{"product_id":"the-greek-experience-of-india-9780691154039","title":"The Greek Experience of India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The question of what influences Greeks and Indians might have had on each other in the centuries that followed Alexander the Great is one that has always simultaneously fascinated and frustrated historians – so huge gratitude is due to Stoneman for shedding as much light on the issue as anyone is ever likely to do.\"\u003cb\u003e---Tom Holland, \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent, and very readable. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Greek Experience of India\u003c\/i\u003e is the best book ever written on ancient Greek relations with India, and ought to be required reading for global historians of any era.\"\u003cb\u003e---Peter Thonemann, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Drawing on a vast array of research, [Stoneman] has compiled a magisterial overview of 'the Indo-Greek era', beginning with Alexander’s crossing of the Hindu Kush mountain range in 327 BC and ending with the severing of contact about three centuries later. [\u003ci\u003eThe Greek Experience of India\u003c\/i\u003e is an] intriguing and valuable book.\"\u003cb\u003e---James Romm, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a magisterial work with plenty to complement and enrich the writings of those like W.W. Tarn, A.K. Narain and Jean W. Sedlar.\"\u003cb\u003e---Stephen Kern, \u003ci\u003eClassics for All\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Stoneman has] such a direct narrative skill that the casual reader will hardly realise this is a solid scholarly thesis. This is an excellent introduction to the relevant source materials and their authors, and destined to be a valued reference.\"\u003cb\u003e---Bob Rickard, \u003ci\u003eFortean Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To those who, like me, want to explore other ancient cultures beyond the Mediterranean basin, this is an excellent book. Stoneman has provided a familiar frame for an unfamiliar place in the world that will surely endure as required reading for any student of Alexander, the Indo-Greeks, and Ancient India.\"\u003cb\u003e---Owain Williams, \u003ci\u003eAncient History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stoneman’s narration of a complex subject is a worthy addition to the numerous works of Indo-Roman and Indo-Greek interaction providing a comprehensive review of the time immediately following Alexander’s presence in Indian subcontinent.—Ashwini Lakshminarayanan, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Philology\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Ashwini Lakshminarayanan, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Philology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403789869399,"sku":"9780691154039","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691154039.jpg?v=1730484550","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-greek-experience-of-india-9780691154039","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}