Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. The World of Pilgrims 14
6. Chapter 2. Ganga Descends 45
7. Chapter 3. Digging Out of Prehistory 72
8. Chapter 4. Rise of the Warring Kingdoms 109
9. Chapter 5. Guardians of the Middle Country 150
10. Chapter 6. The Goddess of Fortune 187
11. Chapter 7. Crucible of Empires 224
12. Chapter 8. the Making of the Agrarian Heartland 258
13. Chapter 9. The Ganges in the Ag e of Empire 298
14. Epilogue. The Two Bodies of the River 343
15. Notes 355
16. Index 409