Indian Civilization : The First Phase. Problems of a Sourcebook (Based on the Proceedings of a Seminar)

orig.cloth Rubbed. Binding stained. Good., dustwrapper. 23x17cm, xxii,305pp, In a torn, chipped & rubbed dustwrapper. Series: Transactions of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Vol.17 / Sourcebook of Indian civilization series, 1. Contains 55 papers. Includes: On Kroeber's Nature of Culture & the Ancient Oikoumenê; The Indian Concept of Civilization in the Modern Context; Indian History & Civilization: Anthropological Perspectives; Encapsulation as an Alternative to the Difficulties of Periodizing Indian History; On Periodization; Eastern Vernaculars: Geographical & Chronological Limits; Ancient Indian Terms as Guide-Lines; Methodology of a Sourcebook; Utilization of Literary Materials in Sanskrit; Sangam Literature as a Source; Literary Material on Jainism; Eastern (NIA) Vernaculars as a Source; A Word-Study Approach; Area & Time Dimensions of Philosophy, Religion & Art; Indian Diplomatic Theories in Ancient Cambodia (200-1300 AD); Art & Architectural Motifs in India & South-east Asia; Karnataka Region & Its Asian Contacts; etc. Rubbed. Binding stained. Good., dustwrapper.…