Somanatha - The Many Voices of a History

Zusatztext “Romila Thapar is the most eminent Indian historian.”—Eric Hobsbawm (in praise of The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 ) Informationen zum Autor Romila Thapar is Emeritus Professor in History at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has served as visiting professor at Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania and is currently the Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South at the Library of Congress. Among her previous books are Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, Indian Tales, and The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300 . Klappentext An explosive account, drawing together and placing in context the many interpretations of a pivotal moment in Indian history, which dispels the myths and inventions of Hindu nationalism. Zusammenfassung The story of the raid of Somanatha is one of the founding myths of modern Indian national identity. The Muslim Mahmud of Ghazni established an empire at the beginning of the 11th century that spread from Turkey to northern India.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Romila Thapar, Thapar Romila
• Editore: Verso
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.08.2005
• EAN: 9781844670208
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-020-8
• Pagine: 265
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; India, CE period up to c 1500, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, HISTORY / Asia / South / India