Aryans and British India

Aryans and British India, as are all Thomas Trautmann’s studies, is meticulously researched and carefully argued. It is a continuation of his interest in ethnography and anthropology of early societies, with a focus on the interpretation of Indian society. In questioning the theory of the racial origins of Indian civilization….he brings to bear on the subject his expertise both in anthropology and indology…Trautmann’s study provides a lucid and forceful narrative of the inception and growth of the theory as a construct of the 19th century.