A fascinating read for scholars and general readers alike; ‘Class and Religion in Ancient India’ highlights the interdependence between the class structure and the Vedic and Brahmanical form of religion in ancient India. It seeks to demolish the myth that religiosity and spirituality were the distinctive characteristics of ancient Indian civilization. The author demonstrates that religion was a superstructure of class relations used primarily by the ruling class and the state to perpetuate a predatory class structure based on exploitation and oppression.
#718234 in Books 2002-04-25 2002-04-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 251.97 x 4.19 x 7.25l; .51 #File Name: 184176345464 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good succinct overview of Napoleon's MarshalsBy YodaThis book provides a very succinct but good introduction to Napoleon's Marshalls. It has about a page of bibliography dedicated to each but that page does an excellent job at introducing the reader to each. It also has excellent contemporaneous illustrations (BW drawings) on every character. The author could have presented some contemporaneous color paintings of quite a few of these commanders (they are available) but has not and this is the one weakness of the book. However;there are modern color plates of the most famous. Hence for the figure builder and illustrator the book is of some use but only as an introduction.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good ReviewBy Dean M. MotoyamaVery brief review of the commanders concerned; of course; you can't expect an in-depth bio for each of the commanders in the space allowed; the illustrations are very clear and well worth the price.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An excellent Osprey bookBy danny boyBasic text and potted history of the commanders by Haythorntwaite. What truly lifts this book above good are the lively colour drawings by Courcelle.
