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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World (B&N Exclusive Edition)

By William Dalrymple
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By William Dalrymple
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Whether in art, culture, religion, science or, well, you name it, India has long been an essential driver of progress. This expansive survey of India's contributions is an ode to a nation too often misunderstood.

This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition features stunning stenciled edges and beautifully designed endpapers.

The internationally bestselling author of The Anarchy returns with a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia's under-recognized role in producing the world as we know it.

For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilization, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature...

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