Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations

1. Interpretation of ancient Indian history -- 2. Society and law in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions -- 3. Ethnic, religion and social protest in the first millennium B.C. in Northern India -- 4. Renunciation: the making of a counter-culture -- 5. Dana and Daksina as forms of exchange -- 6. Social mobility in ancient India with special reference to elite groups -- 7. The image of the Barbarian in early India -- 8. The historians and archaeological data -- 9. The study of society in ancient India -- 10. Puranic lineages and archaeological cultures -- 11. The tradition of historical writing in early India -- 12. Origin myths and the early Indian historical tradition -- 13. Geneaology as a source of social history -- 14. The scope and significance of regional history -- 15. Great Eastern trade: other times, other places -- 16. The museum and history -- 17. The future of the Indian past -- 18. Recognizing historical traditions in early India