The Aryan debate / [edited by] Thomas R. Trautmann. - New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - xliii, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Papers previously published in various sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Indo-European / The Dravidian proof / The Indus civilization / Linguistic prehistory of India / Indo-Aryans, Indo-Iranians, and Indo-Europeans / Vedic Aryans, non-vedic Aryans, and non-Aryans: judging the linguistics evidence of the Veda / Constructing the racial theory of Indian civilization / Some appropriations of the theory of Aryan race relating to the beginnings of Indian history / The end of the Harappan civilization / It is time to rethink / The Indus-Sarasvati civilization: beginnings and developments / Archaeology and language / The truant horse clears the hurdles / The horse and the language of the Indus civilization / Horse remains from Surkotada / Comment on 'Horse remains from Surkotada' / The domestication of the horse in Asia / Decipherments of the Indus script / William Jones -- F.W. Ellis -- John Marshall -- M.B. Emeneau -- M.A. Mehendale -- Madhav M. Deshpande -- Thomas R. Trautman -- Romila Thapar -- Shereen Ratnagar -- B.B. Lal -- S.P. Gupta -- Colin Renfrew -- B.B. Lal -- Asko Parpola -- Sandor Bokonyi -- Richard H. Meadow and Ajita Patel -- David Anthony -- Kamil V. Zvelebil.

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Indo-Aryans--Origin.
Indus civilization.
Indo-Aryan languages.
Indo-Aryens.
Civilisation de l'Indus.


India--History
India--Civilization
Inde--Histoire
Inde--Civilisation

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