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041			_aEnglish
082	0	0	_a934 _220 _bALL
100	1		_aAllchin, F. Raymond
245	1	4	_aThe archaeology of early historic South Asia : _bthe emergence of cities and states / _cF.R. Allchin ; with contributions from George Erdosy ... [et al.].
260			_aCambridge : _aNew York, NY, USA : _bCambridge University Press, _c1995.
300			_axvii, 371 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
505			_tPart. I: The background _tPart. II: The rise of cities and states _tPart. III: The Mauryan empire and its aftermath. _tPart. IV: Conclusion.
520			_aCities and states developed in South Asia between c. BC 800 and AD 250, as Hinduism and Buddhism arose and spread. Drawing on archaeological studies and also on texts and inscriptions, this book explores the character of the early Indian cities, paying particular attention to their art and architecture and analysing the political ideas that shaped the state systems. The authors chart the development of the settlement pattern in the Ganges valley through to the rise of cities and the formation of the Mauryan empire and its successor states. They also trace the spread of cities and states throughout South Asia to the opening centuries of the Christian era, offering an Indian perspective on the contacts with the Greek and Roman worlds that followed the invasion of Alexander the Great.
650		0	_aExcavations (Archaeology)
700	1		_aErdosy, George.
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS
100	1		_q(Frank Raymond), _d1923-2010.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 342-357) and index.
650		0	_zSouth Asia.
651		0	_aSouth Asia _xAntiquities.
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/94023181.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam026/94023181.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam021/94023181.html
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