A Brief History of India

Due to the continuity of its civilization and the diversity of its cultures, India is like a history museum. Danielou's observations of India create a thoroughly engaging and readable journey through time, with a marvelous level of detail and comprehensiveness.

<p><strong>A Brief History of India</strong> <br /><br />Preface vii<br /><br />Part One<br /><em>Origins</em><br />1 The First Civilization: The Proto-Australoids<br />2 The Second Civilization: The Dravidians<br />3 The Third Civilization: The Aryans<br /></p><p>Part Two<br /><em>The Beginnings of History<br /></em>4 The Sources<br />5 Buddhism and the Empire of Magadha<br />6 The Iranian and Greek Invasions<br /><br />Part Three<br /><em>The Great Empires<br /></em>7 The Maurya Empire<br />8 The Shungas and the Kanvas<br />9 The Romans, Scythians, and Parthians<br />10 The Andhra Empire<br />11 The Golden Age of the Guptas (300-600 c.e.)<br />12 The Deccan Kingdoms (Third to Sixth Centuries)<br />13 The Vardhamanas (Sixth to Seventh Century)<br /><br />Part Four<br /><em>The Medieval Period (Eighth to Twelfth Centuries)<br /></em>14 The Eastern and Southern Kingdoms<br />15 The Rajputs (Ninth to Twelfth Centuries)<br />16 Colonial Expansion<br /><br />Part Five<br /><em>Muslim Domination</em> <br />17 The Arabs, Turks, and Afghans<br />18 The Vijayanagar Empire<br />19 The Mogul Empire<br /><br />Part Six<br /><em>The Europeans in India</em><br />20 The Pioneers<br />21 The British East India Company<br />22 Anglo-French Conflicts<br />23 The Growth of British Power<br />24 The End of the Empire and Independence<br /><br />Part Seven<br /><em>India after Independence</em><br />25 Congress and the Nehru &quot;Dynasty&quot;<br />26 Pakistan<br />27 National Challenges<br /><br />Editor's Note: Subsequent Developments 1983-2002<br />Chronological Table<br />Bibliography<br />Index<br /></p>