Age of Iron and the Religious Revolution C 700 C 350 BC

Krishna Mohan Shrimali

ISBN 10: 8189487132 / ISBN 13: 9788189487133

Published by Tulika Books, New Delhi, 2007

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Contents General Editor's preface. Author's preface. 1. The Iron Age surplus and economic change c. 700 c. 350 BC. 2. Settlements towns and the social order. 3. Polities and formation of states. 4. The Religious Revolution. Chronology. Index. This monograph deals with a very important phase of Indian history spanning c. 700 and c. 350 BC. During the period iron technology diffused transforming and multiplying tools cities arose and commerce spread the caste system assumed practically all its essential features powerful states were formed with armies and bureaucracies and finally Jainism and Buddhism brought about a veritable Religious Revolution. All this is described in four chapters with clarity and precision but with no attempt to conceal points of controversy. Special notes are furnished on punch marked coinage the Northern Black Polished Ware problems of chronology and the arrival of writing. Nine extracts from source give the reader a taste of the textual sources. There are twelve illustrations and seven maps and a chronological table at the end. Each chapter is provided with a bibliographical note indicating sources and suggesting further reading. 160 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Age of Iron and the Religious Revolution C 700 C 350 BC
• Publisher: Tulika Books, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8189487132
• ISBN 13: 9788189487133
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: New
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This work is described in four chapters with clarity and precision, but with no attempt to conceal points of controversy.