Asian history Books
Brill A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han
Book SynopsisThis is a unique and conclusive reference work about the 6,000 individual men and women known to us from China’s formative first empires. Over decennia Michael Loewe (Cambridge, UK) has painstakingly collected all biographical information available. Not only those are dealt with who set the literary forms and intellectual background of traditional China, such as writers, scholars, historians and philosophers, but also those officials who administered the empire, and the military leaders who fought in civil warfare or with China’s neighbours. The work draws on primary historical sources as interpreted by Chinese, Japanese and Western scholars and as supplemented by archaeological finds and inscriptions. By devoting extensive entries to each of the emperors the author provides the reader with the necessary historical context and gives insight into the dynastic disputes and their far-reaching consequences. No comparable work exists for this important period of Chinese history. Without exaggeration a real must for historians of both China and other cultures.Trade Review'Simply said, this is a work of consummate mastery and high utility. It will last for decades and beyond. All who have occasion to study the early imperioal period are deeply in Loewe’s debt for this great gift. The book and its author deserve the Prix Stanislas Julien.' Paul W. Kroll, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2002. '...une mine de renseignements inestimables sur tous les aspects de la vie politique et sociale dans la Chine des Han Occidentaux.' Michel Cartier, Review of Bibliography in Sinology, 2001. '…an invaluable resource to serious students and enlightened amateurs alike…A source book of unprecedented depth and scope, the biographical dictionary includes several features that make it far superior to any comparable work known to me…This volume now appears to me to be an unexpected boon of inestimable worth, and the debt owed to Michael Loewe for his painstaking labours is huge.' Michael Nylan, Journal Royal Asiatic Society, 2001.
£263.50
Aakar Books Mahad: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors India`s Asia-Pacific Engagement: Impulses and
Book SynopsisIndia's Asia-Pacific engagement, now in its third decade, has become an integral and irreversible plank of our foreign policy. This volume seeks to provide a new and unique perspective to the discourse on the evolving Look East Policy, updating, assessing, critically evaluating and analyzing developments beyond its first two decades and looking into the impulses and imperatives of India''s growing and deepening engagement with the larger and rapidly changing geo-political space of the Asia-Pacific region, which some now have begun to describe as the Indo-Pacific. The essays in this compilation, written by former practitioners and some eminent experts, cover various aspects of our evolving engagement, going beyond the ASEAN geo-political space and the hitherto traditional areas of focus, importantly now covering strategic, security, political, economic, cultural and the diaspora aspects of our enlarged engagement, also suggesting a road map and specific next steps for enduring partnership in the coming decade.
£34.19
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Understanding Pakistan: emerging voices from
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Pakistan : Emerging Voices from India is the outcome of a national seminar for research scholars on Pakistan organized by the centre for Pakistan Studies at the MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. The aim of the seminar was to explore how young minds in India view Pakistan, the quintessential enemy country or the other of India. The range of topics included issues related to Pakistan's politics, economy, popular culture, education, environment, sectarian divide, minorities, policy towards Jammu and Kashmir and foreign relations. The established academic discourse on Pakistan in India is largely dominated by concern linked to security threats emanating from within Pakistan. Due to this overemphasis on security related issues, Indian scholarship on Pakistan is considered to be highly subjective and partisan.
£43.22
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India in World Affairs: The Next Decade
Book SynopsisIt is very evident that much of the scholarly work currently done in the field of defence, human resources, strategic and development studies converges on issues which impact international relations both in policy formulation and its implementation through bilateral or multilateral arrangements. Issues such as Energy, Environment, Disaster Management, Technology, Food, Agriculture, Poverty, Health, Refugees, Migration, Trade, Political Formations among others, are now increasingly influencing global decision-making. The Osmania Universiy Centre for International Programmes-OUCIP-had organized an international conference to reflect on these issues. The present volume is an edited collection of the papers presented at the conference. Divided into nine parts, the essays deal with India's reach, role and responsibility as a soft power, her relations with immediate neighbours as well as the big powers in the decades ahead.
£63.18
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Operation Pawan: Role of Airpower with IPKF
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£39.89
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Debrahmanising History
Book SynopsisIn some studies, the emancipatory thrust of this tradition is occasionally recognised, but it is seldom integrated with civilisational studies on Indian culture and society.
£66.47
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Literary and Religious Practices in Medieval and
Book SynopsisCovering the history of medieval and early modern India, from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries, this volume is part of a new series of collections of essays publishing current research on all aspects of polity, society, economy, religion and culture. The thematically organized volumes will particularly serve as a platform for younger scholars to showcase their new research and, thus, reflect current thrusts in the study of the period. Established experts in their specialized fields are also being invited to share their work and provide perspectives. The geographical limits will be historic India, roughly corresponding to modern South Asia and the adjoining regions.
£30.39
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Monastic Wanderers: Nath Yogi Ascetics in Modern
Book SynopsisHow have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the Nath Yogis (known also as the Yogis with splitted ears) succeeded in maintaining its presence and importance until today? This book intends to give a general survey of this sampradaya which is said to have been founded by the Siddha Gorakhnath, known for his strong link to Hatha Yoga. However, rather than to Yoga, the history and expansion of the Nath sect are linked to its rich legendary corpus. Dealing first with the marks of belonging (such as the huge earring worn by the fully initiated Yogis) which give the sect its unity.
£36.74
Juggernaut Publication The Cases That India Forgot
Book SynopsisThe book explores ten forgotten legal cases in India, revealing controversial decisions by the judiciary and government, including imprisoning critics, using religion-based laws, arming untrained citizens, passing caste-based reservations, and acquitting a rape accused based on the victim's history.
£19.99
Juggernaut Publication The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur: How the Pulwama Case
Book SynopsisIn February 2019 one of the worst terror attacks on India takes place in Pulwama in Kashmir. Forty Indian soldiers are dead. But when the NIA probes the bombing they hit one dead end after another. Who were the actual masterminds of this audacious strike? It seemed impossible to find out. In this thrilling and deeply reported book, the award-winning author and journalist Rahul Pandita tells the story of how a team of extraordinary NIA sleuths cracks the case one jigsaw piece at a time. Against all odds, they manage to connect the dots between a seemingly routine troublemaker put in preventive detention at the time of the abrogation of Article 370, a mobile phone full of lustful messages recovered after an encounter that killed a terrorist and the Pulwama attack itself.
£17.50
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Critical Themes in Environmental History of India
Book SynopsisA first of its kind in India, the book addresses the fundamental questions of environmental concern and enquires into the complex patterns of human–nature interaction within the discipline of environmental history in India. This book delves into history to examine a number of critical themes, such as waterbodies and water, forests, land use, wildlife and the issue of the history of climate in India. It focuses on the methodological and historiographical aspects of environmental history and raises new questions to open up new windows leading to fresh research questions. The book argues that environmental history would serve as an important gateway to the history of the human–nature relationship, for example, exploring the role of water history would help in understanding the present context of water crisis in Indian cities. Critical Themes in Environmental History of India is a powerful reminder of the fact that in the context of Indian history it is now necessary to listen to the voice of nature more carefully.Table of ContentsForeword - Arvind P. Jamkhedkar Preface Acknowledgements SECTION I: Environmental History of India: Methodology and Scope Environmental History of India: An Introduction - Ranjan Chakrabarti Sources, Environment and Historians - Mayank Kumar SECTION II: Rivers and Water Environmental History of Water in Indian Cities - Gopa Samanta History of Waterbodies in India - M. Amirthalingam SECTION III: Forest, Land Use, Wildlife and Animals Ancient Forests and Sacred Groves - Nanditha Krishna Plant Domestication and Evolution of Agriculture in India - Anantanarayan Raman Environmental Change and Forest Conservancy in Southwest Bengal (1890–1964) - Nirmal Mahato Hunting, Wildlife and Preservation in Colonial India (1850–1947) - Kakoli Sinha Roy SECTION IV: Climate and Disaster Climate, Environment and the Harappan Civilization - Michel Danino History of Earthquakes in India - M. Amirthalingam Cyclones of Coastal Eastern India - Mili Ghose Climatic Change and Its Impact on North East India - Sajal Nag Index
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SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere:
Book SynopsisFrom the shaping of identities and belongings through to current reconfigurations of nation, governance and state under a Hindu-Right dispensation, this book tracks the sentiments and structures that sustain the nation and nationalism in India. Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Religious Politics in India provides wide-ranging accounts of the growth and transformations of the nation, focusing especially on the intimate interplay of nation-state and nationalism with dominant religion. Drawing upon the perspectives of history, politics, anthropology, literature, film and media studies, this book explores key themes such as the appropriation and impact of western concepts of religion and the modern in postcolonial India and Pakistan, corporate bids to foster faith by erecting temples, formations of contemporary cosmopolitan religious imaginaries, the politics of cow protection, the rise of Narendra Modi as a national hero, and the fetish of the national in news channel debates. The book provides important insights into the success of the Hindu-Right, the discourse of religious–cultural nationalism, and their ramifications for democracy and citizenship.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Nation, Religion, Identity—Crisscrossing Concerns - Ishita Banerjee-Dube and Avishek Ray The Clash of Religious Politics in India - Mark Juergensmeyer Women’s Rights between Modernity and Tradition: ‘Modernizing’ Islam - Tabinda M. Khan Journeying in the Vernacular: Pilgrimage, Tourism and Nationalism in Hindi Travelogues - Shobna Nijhawan Race, Religion and the Politics of Counting: Historicizing Hindu Nationalism - Sayori Ghoshal Temple Construction and the Coming of a Nation: The Birla Mandir in Delhi - Anne Hartig Guru-led Faith Movements: The Case of the Art of Living Foundation - Himani Kapoor Rethinking Cow ‘Protection’: Gender, Caste and Labour at a Gaushala - Ridhima Sharma The Nation and the Hero, or the 56 Inch Paradox - Manjima Chatterjee The Question of Minority Citizenship: Shah Rukh Khan as the ′Global Indian′ - Sreya Mitra Screening Hindutva: Religion and Television in India - Maribel Elliet Alvarado Becerril Sacred Spaces and Gendered Sites: The Daikho of the Dimasa - Prithibi Gogoi Index
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Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd The Nilgiri Hills: A Kaleidoscope of People,
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Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd Where the Madness Lies: Citizen Accounts of
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£31.82
Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited Never Tell Them we are the Same people: Notes on
Book SynopsisSo while the army was now led by non-fanatical professional, religious fundamentalists with little electoral clout could still openly hurl obscenities about Benazir at a PPP rally.
£14.99
Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited The Broken Script: Delhi under the East India
Book SynopsisCombining immaculate scholarship with extraordinary storytelling, Swapna Liddle has produced an outstanding book of narrative historyâon a great city in transition, and on early modern Indiaâthat will be read and discussed for decades.
£25.64
HarperCollins India The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba
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HarperCollins India The Lost Diary of Kastur: My Ba
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£15.99
HarperCollins India Krantikari: Bharat ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Ek
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£16.19
HarperCollins India We, the People of the States of Bharat: The
Book SynopsisA fascinating read about the multiple boundary adjustments for every state and union territory in India - from 1947 to the seventy-fifth year of independence - We, the People of the States of Bharat is the quintessential story of how India continues to redefine itself.
£20.42
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Visvakarma
Book SynopsisThe book is highly recommended to students, instructors, museologists, and research scholars interested in Indian arts.
£36.09
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Faiths Fairs and Festivals of India
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£37.99
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Education in Ancient India
Book SynopsisThis book will be largely beneficial to researchers and students interested in ancient India and history of education.
£43.19
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Ananda Ranga Pillai
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£66.49
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India as Known to the Ancient World
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£37.46
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Kailas histories
Book SynopsisUsing multiple sources, including fieldwork, Alex McKay describes how the early Indic vision of a heavenly mountain named Kailas became identified with actual mountains.
£87.47
Manohar Publishers and Distributors The Tale of the Tulsi Plant and Other Studies
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd In Search of Yamuna
Book SynopsisThe book explores the conflict surrounding the Yamuna river in Delhi, discussing marginalization, development, and the diverse cultural and emotional significance of the river. It delves into the various ways communities engage with the river, highlighting ecological democracy and critiquing government and economic handling of environmental issues.
£19.99
Sharada Publishing House Mysore: Regional History Culture and Traditions
Book SynopsisWe have sincerely attempted to cover regional history, museum objects, art and cultural traditions. We have also tried to make it well illustrated.
£89.78
Niyogi Books Traditional Indian Handcrafted Textile Vols I &
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£71.24
Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Modern Indian Painting: Jane and Kito de Boer
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£45.00
Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Gauri Dancers
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£33.25
Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd Karkhana: A Studio in Rajasthan
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£42.75
Pentagon Press Mission Victory India: A Key to Quality Combat
Book SynopsisOver the last 70 years, ever since independence, the Indian Armed Forces have been repeatedly tested by multifarious threats and challenges from our adversaries across the border. The conflicts/wars of 1947/48, 1962, 1965, 1971 & 1999 have been acid tests for the Indian military might, economic strength, united will, resilience and resolve. Have the armed forces and nation learnt any valuable lessons from these wars?Sadly, India has failed to honestly review, identify and overcome many of their military weaknesses and shortcomings which are now deep rooted problems and unresolved issues. Equipping and arming the armed forces is an imperative need that must be met. However, there is a critical and neglected dimension, that of `quality military manpower` and `military combat leadership`, that needs paramount attention. The 21st century brings threats in the form of designer, hybrid, cyber, aerospace and nuclear wars. These are in addition to the conventional wars that are still a reality today. All these, in totality, constitute a multiplicity of threats confronting their collective military might. Enhanced quality `combat military leadership` at all levels would surely help in effectively confronting these challenges.Mission Victory India is Volume 5 of the Victory India Campaign(2010-2018) books. While retaining its leadership enhancement perspective, the campaign is no more restricted to issues of selection and training of military officers but goes way beyond to cover numerous complex issues of military and national importance; with focus solely on strengthening the armed forces and nation.
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Pentagon Press Combating Terrorism: Evolving Asian Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis anthology of essays traverses a wide range of issues exploring the inconsistencies in the global war on terror, and brings together diverse perspectives from eminent practitioners, academics, technologists and civil society from Asia. It takes the conversation beyond the academic realm by delving into first person accounts from authors who are living and fighting terrorism in the heart of conflict zones in the region. The book navigates the conceptual challenges encountered during norm building efforts to counter terrorism, identifies ideologies and drivers fuelling this transnational resurgence of extremist violence, examines how technology is changing the nature of conflict and explores in depth the growing shadow of terrorism, steadily expanding from South West Asia, to the extended outposts in South Asia and South East Asia. Most importantly, it debates the absence of effective counter-narratives to counter terrorism and offers ideas to build upon a reservoir of best practices by countries in the region.
£42.75
Pentagon Press Rise of the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives,
Book SynopsisA new concept of `Indo-Pacific` has entered into the geopolitical discourse and the lexicon of International Relations. There is no unanimity of views on the definition of the emerging concept of Indo-Pacific. Yet, Indo-Pacific region as a new geopolitical concept appears to have come to stay.Three major developments have taken place in recent years leading to emergence of the concept of `Indo-Pacific` that does not replace but subsumes the geopolitical construct, hitherto known as the `Asia-Pacific`. The newest development, of course, is the rise of India as an economic powerhouse and influential political actor in world affairs, particularly in Asian affairs. Second most important development is China`s assertive foreign policy and use of military strength to assert its sovereignty on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The third important development is erosion of self-confidence of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that used to display its image as a triumphant political grouping in a region, despite diversity in terms of political system, economic philosophy, religious beliefs and socio-cultural traditions.The present book is a by-product of two days of intense deliberations among large number of scholars on various issues and challenges faced by the countries of the Indo-Pacific region. The book includes the perspectives of major powers in the Indo-Pacific, analyses critical regional security issues, such as sovereignty issues in South China Sea, the rise of QUAD, role of soft power, challenges to ASEAN centrality and regionalism, and examines the non-traditional security threats, such as terrorism, nuclear proliferation, environmental degradation, drugs trafficking and health hazards.
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Pentagon Press India`s Security Environment: Emerging
Book SynopsisDraws attention to new uncertainties and challenges that have emerged in India`s security environment in the last few years because of the volatile nature of international relations. The 21st century has witnessed the evolution of relations among nations in a manner that has disrupted the sanctity of the international order built in the 20th century. For instance, the rule-based international system is being violated and the violators are not being punished. There is a tendency on the part of major powers to pursue policies governed by nationalism and protectionism without caring for their impact on other nations. The legitimacy of international agreements has been diluted by abrupt withdrawal of big powers from them.The rise of China as an economic and military power and its assertiveness has ruffled the international environment, making choices difficult for smaller nations. The resurgence of Russia and its unquestioned aggressive behaviour vis-a-vis other nations has established a new norm. The proclamation of “America First” doctrine by Donald trump has cut into the very spirit of “collective security” which was the basis of United Nations.It is in this kind of disruptive environment that India has to safeguard its national security against the onslaughts of its adversaries and the shifting behaviour of its partners and neighbours. Despite India`s best efforts to improve relations with China, the future is uncertain. India`s surgical strikes across the LoC on 29 September 2016 and its retaliatory air strike on Balakot terrorist training camp on 26 February 2019 have led us nowhere to believe that Pakistan will be deterred.Despite United States and India having moved closer to each other in defence cooperation, how far United States will stand by its commitments in times of crises remains a question mark. Russia is an old and tested friend but its closeness with China in recent years and its newfound fascination for Pakistan have created a dent in the Indian mind in its trustworthiness.As far as India`s neighbours are concerned, they have been always regarded as reliable partners in India`s security architecture. But whether geopolitical changes brought about by China`s desire to intrude into India`s strategic space in South Asia will allow the neighbours to remain trustworthy partners is a new challenge that India faces.These and other aspects of India`s security environment in the context of a highly unstable international situation have been thoroughly examined.
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Pentagon Press Third Battalion The Rajputana Rifles `Waffadar
Book SynopsisFor centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in India. In the 16th and 17th centuries, India called out to those in search of riches and adventure. The British were the last European Nation to sail to India to trade. The British Empire in India began with the East India Company, incorporated in 1600 by the Royal Charter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, to trade with India. In two centuries, the East India Company became Master of a vast country, by extortion, doublespeak and outright corruption, backed by violence and superior force composed of Indians.The British had come as adventurers but found the lure of this country too strong not to adopt to some customs and traditions of local population. In military organizations the British initially adopted the system of allowing Kings to rule but appointed British Regents. The history of the 3rd Battalion shifts the centre of gravity of success onto the Indian Officers who being `waffadar` rode the tide to establish the British Empire in India. The British were ruthless in ensuring discipline and fidelity. The book is set in chronological order as events unfolded, but also narrates events and draws some important lessons out of it.The Battalion within a month of raising was put to test at Pritchetgarh. It was actively involved in eliminating the remnants of the Peshwa Army. The Battalion was used to suppress and bring Gujarat and Kutch under control of the British Empire. Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda was Browbeaten. The Battalion formed part of the Army of the Indus. It primarily secured the Sindh and kept the Amirs of Sindh under control. It was here that battalion marched 40 miles within 24 hours to ensure Sher Mohamed, the `Lion of Manipur` withdrew his force from Tatta.The battalion participated in the Persian Campaign of 1856 in the Battles of Bushire and Khushab. In 185, the Battalion was at Satara and ensured no rebellion takes place. For its loyalty the battalion was designated `Waffadar Paltan`.The battalion saw action in China during the Boxer rebellion and in Aden. It also had the privilege of hosting His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, in 1875. The battalion participated in Mesopotamia and then in North West Persia during World War I. The Battalion participated in the Coronation Hockey Tournament and was runner up. Musketry had always been its core strength. The recruiting base of the battalion kept on changing as the British Empire expanded. From Marathi and Konkanis, the recruitment base expanded to Rajputs, Muslims from Gujarat and Central India.The book extensively covers the structure changes such as double battalion, double companies, linked battalions, mounted infantry, camp followers.There is enough fresh scholarship and exploration of the pain and joy in accomplishment of a mission. Failures have been narrated along with successes. In Army all is not war. The book covers social aspects, life at the outposts and interpersonal relationships as well as reforms.
£61.75
Westland Publications Limited An Ordinary Man's Guide to Radicalism: Growing
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Niyogi Books Lepakshi: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors The Southern Silk Route: Historical Links and
Book SynopsisSouthern Silk Route is the historic route, which running from China to Myanmar ends up in Assam. The route has historical importance as it served as a major artery of ancient trade articles. The Southern Silk Route: Historical Links and Contemporary Convergences attempts to sketch out the historical dimensions of the route and shows the contemporary dynamics, both positive and negative. It poses the question how history can extend a lesson in contemporary contexts.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Indian Ocean: The New Frontier
Book SynopsisThe present volume curates papers presented at an international con-ference organized at OUCIP to engage with the oceanic turn in different fields of knowledge embracing Social Sciences, Humanities and, Physical Sciences to project the Indian Ocean as the new frontier of research across various disciplines. That this event coincided with a series of programmes launched in different Indian cities under the aegis of Project Mausam of Government of India was indeed fortuitous. The papers are divided into four sections: The Oceanic Reach has papers reflecting on the received knowledge regarding the historical role and reach of the Indian Ocean and providing new insights in the evolving dynamics of the region. The section Literature and Culture has essays reflecting the different trajectories within Humanities and Cultural Studies through which Indian Ocean has stimulated the imagination of scholars, intellectuals, diasporic writers, and culture historians.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Family, Kinship and Marriage Among Muslims in
Book SynopsisThis classic work deals with aspects of family, kinship and marriage in Muslim communities in different parts of India. Each contribution included here is based on data collected by the authors through fieldwork in specific communities. Each contributor also seeks to describe and analyse the social institutions in terms of social practices rather than the formal laws of Islam. Some contributors do refer to the formal Islamic principles and try to examine the correspondence between them and the social practices and behaviour they found in the areas of their study. The Islamic rules relating to kinship and marriage are not their primary concern.
£22.79
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Tribal Society in India: An Anthropo-historical
Book SynopsisTribes have been either romanticized as delightful primitives' or given up as lost' people on the periphery of Indian society. The autonomy of tribes, the uniqueness of their social structure, and their response to change in complex situations have not been adequately highlighted. This pioneering study brings together historical and anthropological perspectives on change in tribal society and its wider linkages. Like other segments, tribal society has been part of the universe of Indian civilization and of its dominant social formations through history. Similar historical processes have impinged on its autonomy, and its isolation has been relative and never absolute, atleast in middle India. According to this study, the roots of change go back to state formation, transfer of technology and culture contact. Peasants and tribes interacted over a wide spectrum. As the dominant community in some regions tribes also set the model for emulation.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Cases Illustrative of Oriental life
Book SynopsisIn the last few months of holding office in India, Erskine Perry, judge in India, employed some of his leisure hours in collecting a few cases of general interest that had come to him in the Supreme Court of Bombay. This book is an outcome of it. He felt that the insight into human life afforded by transactions in a court of justice gives an opportunity to study the national character, especially to the English administrators in India who were so severed from the bulk of the Indian people by colour, race, language, religion and material interest.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Valiant Voyaging: A Short History Of The British
Book SynopsisHowever after the opening of the Suez Canal, it faced stiff competition. By the end of its career it owned almost 500 ships and managed 150 for other liners. This book is a short history of the Company during the Second World War from 1939 to 1945.
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