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082			_a954.802 SAS
100			_aSastri, Nilakanta K A
245			_aHistory of South India: From Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar
250			_a4
260			_bOxford University Press _c1997 _aNew Delhi
300			_a481
520			_aThis classic text provides a comprehensive account of the much-neglected history of peninsular India from the earliest times to seventeenth century It delineates the role of south India in the shaping of the history of the subcontinent. The exhaustive narrative traces the changing political formations, institutional forces, and administrative structures and also gives a panoramic view of social and economic conditions, literature, religion, philosophy, and art and architecture. An introduction by R. Champakalakshmi locates the relevance of Shastri's work in the larger context of history writing on south India. This book will interest students, teachers, and scholars of ancient Indian history, as well as lay readers, specially those interested in the history of south India.
650			_aSociety and Economy
650			_aHistory of India
650			_aSouth Asia
650			_avijayanagar
942			_cBK _2ddc
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