The ancient Indus: urbanism, economy, and society / Rita P. Wright
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010Description: xix, 396 p.: ill., maps; 24 cmISBN: 9780521572194 (hardback); 0521572193 (hardback); 9780521576529 (pbk.); 0521576520 (pbk.)Subject(s): Indus Civilization -- Ancient History | Harappakultur | Asia -- Archaeological HistoryDDC classification: 934Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 934 WRI/A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 18/10/2024 | P10561 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-383) and index.
A long-forgotten civilization -- Geographical and environmental settings -- From foraging to farming and pastoralism -- An era of expansion and transformation -- Urbanism and states: cities, regions, and edge zones -- Agropastoral and craft-producing economies I -- Intensification and specialization -- Agropastoral and craft-producing economies II -- Diversification, organization of production, and distribution -- The lure of distant lands -- Landscapes of order and difference -- the cultural construction of space, place, and social difference -- Models for Indus religious ideologies -- The decline and transformation and the comparative study of early states.
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