{"product_id":"9781408864418","title":"The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World","description":"Author: Dalrymple, William\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408864418\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 496 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWaterstones \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eHISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory Today \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revolutionary new history of the diffusion of Indian ideas, from the award-winning, bestselling author and co-host of the chart-topping \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly woven, highly readable ... Written with passion and verve' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dazzling ... Not just a historical study but also a love letter' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn outstanding new account ...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe most compelling retelling we have had for generations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndia is the forgotten heart of the ancient world.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific.\u003cbr\u003eWilliam 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 world. From the largest Hindu temple in the world at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that helped fund the Roman Empire to the creation of the numerals we use today (including zero), India transformed the culture and technology of its ancient world     and our world today as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for William Dalrymple and \u003ci\u003eThe Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb historian with a visceral understanding of India' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnificently readable, deeply researched and richly atmospheric' Francis Wheen, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636918341790,"sku":"UBD-9781408864418","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408864418.jpg?v=1774399594","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408864418","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}