Indian cultures as heritage: (Record no. 13542)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20230314162624.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789384067359 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954 |
| Item number | THA-R |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Thapar, Romila |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Indian cultures as heritage: |
| Remainder of title | contemporary pasts / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Romila Thapar |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Aleph Book Company, |
| Year of publication | 2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xl;222 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cultures as heritage<br/>Heritage: the contemporary past<br/>Time before time<br/>Science as culture<br/>Women decoding cultures<br/>The culture of discrimination<br/>Knowledge as heritage |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract, etc | Every society has its cultures: the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts. What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed. Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three centuries and hence require added attention. Cultures when defined by drawing on selected items and thoughts from the past, remain relatively unknown, except to a few. Yet each has a context and meaning relating them to the past and to their significance as a contemporary presence. Contexts, often regarded as unconnected to culture, can to the contrary, be quite illuminating. Thapar touches on a few of these, ranging from objects that identify cultures, to ideas that shape cultures, such as social discrimination, the role of women and attitudes to science and knowledge. Thought-provoking books such as this spark debate and the debate may lay to rest some current shibboleths about India’s culture. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Civilization |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | India Civilization |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Lost status | Damaged status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Library, SPAB | Library, SPAB | 14/03/2023 | 6 | 749.25 | 954 THA-R | 011274 | Books |