{"product_id":"the-aryan-recasting-constructs","title":"The Aryan: Recasting Constructs","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Romila Thapar\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Three Essays\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 81-88789-68-2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of Essays, written over some years, is not intended as a definitive statement on what is often referred to as ‘the Aryan Question’. It is rather, an attempt to explore aspects of the theme that might further our understanding of an early period of Indian history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe constituents that went into the concept have changed from race, ethnicity and elements of nationality to language, status and culture. This has involved recasting the constructs and has inevitably been controversial. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays attempt to explain how the constructs came to be formulated, why they changed and what might be more meaningful interrogations of this history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Historiography of the Concept of ‘Aryan’\u003cbr\u003eSome Appropriations of the Theory of Aryan Race and the Beginnings of India History\u003cbr\u003eExploring Societies of the Early Past \u003cbr\u003eThe Rgveda: Encapsulating Social Change\u003cbr\u003eThe Archaeological Background to the Agnicayana Ritual \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Romila Thapar \/ Three Essays \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153758908784,"sku":"24672","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/24672.jpg?v=1793913648","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-aryan-recasting-constructs","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}