Rethinking India's past
/ by R.S. Sharma.
. — New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2010..
viii, 299 p. 22 cm.
Sources and review of early socio-economic history -- Exploiting history through archaeology -- Writings on early Indian polity -- Studies in ancient polity -- Early story of oriental despotism: A critique -- Writings on Śūdras -- Historiography of the ancient social order -- Light on Satī system -- Some Western views on the state and economy in early India -- Mode of production in ancient India -- Stages in ancient economy -- Transition from ancient to medieval -- Introducing early medieval Indian society -- How feudal was Indian feudalism? -- Historical archaeology and urban decay -- Social changes in early medieval India (circa AD 500-1200) -- Need for an integrated approach -- Main trends in Indian history -- From kin to class -- Rahula Sankrityayana and social changes -- Rethinking the past.
