TITLE! The End of the Great Harappan Tradition Shereen Ratnagar These lectures suggest alternatives to the 'holocaust' theories of civilizational collapse. They attempt to identify social, political, and religious processes that could account for the end of the Indus valley civilization. The Indus civilization is placed in a wider geographic setting to explore not just internal factors but also those operating within the Bronze Age world at large. An appendix gives a brief survey of the post-Harappan cultures, for easy reference, for students. SHEREEN RATNATAR is Professor of Archaelogy and Ancient History at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Unniversity, New Delhi. ISBN 81-7304-331-0 2000 Semy 8vo 184p. Rs 400 The Feudal Order: State, Society and Ideology in Early Medieval India Edited by D.N.Jha Whether or not Indian society in the early medieval period was fedual has remained an important issue of animated debate in Indian historiography for nearly four decades. The hypothesis of Indian feudalism has been criticized by traditional as well as by 'radical' historians, though both categories of scholars often seem to share a neo-colonialist perception of early Indian society as static. The book is divided into three parts, each devoted to an important aspect of the fedual phenomenon. The first part deals with the problem of transition from pre-feudal to feudal society and the second with the nature of state shaped largely by the growth of new classes as a result of agrarian changes, sluggish trade and the limited role of money in society. The third part explores the linkages between the socio-economic changes and the ideological trends noticeable in early medieval DWIJENDRA NARAYAN JHA is currently professor of history at the University of Delhi. ISBN 81-7304-229-2 2000 Demy 8vo 552p. Rs. 750 Indian Demonology: The Inverted Pantheon N.N. Bhattacharyya This is for the first time that Indian demonology and demon-lores, as found in the Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Epic and Puranic sources have been presented in their entirety on the basis of original materials by N.N. Bhattacharyya. The present volume deals at length with the myths and legends pertaining to various kinds of celestial, aerial and terrestrial demoniacal beings such as the Asuras, Daityas, Danavas, etc.. NARENDRA NATH BHATTACHARYYA, a retired professor of History, Calcutta University, is a profound scholar in the field of Indological studies. ISBN 81-7304-309-4 2000 Demy 8vo 234p. Rs. 400 MANOHAR PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS 2/6 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110 002 Ph: 3262796, 3284848 • Fax: 3265162 e-mail: manbooks@vsnl.com