The Economic History of Ancient India

Contents: 1. The Palaeolithic age. 2. The Neolithic age. 3. The copper age. 4. The Rig Vedic Age. 5. The Brahmana period. 6. The age of Gautama Buddha. 7. The Maurya period. 8. The Andhra-Kushana period. 9. The Gupta period. 10. The age of Harsha. Subject index.

"This book is a compilation of the famous series of lectures delivered by the author at Kalikata Vidyapith (Calcutta). The book successfully presents the facts in a connected manner with a view of illustrate the gradual development of the economic conditions from the earliest times. In doing so the author has extensively made use of the original Sanskrit texts - both Brahmanical and Buddhist." (jacket)