Maps and Illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction
Phases of Urbanization: An Overview
Stimulus from Outside: Urbanization in the Early Historical Period C.300 BC to AD 300
External Trade: Evidence from Early Tamil Texts
Developments Within: Uban Processes in the Early Medival Period C. AD 600 to 1300
The South Indian Guilds: Their Role in Early Medival Trade and Urbanization
Imperial Power and Urbanization Growth: Kudamukku Palaiyarai: The Twin Cities of Colas
The City and the Hinterland: Kancipuram and Tondaimandalam
Urbanization from Adove: Tanjavur, the Ceremonial City of the Colas
Bibliography
Index