Dr Camilla HoelI seem to be reacting to current events by buying all the books on ancient history. I am not saying it will definitely fix everything, but we will never know if we do not try.
Does anyone have any good recs for introductory books to the Indus Valley civilisation? I say in the confident knowledge that books come with time to read them.
J MillerAs someone who may have a similar problem with books and time …, I find the New Books Network podcasts super helpful, even just reading the episode descriptions. The have a channel focused on ancient history https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/history-1/ancient-history
Melissa@camilla_hoel
You might try adding #histodons or similar hashtags...
Also, for brief overviews, I like this series (but I didn't search for Indus Valley)
https://academic.oup.com/very-short-introductions?login=false
You might try adding #histodons or similar hashtags...
Also, for brief overviews, I like this series (but I didn't search for Indus Valley)
https://academic.oup.com/very-short-introductions?login=false
Crystal@camilla_hoel
I stopped a widow from discarding many translated old books, but I did not find time to read these. I would love to send these 39 books to a good home.
I stopped a widow from discarding many translated old books, but I did not find time to read these. I would love to send these 39 books to a good home.
Bony empath@camilla_hoel My approach for questions like this is to look up the topic on Wikipedia, go to the Further Reading section and see if there's anything by a reputable non-academic publisher. In this case there's nothing that exactly fits the bill. There's one from OUP: Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark; Heuston, Kimberly (2005). The Ancient South Asian World. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517422-9.
And another from a publisher I've never heard of: McIntosh, Jane (2001). A Peaceful Realm: The Rise And Fall of the Indus Civilization. Boulder: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-3532-2.
My other approach is to see if fivebooks.com has any recommendations. They suggest a travelogue/history: Empires of the Indus: The Story of A River
by Alice Albinia