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Pande, G. C.

Foundations of Indian culture : dimensions of ancient Indian social history / G. C. Pande - 2nd ed. - Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2007. - 2 v. (xi, 378 p. ; vi, 284 p) : ill.

v 1. Spiritual vision and symbolic forms in ancient India --
v 2. Dimensions of ancient Indian social history. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : Introduction--Geographical identity--
1. Growth of population--
2. Economic ideas and attitudes--
3. Vedic pattern of livelihood--
4. Rural agrarian pattern in the post-vedic age
5. The urban patterns--
6. The standards of living--
7. The development of socio-ethical ideas--
8. Socio-historical order : vedic --
9. Socio-historical order : post-vedic --
10. Political order and ideas.

The two volumes together may be described as search for the original ideational foundation of Indian culture.
Volume I deals with
The present vol. II deals with the dimensions of ancient Indian social history.

ISBN: 9788120807129 9788120807105 9788120807112

Subjects--Topical Terms:
India-ancient history

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India --Civilization --To 1200.
India --Social conditions --To 1200.

Dewey Class. No.: 934 / PAN-F