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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb. A must-read for anyone interested in Indology.
Very authoritative and scholarly. Covers the subject extensively. The next best thing to reading the research papers on the subject. This is one book which must be read by any one who wishes to speak on the subject of "aryas" in general, and ancient South-Asia in particular. A truly excellent book, but then, one expects nothing less from Allchin et al.
Published on January 23, 1998
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Has useful material but weak in the understanding of texts
The most useful section of the book is the material on Sri Lanka, especially the discovery of Brahmi there for 450 BC. The material on India is presented very unimaginatively and there is an unwarranted, cursory dismissal of the work of Jim Shaffer. The analysis of the Vedic textual sources is very weak and generally incorrect.
Published on January 29, 1999
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb. A must-read for anyone interested in Indology.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States (Paperback)
Very authoritative and scholarly. Covers the subject extensively. The next best thing to reading the research papers on the subject. This is one book which must be read by any one who wishes to speak on the subject of "aryas" in general, and ancient South-Asia in particular. A truly excellent book, but then, one expects nothing less from Allchin et al.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Has useful material but weak in the understanding of texts,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States (Paperback)
The most useful section of the book is the material on Sri Lanka, especially the discovery of Brahmi there for 450 BC. The material on India is presented very unimaginatively and there is an unwarranted, cursory dismissal of the work of Jim Shaffer. The analysis of the Vedic textual sources is very weak and generally incorrect.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Informative,
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This review is from: The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States (Paperback)
A well-considered group of essays by experts in the early history of South Asia. Well-written and interesting.
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The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: The Emergence of Cities and States by F. Raymond Allchin (Hardcover - September 29, 1995)
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