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The past before us : historical traditions of early north India, Romila Thapar

Creator
Summary
Biographical note:Romila Thapar is Emeritus Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Harvard University Press edition
Extent
1 online resource
Contents
  • 3 Fragmentary Narratives from the Vedas
  • 4 The Mahābhārata
  • 5 The Rāmāyaṇa
  • PART III Interlude: The Emerging Historical Tradition
  • 6 Genealogies in the Making of a Historical Tradition: The Vaṃśānucarita of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa
  • 7 Early Inscriptions as Historical Statements (Up to c. the Sixth Century ad)
  • 8 History as Literature: The Plays of Viśākhadatta
  • 9 The Buddhist Tradition: Monks as Historians
  • 10 The Monastic Chronicles of Sri Lanka
  • 11 Buddhist Biographies
  • Frontmatter
  • 12 Historical Biographies: The Harṣacarita and the Rāmacarita
  • 13 Biographies as Histories
  • 14 Inscriptions as Official Histories{u2014}and the Voice of the Bard
  • 15 Vaṃśāvalīs Chronicles of Place and Person{u2014}The Rājataraṅgiṇī
  • 16 The Chamba Vaṃśāvalī
  • 17 The Prabandha-cintāmaṇi
  • 18 Therefore Looking Back and Looking Forward
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Thapar, Romila
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Searching for Early Indian Historical Writing
  • 2 Towards Historical Traditions
Isbn
9780674726512
Instance
Label
The past before us : historical traditions of early north India
Title
The past before us
Title remainder
historical traditions of early north India
Statement of responsibility
Romila Thapar
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Biographical note:Romila Thapar is Emeritus Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
934.0072
Index
index present
Language note
In English
LC call number
DS483.65
LC item number
.T53 2013eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Label
The past before us : historical traditions of early north India, Romila Thapar
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 3 Fragmentary Narratives from the Vedas
  • 4 The Mahābhārata
  • 5 The Rāmāyaṇa
  • PART III Interlude: The Emerging Historical Tradition
  • 6 Genealogies in the Making of a Historical Tradition: The Vaṃśānucarita of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa
  • 7 Early Inscriptions as Historical Statements (Up to c. the Sixth Century ad)
  • 8 History as Literature: The Plays of Viśākhadatta
  • 9 The Buddhist Tradition: Monks as Historians
  • 10 The Monastic Chronicles of Sri Lanka
  • 11 Buddhist Biographies
  • Frontmatter
  • 12 Historical Biographies: The Harṣacarita and the Rāmacarita
  • 13 Biographies as Histories
  • 14 Inscriptions as Official Histories{u2014}and the Voice of the Bard
  • 15 Vaṃśāvalīs Chronicles of Place and Person{u2014}The Rājataraṅgiṇī
  • 16 The Chamba Vaṃśāvalī
  • 17 The Prabandha-cintāmaṇi
  • 18 Therefore Looking Back and Looking Forward
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Thapar, Romila
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Searching for Early Indian Historical Writing
  • 2 Towards Historical Traditions
Control code
ocn859536567
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unknown
Edition
First Harvard University Press edition
Extent
1 online resource
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Form of item
online
Isbn
9780674726512
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Other control number
10.4159/harvard.9780674726512
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22573/ctt65vd51
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Specific material designation
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  • (OCoLC)859536567
  • pebcs0674726510
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