Böcker av Dwijendra Narayan Jha

The editor¿s introduction convincingly refutes the arguments of the critics of the feudal model by drawing comparable material from European as well as Asian countries, and adds new dimention to the feudalism debate by relating it to developments in the field of religion, literature and art.

Identifies some of the stereotypes about Hinduism and shows them to be deeply flawed and having no basis in historical evidence. This book intends to debunk the view that India (called A Bharatau) is timeless, that the first man was born here and that its people were the authors of the first human civilisation.