Ayodhya, archaeology after demolition : a critique of the "new" and "fresh" discoveries (Record no. 62303)
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| fixed length control field | 01573nam a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 8125023445 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.2 |
| Item number | MAN/A |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Mandal, D. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ayodhya, archaeology after demolition : a critique of the "new" and "fresh" discoveries |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Hyderabad : |
| Name of publisher | Orient Longman, |
| Year of publication | 2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 74 p., [6] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.) ; |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Tracts for the times ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Archaeology has become implicated in the Ayodhya controversy. It has been claimed that archaeological evidence provides irrefutable proof of the existence of a Rama Temple at the site of Babri Masjid, and of the destruction of this temple by Babur. The author uses standard archaeological procedures to question the claim. He examines the structural and artefactual evidence and analyses the stratigraphic information of B. B. Lal’s excavations. Exploring possible alternative interpretations of the available data, he concludes that there was no temple of stone or brick lying below the mosque, and that there is no evidence of any act of destruction. The book is a defence of archaeology against its political misuse. A cautious examination of the archaeological evidence reveals a great deal about the working of communal politics. The archaeological discoveries which are supposed to prove the demolition of a Rama temple by Babur actually show no more than the logic of a politics which destroyed the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Excavations (Archaeology) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
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| control field | 14595676 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2006542708 |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 15/09/2021 | 125.00 | 954.2 MAN/A | 53112 | BK |