A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century/
by Upinder Singh
- Noida, India : Pearson India Education Services, 2009.
- xxvii,677p. illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction :Ideas of the Early Indian Past-- 1.Understanding Literary and Archaeological Sources-- 2.Hunter-Gatherers of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Ages-- 3.The transition to food Production :Neolithic ,Neolithic-Chalcolithic,and Chalcolithic Villages,c.7000-2000 BCE-- 4.The Harappan Civilization ,c.2600-1900 BCE-- 5.Cultural Transitions:Images from texts and Archaeology,c.2000-600 BCE-- 6.Cities,Kings,and Renunciants:North India,c.600-300 BCE-- 7.Power and piety :The Maurya Empire,c.324-187 BCE-- 8.Interaction and Innovation ,c.200 BCE-300 CE-- 9.Aesthetics and Empire,c.300-600 CE-- 10.emerging Regional Configurations,c.600-1200 CE