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Empires of the Indus: the story of a river

By Alice , Albinia

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN
9780393063226, 0393063224
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1594808 bytes)
Edition
First American edition
Pages
(xvii, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Indus civilization;History;Indus River -- History;

Description

Ramzan in Karachi -- Conquering the classic river -- Ethiopia's first fruit -- River saints -- The guru's army -- Up the Khyber -- Buddha on the Silk Road -- Alexander at the Outer Ocean -- Indra's beverage -- Alluvial cities -- Huntress of the Lithic -- The disappearing river.;Describes the turbulent history of the Indus River, one of the largest in the world, presenting a historical narrative of the people and civilizations that have lived along its banks in Tibet, India, and Pakistan through time. Ramzan in Karachi -- Conquering the classic river -- Ethiopia's first fruit -- River saints -- The guru's army -- Up the Khyber -- Buddha on the Silk Road -- Alexander at the Outer Ocean -- Indra's beverage -- Alluvial cities -- Huntress of the Lithic -- The disappearing river.

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