The geopolitical orbits of ancient India: the geographical frames of the ancient Indian dynasties

This volume shows how power politics in ancient India revolved around certaindefined geo-political orbits. In doing so it proposes a new model for understanding the political history of ancient India. INDICE: Preface; 1.: The Purpose of the Volume; 2.: The First Orbits: The Dominance of the Gangetic India, Legendary Beginnings to c. 200 BC; 3.: TheShift of the Focus to Orissa, the Deccan and Malwa, c. 200 BC-c. 300 AD; 4.: The Re-emergence of the Gangetic Orbit, and the Regional Power Centres, c. 300AD to c. 800 AD; 5.: The Supra-Regional Orbits of the North and the South, c.800 AD to c. 1000 AD; 6.: The Thrusts and Counter-thrusts of Power, c. 1000 AD to c. 1300 AD; 7.: The Emerging Historical-Geographical Pattern of India's Ancient Political History; References; Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-806989-8
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés