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Inscriptions of nature : geology and the naturalization of antiquity Pratik Chakrabarti.

By: Publication details: Maryland: John Hopkins University Press, 2020.Description: xii, 263pISBN:
  • 9781421438740
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 934.3 C349I 23
LOC classification:
  • DS485.G647 C43 2020
Contents:
Introduction. Past unlimited -- The canal of Zabita Khan : the nature of history -- Ancient alluviums : landscapes of antiquity -- Mythic pasts and naturalized histories : the deep history of sacred geography -- Remnants of the race : geology and the naturalization of human antiquity -- The other side of Tethys : Gondwana and the geology of primitivism -- Conclusion: The new deep history.
Summary: "This theoretical book is a work of history and of cultural studies. Through analyses of Gondwana, India, and its geological, anthropological, and cultural histories, the book describes how human evolution, mythological geographies, tribal aboriginality, and colonial state formation fundamentally defined India's antiquity"--
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Books Books Central Library, IISER Bhopal Reference Section Reference 934.3 C349I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Reserve 10565

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Past unlimited -- The canal of Zabita Khan : the nature of history -- Ancient alluviums : landscapes of antiquity -- Mythic pasts and naturalized histories : the deep history of sacred geography -- Remnants of the race : geology and the naturalization of human antiquity -- The other side of Tethys : Gondwana and the geology of primitivism -- Conclusion: The new deep history.

"This theoretical book is a work of history and of cultural studies. Through analyses of Gondwana, India, and its geological, anthropological, and cultural histories, the book describes how human evolution, mythological geographies, tribal aboriginality, and colonial state formation fundamentally defined India's antiquity"--

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