TY - BOOK AU - Basham,A.L TI - The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the history and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims SN - 033043909X U1 - 913.34 PY - 1967/// CY - London PB - Picadoor. KW - India KW - Civilization N1 - 1.Introduction: India and her ancient culture -- 2.Prehistory: The Harappa culture and the Aryans -- 3.History: Ancient and Medieval empires -- 4.The state: Political life and thought -- 5.Society: Class, family and individual laws of class and stage of life -- 6.Everyday life: The daily round in city and village -- 7.Religion: Cults, doctrines and metaphysics -- 8.The arts: Architecture, sculpture, painting, music and the dance -- 9.Language and literature -- 10.Epilogue: The heritage of India -- N2 - Appendices. 1.Cosmology and geography -- 2.Astronomy -- 3.The calendar -- 4.Mathematics -- 5.Physics and chemistry -- 6.Physiology and medicine -- 7.Logic and epistemology -- 8.Weights and measures -- 9.Coinage -- 10.The alphabet and its pronunciation -- 11.Prosody -- 12.The gypsies ER -