The Story of India

<p>For more than 20 years historian and broadcaster Michael Wood has made compelling journeys into the past which have brought history alive for a generation of readers and viewers. He is the author of several highly praised books on English history including <i>In Search of the Dark Ages</i> <i>The Domesday Quest</i> <i>In Search of England </i>and <i>In Search of Shakespeare</i>. He has over 80 documentary films to his name among them <i>Art of the Western World</i> <i>Legacy</i> <i>In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great</i> <i>Conquistadors</i> and <i>In Search of Myths and Heroes.<br><br></i>Michael was born in Manchester and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Oriel College Oxford where he did post-graduate research in Anglo-Saxon history. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.</p> <p>In <i>The Story of India</i> Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10000-year history of the subcontinent. Home today to more than a fifth of the world's population India gave birth to the oldest and most influential civilization on Earth to four world religions and to the world's largest democracy.<br><br>Now as India bids to become a global economic giant Michael sets out on an epic journey across this vibrant country to trace the roots of India's present in the incredible riches of her past. <i>The Story of India</i> is a magical mixture of history and travelogue and an unforgettable portrait of India - past present and future.</p> An entertaining history of one of the world's most fascinating places A marvellously vivid portrait of India's 10000-year-old cultural and religious history...Gorgeously illustrated and intelligently written this is both an erudite and entertaining history This is a beautifully illustrated cultural history a traveller's tale and a compelling and readable guide to the rise and rise of a civilization Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best television documentaries ever made on history and archaeology. <p>In <i>The Story of India</i> Michael Wood weaves a spellbinding narrative out of the 10000-year history of the subcontinent. Home today to more than a fifth of the world's population India gave birth to the oldest and most influential civilization on Earth to four world religions and to the world's largest democracy.<br><br>Now as India bids to become a global economic giant Michael sets out on an epic journey across this vibrant country to trace the roots of India's present in the incredible riches of her past. <i>The Story of India</i> is a magical mixture of history and travelogue and an unforgettable portrait of India - past present and future.</p>