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The Golden Road

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Bestselling historian William Dalrymple reinstates India as the great superpower of Ancient Asia.

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A Waterstones and TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
A SPECTATOR and History Today BOOK OF THE YEAR

A revolutionary new history of the diffusion of Indian ideas, from the award-winning, bestselling author and co-host of the chart-topping Empire podcast

‘Richly woven, highly readable … Written with passion and verve’ Spectator
‘Dazzling … Not just a historical study but also a love letter’ Guardian
An outstanding new account … The most compelling retelling we have had for generationsFinancial Times

India is the forgotten heart of the ancient world.

In the millennium and a half from c. 250 BC to 1200 AD, Indian art, religion, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world – a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific.

Here, William Dalrymple draws from a lifetime of scholarship to highlight India’s oft-forgotten position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. For the first time, he gives a name to this spread of Indian ideas that transformed the culture and technology of not only its ancient world, but of the world as we know it today.

Praise for William Dalrymple and The Anarchy

‘A superb historian with a visceral understanding of India’ The Times
Magnificently readable, deeply researched and richly atmospheric’ Francis Wheen, Mail on Sunday

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Weight 0.48 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 13 × 4 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

496

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

934 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K