SWIFT HORSES, SHARP SWORDS BY AMIT AGARWAL

Swift Horses Sharp Swords presents the grand sweep of Indian history of antiquity in a compact and readable survey. The author provides a panaromic view about the cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro of the Indus Valley civilizations all the way to the modern India. This book addresses the history, literature and material culture of peoples of Turkish origins in India over the eleventh to eighteenth centuries. Although many ruling dynasties and members of the elite in this period claimed Turkish descent, this aspect of their identity has seldom received much scholarly attention. The discussion is enriched by a focus on connections and comparisons with other parts of the broader world. The authors examine the major wars, political, economic, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent. This text is an authoritative and detailed account which emphasises and analyses the structural pattern of Indian history. Overall, this would be a perfect textbook for any who wants to study India.

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