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==Books== Possibly his most popular book is ''[[The Wonder That was India]]'' (Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1954) β published seven years after the 1947 Independence of India. Revised editions of the book were released in 1963 and then 1967. Rupa & Co, New Delhi brought out a paperback edition in 1981. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., London, brought out a paperback edition in 1985. By 2001, the paperback version was in its 37th edition. Amazon.com staff review/book description reads "most widely used introduction to Indian civilization. Although first published in 1954, it has remained a classic interpretation." In the book he states that "man can escape from 'Law of Gravity' as well as 'passage of Time' but not from his deeds". Basham also wrote ''History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas'', based on his PhD work done under L. D. Barnett. Several of his key papers on Hinduism were edited as the book ''The Origins and Development of Classical Hinduism'' by Kenneth G. Zysk. A book about Basham, written by Sachindra Kumar Maity (published 1997, Abhinav Publications, {{ISBN|81-7017-326-4}}) is entitled ''Professor A.L. Basham, My Guruji and Problems and Perspectives of Ancient Indian History and Culture''. the book includes 80 of Basham's letters addressed to the author. [[Thomas R. Trautmann]] a professor for history and anthropology at the University of Michigan, dedicated his book ''Aryans and British India'' (1997, University of California Press) 'In memory of A. L. Basham, British Sanskritist historian of India, guru, friend'.
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