Time as a metaphor of history : early India / Romila Thapar.

Author
Thapar, Romila [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Delhi ; London : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Description
1 online resource (viii, 53 pages)

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Thapar examines the link between time and history through the use of cyclic and linear concepts of time, and argues for the existence of historical consciousness in early India, on the evidence of early texts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9780199081912 (ebook) :
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