Ganges : the many pasts of an Indian River /

Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that navigated its waters, and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sen, Sudipta (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Temas:
HISTORY > Asia > General.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Travel.
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh) > Description and travel.
Ganges River Valley (India and Bangladesh)
Gange (Inde et Bangladesh : Fleuve) > Descriptions et voyages.
Gange, Vallée du (Inde et Bangladesh)
Asia > Ganges River.
Asia > Ganges River Valley.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The world of pilgrims
  • Ganga descends
  • Digging out of prehistory
  • Rise of the warring kingdoms
  • Guardians of the middle country
  • The goddess of fortune
  • Crucible of empires
  • The making of the agrarian heartland
  • The Ganges in the age of empire
  • Epilogue: The two bodies of the river.

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