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Encyclopedia of India

by Stanley Wolpert

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A four-volume survey of the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. Includes more than 600 entries, arranged alphabetically. For students and general readers.

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Stanley A. Wolpert

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Stanley Wolpert is Distinguished Professor of South Asian History Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles

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Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History
DDC/MDS: 954.003 — History & geography History of Asia India Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
LCC: DS405 .E556 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia India (Bharat)
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Asia South General
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Published: 2005
Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History
DDC/MDS: 954.003
LCC: DS405 .E556

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Stanley A. Wolpert

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