Tamil Culture and Civilization Readings: the Classical Period by Nayagam, X. S. Thani - 1970

NY. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Asia Publishing House; 1970. 0210981636 . DJ has some edge wear but no major damage. Pages are clean and binding is tight. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 233 p. .

Bombay, India: Asia Publishing House, 1971. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. This volume of readings provides a picture of the culture and civilization of Southern India and Ceylon, and the achievements of the Tamil people, particularly in the domain of art and trade; the material covers such topics as language, literature, political and social history, the fine arts and religion, and represents the views of well-known Asian, American, and European professors of Dravidology, including Thomas Barrow, Murray Emeneau, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Heinrich Zimmer, and Jean Filliozat; the editor, a native of Ceylon, was Secretary-General of the International Association of Tamil Research and editor of the Journal of Tamil Studies (black cloth with gold lettering, pages slightly tanned, former owner's name on front endpaper; red & black dust jacket is edgeworn; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)