Coromandel : a personal history of South India
Allen, Charles, 1940-2017
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Coromandel was the name given by European traders to India's south-eastern seaboard, a corruption of the Tamil Cholamandalam, after the temple-building Chola kings who ruled the southern peninsula for centuries prior to the Islamic invasions. Highly acclaimed historian Charles Allen explores the astonishing Buddhist and Jain civilisations that flourished all along India's eastern seaboard before Hinduism became the established religion. In this book, Allen continues his investigation into early Indian history, begun in Ashoka. At each point in his journey through the Indian south he meets local historians, gurus, politicians and other colourful personalities, and with their help uncovers some extraordinary stories about the past.
Main title:
Coromandel : a personal history of South India / Charles Allen.
Author:
Allen, Charles, 1940-, author
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 2017.
Collation:
xv, 411 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408705391 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
954.8954
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1059523