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.
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India-ancient history
India --Civilization --To 1200. India --Social conditions --To 1200.