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  • Indian Unrest

    de Ignatius Chirol ...
    A fascinating book by early 20th Century British journalist and imperialist Sir Ignatius Valentine Chirol. Chirol had a civil suit brought against him by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, an Indian independence advocate, for some of the derogatory comments in the book. ... Leer más

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  • Indian Mythology

    Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent

    de Devdutt Pattanaik ...
    An exploration of 99 classic myths of India from an entirely non-Western paradigm that provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spiritual landscape• Compares and contrasts Indian mythology with the stories of the Bible, ancient Egypt, Greece, Scandinavia, and Mesopotamia• Looks at the evolution of Indian narratives and their interpretations over the millennia• Demonstrates how the mythology, ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Poles in India 1942-1948

    de Association of Poles in India 1942-1948 ...
    This Indian adventure is intrinsically linked to World War II: after the deportations to the Soviet Union a group of Poles found safe refuge in India, where they would stay until the end of the War , hoping to return to their own country. Unfortunately the Yalta Agreements made that impossible. Very few people went back to Communist Poland; the great majority scattering throughout the Western ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Tamil Brahmans

    The Making of a Middle-Class Caste

    de C. J. Fuller, Haripriya Narasimhan ...
    " An impressive biography. . . . [A] standard reference in the scholarship of Tamil Nadu and the conundrum of caste and class." — American AnthropologistA cruise along the streets of Chennai—or Silicon Valley—filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In the twenty-first century, Indians have acquired a global visibility of rapid economic advancement and ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Indian Castles 1206–1526

    The Rise and Fall of the Delhi Sultanate

    de Konstantin S Nossov ...
    Series Libro 51 - Fortress
    From the beginning of the 2nd millennium AD northern India began to fall under the sway of a number of Muslim-Turkic rulers who, at the start of the 13th century, founded the series of dynasties known to history as the Delhi Sultanate.For three centuries these sultans expanded their territory, which led to a dramatic rise in the number of fortifications throughout the subcontinent. This period is ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Muslim Heritage of Bengal

    The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal

    de Muhammad Mojlum Khan ...
    "The Muslim Heritage of Bengal is a multidimensional work. . . . I am sure this book will add to the vista of knowledge in the field of Muslim history and heritage of Bengal. I recommend this work."-Dr A. K. M. Yaqub Ali, Professor Emeritus, Islamic History & Culture, University of Rajshahi"Khan's book provides invaluable information which will inspire present and future generations."-Dr M. Abdul ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • The Household

    Informal Order around the Hearth

    de Robert C. Ellickson ...
    Some people dwell alone, many in family-based households, and an adventuresome few in communes. The Household is the first book to systematically lay bare the internal dynamics of these and other home arrangements. Legal underpinnings, social considerations, and economic constraints all influence how household participants select their homemates and govern their interactions around the hearth. ... Leer más

    $23.79 USD

  • Provisional Authority

    Police, Order, and Security in India

    de Beatrice Jauregui ...
    Policing as a global form is often fraught with excessive violence, corruption, and even criminalization. These sorts of problems are especially omnipresent in postcolonial nations such as India, where Beatrice Jauregui has spent several years studying the day-to-day lives of police officers in its most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. In this book, she offers an empirically rich and theoretically ... Leer más

    $15.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A History of Alcohol and Drugs in Modern South Asia

    Intoxicating Affairs

    Edición de Harald Fischer-Tiné, Jana Tschurenev ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    At the beginning of the 21st century, alcoholism, transnational drug trafficking and drug addiction constitute major problems in various South Asian countries. The production, circulation and consumption of intoxicating substances created (and responded to) social upheavals in the region and had widespread economic, political and cultural repercussions on an international level. This book looks at ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

  • The Counter Curse

    de Brenda Beck, Cassandra Cornall ...
    Series Libro 9 - The Legend of Ponnivala [Series 1
    "The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of the Hindu gods rise to become kings of their region. Previously only told orally by bards in the local area, it is surprisingly ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Pakistan: a Legacy of the Indian Khilafat Movement

    de Husein Khimjee ...
    This book is an interesting study of the Khilafat (Caliphate) movement in early twentieth century India. The abolition of the caliphate institution in Turkey provided food for thought to the Muslim elite in India. They saw it was possible to theologically explore and evolve the caliphate institution from a one man caliph-emperor to a socially elected caliphate state, from an individual caliph to ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya

    Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site

    de David Geary, K. Sivaramakrishnan, Padma Kaimal, Anand A. Yang ...
    Series series Global South Asia
    This multilayered historical ethnography of Bodh Gaya — the place of Buddha’s enlightenment in the north Indian state of Bihar — explores the spatial politics surrounding the transformation of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. The rapid change from a small town based on an agricultural economy to an international destination that attracts hundreds of thousands ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD