. The topic covered by the different chapters ranges from the development of faience, to the techniques developed for the manufacture of glass beads, glass bangles or glass mirrors at different times in south Asia, a major glass producing region and the regional distribution of key artefacts both within India and outside the region, in Africa, Europe or Southeast Asia. Some chapters also include extended examples of the archaeometry of ancient glasses. It makes an important contribution to archaeological, anthropological and analytical aspects of glass in South Asia. As such, it represents an invaluable resource for students through academic and industry researchers working in archaeological sciences, ancient knowledge system, pyrotechnology, historical archaeology, social archaeology and student of anthropology and history with an interest in glass and the archaeology of South Asia.

Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 121
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ISBN-10 : 071662642X
ISBN-13 : 9780716626428
Rating : 4/5 (2X Downloads)

Synopsis Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia by : World Book

How did the crow get its black feathers? How do the gods protect the people from drought and other natural disasters? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of South and Southeast Asia. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.

The Ancient South Asian World

The Ancient South Asian World
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0195174224
ISBN-13 : 9780195174229
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ancient South Asian World by : Jonathan M. Kenoyer

Learn about the history and civilizations from ancient South Asia through the study of a variety of archaeological discoveries.

Student Study Guide to The South Asian World

Student Study Guide to The South Asian World
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 58
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ISBN-10 : 9780199770182
ISBN-13 : 0199770182
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Student Study Guide to The South Asian World by : Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

The Student Study Guides are important and unique components that are available for each of the books in The World in Ancient Times series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be used with the main text at school or sent home for homework assignments. The activities in the Student Study guide will help students get the most out of their history books. Each student study guide includes a chapter-by-chapter two-page lesson that uses a variety of interesting activities to help a student master history and develop important reading and study skills.

South Asia in the World: An Introduction

South Asia in the World: An Introduction
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9781317459590
ISBN-13 : 1317459598
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis South Asia in the World: An Introduction by : Susan S Wadley

This first book in the new Foundations in Global Studies series offers a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to South Asia. The variations in social, cultural, economic, and political life in this diverse and complex region are explored within the context of the globalising forces affecting all regions of the world. In a simple strategy that all books in the series employ, the volume begins with foundational material (including chapters on history, language, and, in the case of South Asia, religion), moves to a discussion of globalisation, and then focuses the investigation more specifically through the use of case studies. The cases expose the student to various disciplinary lenses that are important in understanding the region and are meant to bring the region to life through subjects of high interest and significance to today's readers. Resource boxes, an important feature of the book, are included to maintain currency and add utility. They offer links that point readers to a rich archive of additional material, connections to timely data, reports on recent events, official sites, local and country-based media, visual material, and so forth. A website developed by Syracuse University's South Asia Center will feature additional graphic, narrative, and case study material to complement the book.