TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sharma,Ram Sharan
TI  - Rethinking India`s past 
SN  - 9780198068297
AV  - DS435 .S54 2009
U1  - 907.20954 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - India
KW  - Historiography
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sources and review of early socio-economic history -- Exploiting history through archaeology -- Writings on early Indian polity -- Studies in ancient polity -- Early story of oriental despotism: A critique -- Writings on Śūdras -- Historiography of the ancient social order -- Light on Satī system -- Some Western views on the state and economy in early India -- Mode of production in ancient India -- Stages in ancient economy -- Transition from ancient to medieval -- Introducing early medieval Indian society -- How feudal was Indian feudalism? -- Historical archaeology and urban decay -- Social changes in early medieval India (circa AD 500-1200) -- Need for an integrated approach -- Main trends in Indian history -- From kin to class - Rahula Sankrityayana and social changes -- Rethinking the past
N2  - Covers Vedic period to 12th century
ER  -