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020 _a9780143420934
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100 _aSanyal, Sanjeev
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245 0 _aLand of the seven rivers :
_ba brief history of India's geography
260 _aGurgaon
_bPenguin
_c2012
300 _a331p.
520 _aDid ancient India witness the Great Flood? Why did the Buddha give his first sermon at Sarnath? How did the Europeans map India? Combining scholarship with sparkling wit, Sanjeev Sanyal sets out to explore how India’s history was shaped by its geography-answering questions you may have never thought to ask. Moving from geological and genetic origins to present-day Gurgaon, Land of the Seven Rivers is riveting, wry and full of surprises.
650 _aIndia
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650 _aHuman geography
_94882
650 _aCivilization
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942 _cBK
999 _c6102
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