{"product_id":"political-history-of-india-j-filliozat","title":"Political History of India  - J. Filliozat","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"203\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"201\"\u003ePolitical History of India\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"233\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eJ. Filliozat\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"273\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"249\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eSusil Gupta Limited\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"294\"\u003eEdition \u0026amp; Year: \u003c\/strong\u003eFirst English Edition, 1957\u003cbr data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e(French original published in 1947)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"423\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"381\"\u003ePages \u0026amp; Size: \u003c\/strong\u003e195 pages · Hardcover · 6.5 in × 9 in\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1519\"\u003eStep into the intricate past of South Asia with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eJ. 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