01092nam a2200181Ia 4500003000400000005001700004008004000021020001800061040000700079041000800086082001300094100001500107245002300122260004400145300003100189520065300220650003700873OSt20250725090620.0210210b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0 00 255717 7  cAL  aeng  a954 KEAI  a John Keay  aIndiab: a history  aLondonbHarper Collins Publishersc2000  axxviii,576p.bHBc24x16cm.  aJohn Keay's India: A History is a probing and provocative chronicle of five thousand years of South Asian history, from the first Harrapan settlements on the banks of the Indus River to the recent nuclear-arms race. In a tour de force of narrative history, Keay blends together insights from a variety of scholarly fields and weaves them together to chart the evolution of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and peoples that makes up the modern nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Authoritative and eminently readable, India: A History is a compelling epic portrait of one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations.  aIndian history ancient to modern