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In books like "The myth of the Aryan Invasion of India", he criticized obsolete 19th century [[Racial groups in India (historical definitions)|racial interpretations of Indian prehistory]], such as the theory of a conflict between invading [[Aryan race|caucasoid Aryans]] and Dravidians.<ref>Arvidsson 2006:298 Arvidsson, Stefan (2006), Aryan Idols: Indo-European Mythology as Ideology and Science, translated by Sonia Wichmann, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.</ref> With the book '''In Search of the Cradle of Civilization''', Frawley attacks such historical scenarios of "[[Aryan Invasion Theory|Aryan Invasion]]", stating:

:"There is no racial evidence of any such Indo-Aryan invasion of India but only of a continuity of the same group of people who traditionally considered themselves to be Aryans."<ref>Frawley, David. http://www.stephen-knapp.com/solid_evidence_debunking_aryan_invasion.htm </ref>

However, [[Martha Nussbaum]] notes that:

{{quote|"Even David Frawley, the most determined opponent of the "Aryan Migration" theory, does not contest the linguists' most basic claims."<ref>Nussbaum, p. 369, note 8.</ref>}}

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However, [[Martha Nussbaum]], an anti-Hindu academic, notes that:

{{quote|"Even David Frawley, the most determined opponent of the "Aryan Migration" theory, does not contest the linguists' most basic claims."<ref>Nussbaum, p. 369, note 8.</ref>}}<ref>http://www.newstodaynet.com/2007sud/jul07/190707.htm</ref>

== Partial bibliography ==