India As Known To The Ancient World: Or India?S Intercourse In Ancient Times With Her Neighbours, Egypt, Western Asia, Greece, Rome, Central Asia, China, Further India And Indonesia

The object of this book is to offer a Survey of the remarkable civilization which arose in ancient India thousands of years ago and which not only describes the manners, customs and religions of the people of the Malay archipelago and IndoChina, but also gives a thin structure of civilization to the nomadic hordes of Central Asia. The book is divided into the various countries discussed by allotting a chapter to each. The countries discussed are western Asia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, Central Asia, China, Further India, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Bali and Borneo.