The Many Careers of D.D. Kosambi: Critical Essays

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Authors: Various
Edited by D.N. Jha

9789380118062 | PB | pp. 208 | 2012 | LeftWord Books

This volume brings together articles by scholars who assess Kosambi’s contributions to Indian historiography, Indology, philology, the study of religions, historical materialism, and our understanding of caste in Indian history.

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Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (July 31, 1907 – June 29, 1966) was a man with a Renaissance type of versatility: he had a wide range of knowledge without sacrificing depth. He was a mathematician, statistician, and polymath who contributed to genetics by introducing Kosambi’s map function. He did pioneering work in numismatics and in compiling critical editions of ancient Sanskrit texts. Above all, he was an outstanding Marxist historian.

The present volume brings together articles by scholars who assess Kosambi’s contributions to Indian historiography, Indology, philology, the study of religions, historical materialism, and our understanding of caste in Indian history. While most essays deal with Kosambi the historian, the final essay presents a detailed scientific, historical and political assessment of his mathematical work. The essays are neither allergic to, nor adulatory about, Kosambi’s work, but seek to present a balanced and critical appraisal, as well as updating our knowledge with the current thinking in the field.

The editor of this volume, Prof. D.N. Jha, is an acclaimed historian. The other contributors are: Irfan Habib, Suvira Jaiswal, Prabhat Patnaik, C.K. Raju, Krishna Mohan Shrimali, Eugenia Vanina, and Kesavan Veluthat.

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Authors:

Various
Editor: D.N. Jha

ISBN:

9789380118062

Publisher

LeftWord Books

Binding:

Paperback

Pages

208

Year of Publication:

2012

Edition:

Revised

Condition:

New

About the Editor

D.N. Jha is an acclaimed historian and the author of Early India: A Concise History (2004).

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