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About a fifth of humankind live in the countries of the Indian subcontinent - India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - which are the subject of this atlas. The region has been home to complex human societies from very ancient times. Two of the world's major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, came into being there, as many Muslims have lived there as in the rest of the world together, and it has sheltered, or given birth to, several important religious minorities. This atlas sets out to provide an introduction to India's rich cultural history, its social and political organization, religions, arts and architecture, literature and science. The themes of the atlas are to show that while the Indian subcontinent is in many ways culturally distinct, at no stage in its history has it been cut off from its neighbors or immune from external influences. This has resulted in great linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity. In their turn, the peoples of the subcontinent have influenced other societies and countries distant from them. While there has been conflict, oppression and exploitation, its different societies and cultures have lived alongside each other over long perio

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Author

Johnson, Gordon Ph. D

Publisher

Andromeda Oxford limited

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816030132

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.7 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14