Review Article
Historical Consciousness, Cultural Memory and the National Myth
Hindutva and History: Part 2
Author(s): Manan Ahmed Asif & Blain H. Auer & Shahid Amin & Cynthia Talbot & Romila Thapar & Shlomo Sand
Reviewed by: Abu Lilia Sulani, London, UK
Review
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Conquest and Community: The Afterlife of Warrior Saint Ghazi Miyan. By Shahid Amin. The University of Chicago Press, 2015. Pp. 337. ISBN: 9780226372600
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The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions of Early India. By Romila Thapar. Harvard University Press, 2016. Pp. 758. ISBN: 9780674725232
Twilight of History. By Shlomo Sand. Verso Books, London, 2017. Pp. 341. ISBN: 9781786630223