A student-friendly textbook covering the fundamentals of social formations and cultural patterns of the ancient and medieval world.
Ancient and Medieval World provides an accessible overview of the period ranging from the evolution of human beings to the end of the Middle Ages in Europe.
The book intricately weaves in the research findings of the last decade, which brought about new dimensions on social, economic, political, religious and several other themes of the ancient and medieval world. It presents a comprehensive and well-balanced assessment of the various developments, discoveries and debates in human history that paved the way for the modern world. The use of various maps, images, tables and other robust pedagogical features will motivate readers to read more and help them to connect better with the topic. This book is an ideal companion for students of history, UGC NET and UPSC aspirants as well as general readers. Key Features: • Closely integrates recent research and studies on the subject that have appeared over the last decade. • Introduction of topics and themes such as Nomadic Groups in Central and West Asia and Religion and Culture in Medieval Europe along with new sub-themes. • Provides maps, images, keywords, review questions and extensive bibliography for clearer understanding of themes and issues. • Extensive summary at the end of each chapter to help the reader recapitulate better. About the Author
Rakesh Kumar has 28 years of teaching and evaluation experience at the undergraduate level. His area of specialisation is medieval Indian history. He has written on several themes related to medieval Indian history such as ‘Nature of the Mughal State’, ‘Currency System during the Mughal Age’, ‘Art of Printing and Painting of Cloth during the Mughal Period’, ‘Ghalib’s Contribution towards Urdu Literature’, and ‘Indo-Persian Literature: Works of Amir Khusrau.'
Chella, Ganesh: - Ganesh Chella has, in a career spanning over three decades, come to be acknowledged for his contributions as a practitioner and thought leader in the field of Organisation Development, Human Resources and Executive Coaching.
After a successful corporate career in Human Resources for 16 years, Ganesh founded totus consulting, a strategic HR consulting firm; Coaching Foundation India Limited, a pioneering institution for coaching and leadership development and totus HR School, an HR capability-building institute.
He has authored the book Creating a Helping Organisation: 5 Engaging Ways to Promote Employee Performance, Growth & Wellbeing and co-authored the book Are You Ready for the Corner Office? He has a very large body of published articles and blogs to his credit.
Ganesh is an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur, a professional member of the India Society for Applied Behavioural Science and trained and certified as a Coach by Dr Skiffington, Australia and Coaching Foundation India.
Devarajan, Harish: - Harish Devarajan is a Leadership Coach and Consultant. He is known for his vivacious, inspiring style of engaging with people and lives by his personal credo--'committed to making a positive difference'.
An alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur, Harish was the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) in Hindustan Unilever. In this role, he led the HR transformation journey for Unilever across 40 countries in Asia, Africa and Australia. He then founded 'People Unlimited', a consulting practice that focuses on Organisational and Leadership Effectiveness.
Harish has been accredited by the International Coach Federation, USA as a Master Certified Coach (MCC). He has also been honoured with numerous recognitions for his leadership and professional accomplishments. As President of the National HRD Network, Bangalore Chapter and the convenor of the XV National HRD Conference, he has made meaningful contributions to the HR fraternity.
Currently, he is an Independent Director on the board of Bank of India and also serves on the advisory board of other companies.
Rao, V. J.: - V. J. Rao, an alumnus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, has been an operational HR professional for 40 years with experience in a wide range of industries such as engineering, projects, FMCG, IT and ITeS.
He was Head of HR of GE's joint venture in India, Godrej GE Appliances Ltd and later Head of HR of India's largest IT Company, TCS. He helped TCS obtain a PCMM level-4 rating in 2001, which was a first in the world. He was the Director of the Tata Management Training Centre, headed Tata Administrative Services (TAS) and senior-level recruitment in the Tata Group and was responsible for several initiatives in leadership development in the group.
V. J. Rao was a Member of the Board of Tata Auto Plastics and also Country Head, HR and Head, Global Talent Management at Suzlon Energy. He is currently a Leadership Coach and an Executive Director of the totus HR School.
The authors have collaborated on several in-company HR capabilitybuilding programmes and HR research projects over the past several years. These efforts have served as the inspiration for the book.
