TY - BOOK AU - Albinia,Alice TI - Empires of the Indus: the story of a river SN - 9780393338607 (pbk.) U1 - 954.91 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Co. KW - Indus civilization KW - Indus River KW - History KW - Indus River Valley N1 - Originally published: London : John Murray, 2008; Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-349) and index; Ramzan in Karachi -- Conquering the classic river -- Ethiopia's first fruit -- River saints -- The guru's army -- Up the Khyber -- Buddha on the Silk Road -- Alexander at the outer ocean -- Indra's beverage -- Alluvial cities -- Huntress of the lithic -- The disappearing river -- Glossary N2 - Describes the turbulent history of the Indus River, one of the largest in the world, presenting a historical narrative of the people and civilizations that have lived along its banks in Tibet, India, and Pakistan through time ER -