India: A Concise History by Francis Watson
Francis Watson's acclaimed history of India begins in the third millennium BC with the Indus Valley civilization. The subsequent influx of pastoral nomads, first in a long series of invasions from the north-west which included the Moghuls nearly 3,000 years later, established the Vedic religious tradition. In a gradual assimilation of popular cults, and a formalization by the Sanskrit language and the institution of caste, this tradition supplied the cohesion upon which a national consciousness, in its Western sense, is a comparatively recent grafting. The enduring distinctiveness of India, its widely recognized but often bewildering 'diversity of unity', emerges from these pages as a product of geographical simplicity and historical complexity.
'An invaluable work, beautifully illustrated' - The Times 'Francis Watson achieves a brilliant condensation of an overwhelming mass of material and manages to perserve a masterly overall balance' - History Today
The late Francis Watson was Director of Counter-Propaganda to the Government of India and the author of Gandhi, The Trial of Mr Gandhi and The Frontiers of China. A journalist and commentator on Indian affairs, Dilip Hiro's many books include Inside India Today, Dictionary of the Middle East and Holy Wars: The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500283738 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500283737 |
| Title | India: A Concise History |
| Author | Francis Watson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-09-09 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
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