India Discovered

The Recovery of a Lost Civilization

John Keay

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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
15 December 2001

History; Historiography; Asian history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.

Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in both character and continuity. How this extraordinary change in perception came about is the subject of this fascinating book.

The story, here reconstructed for the first time, is one of painstaking scholarship primed by a succession of sensational discoveries. The excitement of unearthing a city twice as old as Rome, the realization that the Buddha was not a god but a historical figure, the glories of a literature as rich as anything known in Europe, the drama of encountering a veritable Sistine chapel deep in the jungle, and the sheer delight of categorizing ‘the most glorious galaxy of monuments in the world’ fell, for the most part, to men who were officials of the British Raj. Their response to the unfamiliar – the explicitly sexual statuary, the incomprehensible scripts, the enigmatic architecture – and the revelations which resulted, revolutionized ideas not just about India but about civilization as a white man’s prerogative.

A companion volume by the author of the highly praised India: A History and The Great Arc.

By: John Keay
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9780007123001
ISBN 10: 0007123000
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 December 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Keay is an author and broadcaster specialising in Asian history and current affairs. His other books include: Into India, When Men and Mountains Meet, Eccentric Travellers and Explorers Extraordinary. He lives with his wife Julia in Argyll, Scotland.

Reviews for India Discovered: The Recovery of a Lost Civilization

'A gripping, erudite and witty study of the European discovery of India's ancient past. The first book I ever read on India, and still one of my favourites.' William Dalrymple 'Exact scholarship, plus clear, strong writing, with glints of humour on every page This book will greatly reinforce Mr Keay's reputation as the best of the post-Raj interpreters of India for English-speakers.' Dervla Murphy, The Irish Times