India

Informationen zum Autor John Keay is the author of four acclaimed histories: 'The Honourable Company', 'Last Post', about the imperial disengagement of the Far East; the two-volume 'Explorers of the Western Himalayas' and 'India: A History'. His books on India include 'India Discovered', 'Into India' and 'The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named'. John Keay is married with four children, lives in Scotland and is co-editor with Julia Keay of the 'Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland'. Klappentext The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India - from ancient time to the modern day. Five millennia of the sub-continent's social, economic, political and cultural history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East. Zusammenfassung The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India – from ancient time to the modern day. Five millennia of the sub-continent’s social, economic, political and cultural history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East.

Product details

• Authors: John Keay, Keay John
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.07.2010
• EAN: 9780007307753
• ISBN: 978-0-00-730775-3
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 45 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Indien, Asiatische Geschichte, Indien / Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft, Recht, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, India, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / India