This book explains how the early historic archaeological record of Punjab was put to use in the process of identity formation in the colonial and postcolonial periods.

This book explores the ways in which past cultures have been used to shape colonial and postcolonial cultural identities.

This book explores the ways in which past cultures have been used to shape colonial and postcolonial cultural identities.

From antiquarianism to scientific antiquarianism -- Archaeology -- Contemporary theory and the archaeology of religion -- Minting identity and hegemony -- Dicing and oracular gambling at Sirkap -- The archive at Sanghol -- Conclusion: A ...

This book uses gender as a framework to offer unique insights into the socio-cultural foundations of Buddhism.

This volume breaks new ground by conceptualizing landscape as a dynamic cultural complex in which the natural world and human practice are inextricably linked and are constantly interacting.

This book re-examines the archaeological material excavated in the region in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and traces the link between archaeological work, histories of museum collections and related interpretations by art ...

This book re-examines the archaeological material excavated in the region in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and traces the link between archaeological work, histories of museum collections and related interpretations by art ...

This volume breaks new ground by conceptualizing physical landscapes as living cultural bodies.