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It is based on an objective assessment of both literary and archaeological sources.

A HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE 12TH CENTURY Upinder Singh Delhi Chennai Chandigarh Upper Saddle River Boston London Sydney Singapore Hong Kong Toronto Tokyo Brief Contents Photographs, Maps, and Figures About the Author Preface Acknowledgements A Readers Guide Introduction: Ideas of the Early Indian Past 1.

Professor Singh seems to have given us a singularly learned, well-written, and detailed introduction to the study of ancient India.

It is possible to have disagreement with Professor Singh on various issues, but that, in fact, lends charm to what she writes because what would a book like this be worth unless it can generate debates in the class-room Dilip K.

Chakrabarti, University of Cambridge The books unusual format consists of not only a narrative text, but boxed information from original sources and research works, and on key concepts, which the students will find instructive.

The website for further references and reading makes a supplement to the narrative.

Due attention is paid to regional histories, especially South India and sources in regional languages.

R. Champakalakshmi, The Hindu, 13 October 2008.

Singularly impressive for its make-up and appearance, this textbook is the first of its kind in the country.

Each chapter of the book contains a critical reappraisal of sources and the development of historical knowledge.

Unsettled issues have been dealt with through the debates without losing their complexity and thus creating awareness of various scholars valuable contributions towards the construction of historical knowledge.

Rajan Gurukkal, The Book Review, October 2008 Professor Singh has succeeded in her venture of producing a balanced and stimulating textbook on the early Indian past.

She has followed recent trends in historiography, incorporating into her book new theoretical perspectives, scientific technologies, and the enormously growing archaeological data.

Often neglected South Indian history is also adequately represented.

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N. Karashima, University of Tokyo With its in-depth assessment of the literary and archaeological sources and theoretical discourses, this book provides a unique and long overdue introduction to the study of Indian history to the 12th century, which gives full coverage also to peninsular India.

Ten chapters pan across the whole canvas, from prehistory and protohistory to ancient and early medieval history.

The panorama is interspersed with inset capsules where some themes are picked out to illustrate larger elements in the chapters.

Singhs deep affection for all kinds of ancient Indians has ensured that.

Early India is not merely humanised through such capsules and sources, it is also illuminated by the roughly 450 illustrations that accompany the text.

Nayanjot Lahiri, India Today, 11 August 2008 This up-to-date, lavishly illustrated, and thoughtfully-designed volume is clearly the new standard against which future texts will be measured.

Singhs overview of early Indian history deftly integrates archaeological data in a way few, if any, other reviews have achieved or ventured.

That she is able to do justice to regional specificity, occupational diversity, and cultural complexity is a testament to her powerful historical vision.

The most enduring value of Upinder Singhs new synthesis is the way in which it aims to create not simply consumers but producers of historical thought.

Kathleen D. Morrison, Seminar, 593, January 2009 Singh.

In an era when most historians are torn between different and contending theories, Singh remains rooted to facts and analysis without ever committing the error of claiming that she has said the last word on the subject.

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