Empires of the Indus : the story of a river / Alice Albinia.
Empires of the Indus : the story of a river / Alice Albinia.
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Publisher
London : John Murray, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N954.91/13
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
1 Ramzan in Karachi -- 2 Conquering the Classic River -- 3 Ethiopia's First Fruit -- 4 River Saints -- 5 The Guru's Army -- 6 Up the Khyber -- 7 Buddha on the Silk Road -- 8 Alexander at the Outer Ocean -- 9 Indra's Beverage -- 10 Alluvial Cities -- 11 Huntress of the Lithic -- 12 The Disappearing R...
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Publisher
London : John Murray, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan, millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries used as a tool of imperial expansion; today it is the cement of Pakistan's fractions union." "Empires of the Indus follows the river upstream and bac...
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Empires of the Indus : the story of a river / Alice Albinia.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-349) and index.
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N954.91/13
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74VMb2aKMzJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMb2aKMzJX
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ISBN
9780719560040 (pbk.)
0719560039 (hbk.)
9780719560033 (hbk.)
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954.91
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991000649759702626
