Iron and Social Change in Early India (Debates in Indian History and Society)

The role iron technology played in the development of a settled agrarian civilization in India has long been controversially debated. In this volume, B.P. Sahu introduces a selection of seminal essays by leading scholars in the field, including D.D. Kosambi, R.S. Sharma, D.K.Chakrabarti and Shereen Ratnagar. Each thesis is placed in its historical and theoretical context, clarifying the dimensions of this ongoing and tangled debate. Seeking to give a fully comprehensive overview, Sahu also includes a collection of essays offering fresh regional perspectives on Northern and Central India, Kathiawar and Tamil Nadu. Ancient Kosala And Magadha / D.d. Kosambi -- Material Background Of The Origin Of Buddhism / R.s. Sharma -- Protohistoric Chronology And Technology And Ecological Factors / D.p. Agrawal -- Problem Of The Beginning Of The Iron Age In India / Radomír Pleiner -- City In Early Historical India / A. Ghosh -- Beginning Of Iron And Social Change In India / Dilip K. Chakrabarti -- Technology And Social Change In Early Indian History / Niharranjan Ray -- Iron Tools, Forest Clearance, And Urbanization In The Gangetic Plains / Makkham Lal -- Material Background Of The Genesis Of The State And Complex Society In The Middle Gangetic Plains / R. S. Sharma -- Iron Age In India / Dilip K. Chakrabarti And Nayanjot Lahiri -- Archaeology And The State / Shereen Ratnagar -- Agricultural Production During The Early Iron Age In Northern India / M.d.n. Sahi -- Impact Of Metal Technology Of Economic Development / Vibha Tripathi -- Changing Settlement Patterns In Kathiawar / Supriya Varma -- Aspects Of Early Iron Age Economy / Rajan Gurukkal. Edited By Bhairabi Prasad Sahu. Compiled Articles, Some Previously Published. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [232]-237) And Index.