A History of India: An Ancient Land's Renewed Destiny/印度史：东方古国的旧邦新

"This book is a classic, comprehensive history of India. Widely popular and continuously reprinted since its first publication, it is now available in its eighth edition. It distills over 4,000 years of Indian history into an elegant and engaging narrative, written in lively prose. The book discusses India's rapidly expanding population, industries, and economy, while also offering a perspective on its future. The eighth edition incorporates the latest scholarship, shedding light on new developments and trends concerning the Indian diaspora, the economy, and nuclear weapons. Maintaining a balanced perspective, it authentically presents the story of an ancient land's renewed destiny, depicting both the glorious achievements of Indian civilization and sharply pointing out its persistent social inequalities and economic and political corruption.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿4000¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Stanley Albert WolpertProfessor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was a distinguished Indologist and a scholar of the modern political, social, and intellectual history of India and Pakistan.¿¿¿·¿¿¿¿·¿¿¿¿¿Stanley Wolpert¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿