A mesmerizing portrait of the Indian subcontinent by one of Britain s finest historians
For more than 20 years, historian and broadcaster Michael Wood has
made compelling journeys into the past, which have brought history
alive for a generation of readers and viewers. He is the author of
several highly praised books on English history including In Search
of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, In Search of England and In
Search of Shakespeare. He has over 80 documentary films to his
name, among them Art of the Western World, Legacy, In the Footsteps
of Alexander the Great, Conquistadors and In Search of Myths and
Heroes.
Michael was born in Manchester and educated at Manchester Grammar
School and Oriel College Oxford, where he did post-graduate
research in Anglo-Saxon history. He is a fellow of the Royal
Historical Society.
An entertaining history of one of the world's most fascinating
places
*Daily Telegraph on the hardback edition*
A marvellously vivid portrait of India's 10,000-year-old cultural
and religious history...Gorgeously illustrated and intelligently
written, this is both an erudite and entertaining history
*Sunday Telegraph on the hardback edition*
This is a beautifully illustrated cultural history, a traveller's
tale and a compelling and readable guide to the rise and rise of a
civilization
*The Good Book Guide on the hardback edition*
Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best television
documentaries ever made on history and archaeology.
*Times Literary Supplement*
An entertaining history of one of the world's most fascinating
places * Daily Telegraph on the hardback edition *
A marvellously vivid portrait of India's 10,000-year-old cultural
and religious history...Gorgeously illustrated and intelligently
written, this is both an erudite and entertaining history * Sunday
Telegraph on the hardback edition *
This is a beautifully illustrated cultural history, a traveller's
tale and a compelling and readable guide to the rise and rise of a
civilization * The Good Book Guide on the hardback edition *
Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best television
documentaries ever made on history and archaeology. * Times
Literary Supplement *
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