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Bloomsbury

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple | Used Hardcover India

Name: The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple | Used Hardcover India
SKU: 9781408864418
Price: 500.0 INR
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ISBN: 9781408864418

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Author: William Dalrymple
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781408864418
Genre: Non-Fiction / History

Condition: New — unused copy in original condition.

Acclaimed historian William Dalrymple reveals how ancient India was a crucial civilizational crossroads, spreading its influence in mathematics, religion, culture, and philosophy across Asia and beyond for centuries — reshaping the world in ways rarely acknowledged in mainstream history. A sweeping, revelatory account of India's forgotten global influence.

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