L'Inde Et L'Invasion de Nulle Part: Le Dernier Repaire Du Mythe Aryen

The " Aryan myth " - fruit of the stammering Indianism and racial doctrines of the nineteenth century, contributed to the rise of German nationalism. Although its European component collapsed with Nazism, the theory of an " Aryan invasion " of Indiairrationally persisted and, for many people, still substantially impacts the basis of their interpretation of this civilization. In painstaking detail, Michel Danino shows how archaeological finds, anthropology and genetics support Indian literature and traditions, yet exclude the possibility of any invasion during the Indian prehistoric era by so-called " Aryans "-who are simply a concoction of British imperialism, which wanted to justify its own conquest of India by alluding to previous conquests. This lively and accessible work, with its bountiful illustrations, invites us to explore the origins of Indian civilization from its starting point in the Indus Valley. He brings us new insight into India which allows us to better comprehend the secret of its thousand-year survival. Writer and historian Michel Danino is the author of numerous books on the culture of India, where he has been living for more than thirty years.