Inscriptions of nature : geology and the naturalization of antiquity Pratik Chakrabarti.
Publication details: Maryland: John Hopkins University Press, 2020.Description: xii, 263pISBN:- 9781421438740
- 934.3 C349I 23
- DS485.G647 C43 2020
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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