V. Gordon Childe

V. Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe (14 April 1892 - 19 October 1957) is considered the father of modern archaeology. He specialised in the study of European prehistory. A vocal socialist, Childe accepted the socio-economic theory of Marxism and was an early, though unorthodox, proponent of Marxist archaeology. Childe was the author of several well-known books on the subject of archaeology and prehistory.
- Social EvolutionINR 295
Social Evolution was Gordon Childe's last major work. It deals with the social evolution of the human race. V. Gordon Childe was a remarkable man who is considered the father of modern arc...
- The Dawn of European CivilizationINR 495
The book covers the period from the fall of Rome to the beginning of the High Medieval. The Dark Ages, when Western Civilization faced the greatest crisis to date in History. Comparatively little h...
- Man Makes HimselfINR 395
Man Makes Himself is the classic introduction to the history of early man. Starting over 340,000 years ago, when man's ability to make a fire and fashion stone tools helped him to survive ...
- The Story of ToolsINR 150
The introduction of metal tools is taken by archaeologists as the beginning of a new era in human history. A Fasinating story of how tools which are used today have been developed by a long process...

Arindam Das
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Gita Chadha
Gita Chadha is Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai. She has taught for over 10 years at the undergraduate level; designed and taught the first Feminist Science Studies c
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray, has made 30 feature films and 5 major documentaries. He has won the Oscar for ‘Lifetime Achievement’ in films.
Detlef Kantowsky
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Murray E.G. Smith
Murray E.G. Smith is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Brock University, Ontario, Canada.

Sujatha Gidla
Sujatha Gidla was born an untouchable in Andhra Pradesh. She studied physics at the Regional Engineering College, Warangal, and was later a researcher in applied physics at the Indian Institute of
