The Wonder That Was India
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| Author | Arthur Llewellyn Basham |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | History |
| Published | 1954 by Sidgwick & Jackson |
| Pages | 572 (third edition, 1977) |
| ISBN | 0-330-43909-X |
| Followed by | The Wonder That Was India - Volume II |
The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent Before the Coming of the Muslims, is a book on Indian history written by Arthur Llewellyn Basham and first published in 1954.[1] The book was aimed at a western audience. Basham, in the book, has attempted to correct the negative stereotypes of India created by authors like James Mill, Thomas Babington Macaulay and Vincent Arthur Smith.[2] Later in 2005, S. A. A. Rizvi wrote a second volume covering the Islamic period titled The Wonder That Was India - Volume II: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent from the Coming of the Muslims to the British Conquest 1200-1700.[3][4]
Reception
Thomas Trautmann considers this books his primary influence which encouraged him to study India.[5] The foreword of the 2005 edition by Picador was written by him.[5][2] David Dean Shulman has said that the book fascinated him.[6]
See also
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