| The History of India - Volume 1 Contributor(s): Elphinstone, Mountstuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108056210 ISBN-13: 9781108056212 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 954 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal A |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.78 lbs) 646 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Appointed through family influence to the East India Company, Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) arrived on the subcontinent in 1796, quickly learning Persian and developing an interest in Indian civilisation. After postings in Benares, Afghanistan and Poona, he became governor in 1819 of the recently acquired territory that became known as the Bombay Presidency, where he remained until his resignation in 1827. On his return to England, he devoted much of his time to writing and was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society. This two-volume history, based on a range of Indian sources and first published in 1841, is infused with his lifelong understanding of Indian culture, science and philosophy. A scholarly refutation of James Mill's History, it was the most popular work of its kind among the early Victorian public. Volume 1 contains a topographical introduction and covers the history of the Indian subcontinent to the thirteenth century. |
