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	History Of Ancient Indian Economy by Abdul Sabahuddin And Rajshree Shukla
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The book entitled History of Ancient Indian Economy is a comprehensive and critical study of the economic system prevailing in India during the ancient period which is one of the oldest and complicated. Ancient traders of India exported textiles, steel and iron items to Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia in exchange for gold and silver. This book has been studied in ten chapters. First chapter deals with the research methodology applied in study of economic history; historical evolution of material culture is discussed in second chapter, third chapter describes intellectual advancement and material progress; fourth chapter focuses on agrarian and mercantile economy of the Indus Civilization; process of Aryans settlement and their economic progress has been studied in fifth chapter however sixth chapter examines economic background of the epic society; seventh chapter describes theories and practices of Buddhist economy; eighth chapter deals with Mauryan politics and political economics; ninth chapter examines economic regulations and industrial development under the Gupta rule; and economic life under the Harsha Rule is explained in last chapter.

Contents
Preface (v)
1. Introduction 1
2. Evolution of Material Culture: Its Scope and Importance 25
• Method of Enquiry • Difficulties in Reconstructing Indian Economic History • Other Literary Works and their Evidence • Arthasastra
3. Intellectual Advancement and Material Progress in Pre Indus Civilisation 47
• Environment and Natural Wealth • Economic Considerations about the Fauna • New Settlement and Material Advancement
4. The Economy of the Indus Civilization 73
• Agrarian Economy • Crops Cultivation • Water and Irrigation • Animal Husbandry • Faunal Collections • Hunting and Gathering of Forest Resources • Mercantile Economy • Weights and Measures • Seals • Distribution Mechanisms • South Asian Trade and Exchange • Procurement Centers • Overland Trade Across the Iranian Plateau • Gulf Trade • Nature of Sumerian-Harappan Trade Relations
5. The Aryans Settlement and their Economic Progress 125
• Original Home of the Aryans • The Primitive Aryans and the Indo-Aryans • Division into Periods • Social Organisation • The Vedic Village or the Grama • Ownership of Village Land • Nature of Private Ownership • Idea of Village Corporation • Growth of Towns • Development of Agriculture • Cultivated Plants • Agricultural Implements and Irrigation • Agricultural Labour • The Agriculturist’s Ideal • Sheep and Cattle-Rearing • Hunting and Fishing • Growth of Arts and Crafts • Knowledge of and Working in Metals • Labour and Occupations • Non-Industrial and Menial Occupations • Labour • Existence of Guilds • Trade and Commerce • Maritime Trade • Exchange—Its Methods and Mediums • Us of Gold as Medium of Exchange • Socio-Economic Life in the Vedic Age • The Vedic House • Household Furniture and Implements • Domestic Labour and Household Economy • The Vedic Householder’s Condition • Capitalism • Money Dealings and Debts • Development of a Landed Aristocract• Social Inequalities
6. Economic Background of Epic Society 207
• Agricultural Economy • Trade
7. Buddhist Economy: Concept and Practice 247
• State Revenue • Industrial Specialisation • Trade Mechanism • Exchange Mechanism
8. Mauryan Politics and Political Economics 269
• Economic Regulations • Emergence of a Mercantile Community • Existence of Slaves Revenue and Taxation • People Participation and State Control
9. Economic Regulations and Industrial Development under the Gupta Rule 313
• Development of Art and Crafts • Urbanisation Guild Society • Corporate Regulation and Industrial Life • System of Exchange
10. Economic Life under Harsha Rule 341
• Agrarian Economy • Ownership of Land and Property • Development of Various Industries • Commerce and Trade • Commercial Relations with Foreign Countries • Coinage Under Harsha • Urbanisation
Bibliography 353
Index 365

ISBN - 9788182203051