The Resource Empires of the Indus : the story of a river, Alice Albinia
Empires of the Indus : the story of a river, Alice Albinia
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- Summary
- "One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan, millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries used as a tool of imperial expansion; today it is the cement of Pakistan's fractions union." "Empires of the Indus follows the river upstream and back in time, taking the reader on a voyage through two thousand miles of geography and more than live millennia or history redolent with contemporary importance."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- 5
- The Guru's Army
- 6
- Up the Khyber
- 7
- Buddha on the Silk Road
- 8
- Alexander at the Outer Ocean
- 9
- Indra's Beverage
- 1
- 10
- Alluvial Cities
- 11
- Huntress of the Lithic
- 12
- The Disappearing River
- Ramzan in Karachi
- 2
- Conquering the Classic River
- 3
- Ethiopia's First Fruit
- 4
- River Saints
- Isbn
- 9780719560040
- Label
- Empires of the Indus : the story of a river
- Title
- Empires of the Indus
- Title remainder
- the story of a river
- Statement of responsibility
- Alice Albinia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan, millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries used as a tool of imperial expansion; today it is the cement of Pakistan's fractions union." "Empires of the Indus follows the river upstream and back in time, taking the reader on a voyage through two thousand miles of geography and more than live millennia or history redolent with contemporary importance."--BOOK JACKET
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Albinia, Alice
- Dewey number
- 954.91
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Indus civilization
- Indus River
- Indus River Valley
- Indus River Valley
- Label
- Empires of the Indus : the story of a river, Alice Albinia
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-349) and index
- Contents
-
- 5
- The Guru's Army
- 6
- Up the Khyber
- 7
- Buddha on the Silk Road
- 8
- Alexander at the Outer Ocean
- 9
- Indra's Beverage
- 1
- 10
- Alluvial Cities
- 11
- Huntress of the Lithic
- 12
- The Disappearing River
- Ramzan in Karachi
- 2
- Conquering the Classic River
- 3
- Ethiopia's First Fruit
- 4
- River Saints
- Control code
- 000043159366
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xvii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780719560040
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- col. ill., maps
- Label
- Empires of the Indus : the story of a river, Alice Albinia
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-349) and index
- Contents
-
- 5
- The Guru's Army
- 6
- Up the Khyber
- 7
- Buddha on the Silk Road
- 8
- Alexander at the Outer Ocean
- 9
- Indra's Beverage
- 1
- 10
- Alluvial Cities
- 11
- Huntress of the Lithic
- 12
- The Disappearing River
- Ramzan in Karachi
- 2
- Conquering the Classic River
- 3
- Ethiopia's First Fruit
- 4
- River Saints
- Control code
- 000043159366
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xvii, 366 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780719560040
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- col. ill., maps
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