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Journal of Asian Studies (1985) 44 (2): 447–448.
Published: 01 February 1985
...Romila Thapar The Legend of King Aśoka: A Study and Translation of the Aśokāvadāna . By John S. Strong . Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press , 1983 . xii, 336 pp. Appendix, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. $28.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1985 1985...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1987) 46 (2): 442–444.
Published: 01 May 1987
... From Lineage to State: Social Formations in the Mid-First Millennium B.C. in the Ganga Valley. By ROMILA THAPAR. Bombay: Oxford University Press, 1984. 189 pp. Bibliography, Index. Rs. 110. Romila Thapar's book is a pioneering study of change in Ancient India from social formations classified...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1999) 58 (1): 252–253.
Published: 01 February 1999
...Richard P. Tucker The Land of the Tiger: A Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent . By Valmik Thapar . Berkeley : University of California Press , 1998 . Copublication with BBC Books. 288 pp. $29.95 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1999 1999 252...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2006) 65 (4): 852–853.
Published: 01 November 2006
...Frank F. Conlons Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History . By Romila Thapar . London and New York : Verso , 2005 . xxi , 265 pp. $25.00 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2006 2006 852 T H E J O U R N A L O F A S I A N S T U D I E S Brahmins devoted to vedic...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1994) 53 (1): 271–272.
Published: 01 February 1994
...Tammy S. J. Lanaghan Interpreting Early India . By Romila Thapar . Delhi : Oxford University Press , 1992 . viii, 181 pp. $19.95. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1994 1994 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA 271 arguments for why this identification is not made earlier...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1961) 21 (1): 112–113.
Published: 01 November 1961
... of Technology Icons in Bronze. An Introduction to Indian Metal Images. By Lieut.-Gen. D. R. THAPAR. New York: Asia Publishing House, 1961. xx, 171. Illustrated, Maps, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. I9.25. In both preface and epilogue the author insists upon the introductory purpose of his book. He wishes...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1961) 21 (1): 111–112.
Published: 01 November 1961
... of Technology Icons in Bronze. An Introduction to Indian Metal Images. By Lieut.-Gen. D. R. THAPAR. New York: Asia Publishing House, 1961. xx, 171. Illustrated, Maps, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. I9.25. In both preface and epilogue the author insists upon the introductory purpose of his book. He wishes...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1987) 46 (2): 444–446.
Published: 01 May 1987
... to justify breaking lineage solidarity. Thapar argues that it is incorrect to pose an insurmountable dichotomy between lineage and state. There is.a considerable shading off from one to the other. The lineage-state "symbiosis" survived intact, for instance, in the pre-British jdti and intra-jdti pancdyat...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1996) 55 (1): 198–199.
Published: 01 February 1996
... include Richard Gombrich's "Asoka The Great Upasaka," Romila Thapar's "Asoka and Buddhism as Reflected in the Asokan Edicts," Ananda W. P. Guruge's "Emperor Asoka and Buddhism: Unresolved Discrepancies between Buddhist Tradition and Asokan Inscriptions," and "Emperor Asoka's Place in History: A Review...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1988) 47 (4): 910–911.
Published: 01 November 1988
... to the characterization of other great religiocultural traditions. DANIEL GOLD Cornell University Situating Indian History: For Sarvepalli Gopal. Edited by SABYASACHI B H A T TACHARYA and ROMILA THAPAR. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1986. viii, 463 pp. $22.50. Situating Indian History is a collection of thirteen...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1975) 34 (3): 850–851.
Published: 01 May 1975
..., van Lohuizen-de Leeuw); descriptions of concepts relating to distributions of artifact types (B. Allchin, Glover, Biscione, Thapar, Stacul, McCutchion and Stargardt); examinations of critical monuments (Piperno, Taddei, MacDowall, Whitehouse, and Harle); environmental studies (Goudie, Leshnik...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1975) 34 (3): 850.
Published: 01 May 1975
..., van Lohuizen-de Leeuw); descriptions of concepts relating to distributions of artifact types (B. Allchin, Glover, Biscione, Thapar, Stacul, McCutchion and Stargardt); examinations of critical monuments (Piperno, Taddei, MacDowall, Whitehouse, and Harle); environmental studies (Goudie, Leshnik...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2006) 65 (4): 850–852.
Published: 01 November 2006
... to behave as true kings, devoted to Brahmins and ruling the people justly (p. 41). MIKAEL AKTOR University of Southern Denmark Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History. By ROMILA THAPAR. London and New York: Verso, 2005. xxi, 265 pp. $25.00 (cloth). In the eleventh century CE, Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni led...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1994) 53 (1): 270–271.
Published: 01 February 1994
... THAPAR. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992. viii, 181 pp. $19.95. This collection of six articles originally published between 1977 and 1989 is one more contribution by Romila Thapar to the ever-growing secondary literature on the theme of Orientalism. The central theme has been summarized by Thapar...
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Journal of Asian Studies (2006) 65 (4): 853–854.
Published: 01 November 2006
... S O U T H A S I A 853 puranas and mahatmyas that must have been composed to defend the true dharma in a hostile environment. These are interesting ideas, worth further consideration, but are scarcely adequate to erode the strength of Thapar s exposition. Thapar notes (pp. 134 ff) that the current...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1996) 55 (1): 197–198.
Published: 01 February 1996
... chapters comprising this collection were actually published before 1987 as parts of other books or as articles in journals. The seven essays comprising this volume include Richard Gombrich's "Asoka The Great Upasaka," Romila Thapar's "Asoka and Buddhism as Reflected in the Asokan Edicts," Ananda W. P...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1994) 53 (1): 272–274.
Published: 01 February 1994
..., which she identifies as the most serious problem of the Europeans' historiography. In the final article of the book, "Society and Historical Consciousness: The Itihasapurana Tradition," Thapar introduces the reader to the ancient Indian sources of history, namely the Vedas, ddnastutis/akhydnas, epics...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1999) 58 (1): 253–255.
Published: 01 February 1999
... is particularly critical of the destructive work of political and economic elites. Finally there is a key chapter entitled "The Tiger's Domain," in which Thapar surveys his greatest passion, the system of national parks and reserves which have attracted relatively high levels of funding and attention in defense...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1979) 38 (2): 408–409.
Published: 01 February 1979
... in this volume, along with transcriptions of discussions that followed presentations. The editor has also included a paper by Romila Thapar that originally appeared in Daedalus (Spring 1975). Ms. Thapar apparently was not at the seminar; her article is one of the few (out of a total of twenty-three) showing...
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Journal of Asian Studies (1986) 45 (3): 634–635.
Published: 01 May 1986
..., while Madan adds to the picture the ideology of the Kashmiri Pandit Brahman householder: he is a man who completes his particular identity through fulfillment of family and social relationships and devotion to God. J. C. Heesterman, Romila Thapar, and S. J. Tambiah develop historical perspectives...