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Cambridge University Press Grief and the Shaping of Muslim Communities in
Book SynopsisDrawing on approaches from the history of emotions, Eve Tignol investigates the impact of collective grief on Muslim community formation in north India. This innovative study highlights how emotions were collectively cultivated and debated for the shaping of Muslim identity and for political mobilisation from 1857 to the 1940s.Trade Review'A remarkable study of political aesthetics, Eve Tignol's book reveals the shifting world of affect and emotion within which Muslim identity was reformulated in colonial India. It represents a real achievement.' Faisal Devji, University of Oxford'Eve Tignol's theoretically sophisticated and beautifully laid out monograph is both an intellectual and an aesthetic feast. She explores the many shapes grief went through between 1857 and the 1940s, weaving together questions from the history of emotions and emotional practices with a close reading of poetry, showing a rare sensibility to language.' Margrit Pernau, Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. A garden lost: grief and pain in 1857 shahr āshob poetry; 2. Useful grief: the Aligarh movement; 3. Memorials, feelings, and public recognition, c. 1911–1915; 4. Empowering grief: poetry and anti-colonial sentiments in the early twentieth century; 5. Nostalgia in Delhi: local memory and identity, c. 1910–1940; Epilogue.
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Cambridge University Press Brazil
Book SynopsisThis book is the first modern survey of the economic and social history of Brazil from early man to today. A fantastic overview for students and scholars interested in the economic and social landscape of Brazil.Trade Review'This book is essential reading for any social scientist working on Brazil; an up to date, data-based history emphasizing demography and economy from earliest times to the present that does not avoid discussion of the social and political implications of that nation's history and its emergence as a global power.' Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; 1. The setting – climate and soils of Brazil; 2. The peopling of Brazil to 1700; 3. The colonial economy and society; 4. The nineteenth-century economy; 5. The nineteenth-century society; 6: Industrialization and urbanization; 7. Liberalization and globalization; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Luck Leisure and the Casino in NineteenthCentury
Book SynopsisCasino gambling is central to understanding the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. Tracing the development of casino gambling across this period, this book connects that story to ideas about chance, luck, emotions, and psychology, and reveals how Europeans used gambling to understand their changing world.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Gambling in the nineteenth century; 2. Visiting the resort; 3. Experiencing the casino; 4. Probability and the casino; 5. Chance and luck; 6. Gambling and the body; 7. Gambling and the history of emotions; 8. The psychology of gambling; 9. What gambling was; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Luck Leisure and the Casino in NineteenthCentury
Book SynopsisCasino gambling is central to understanding the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. Tracing the development of casino gambling across this period, this book connects that story to ideas about chance, luck, emotions, and psychology, and reveals how Europeans used gambling to understand their changing world.
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Cambridge University Press English Play Development under Neoliberalism
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Saint Philip Street Press BellyRippers Surgical Innovation and the
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Saint Philip Street Press Public Goods Provision in the Early Modern
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Creative Media Partners, LLC The Cherokee Physician or Indian Guide to Health
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Legare Street Press Ancient Jewish Proverbs
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Legare Street Press Of Credulity and Incredulity in Things Natural
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Legare Street Press History of Humboldt County California With
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Legare Street Press Dakota Land or The Beauty of St. Paul. An
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Legare Street Press Mirabilia Dei Inter Indicos or The Rise and
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Legare Street Press Dictionary of AmericanIndian Place and Proper
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Legare Street Press The Iroquois Silver Brooches
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Legare Street Press Handbook of Ness County Kansas by the Editor of
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison Who
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Legare Street Press Three Hundred Decorative and Fancy Articles for
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Legare Street Press Genealogy of the Hobbs Family of Massachusetts
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Legare Street Press Nova Francia or The Description of That Part of
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Legare Street Press The Oregon Territory microform
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Legare Street Press Essay of a DelawareIndian and English
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Legare Street Press An Account of Two Voyages to NewEngland Made
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Legare Street Press The Capture of Ticonderoga Annual Address Before
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Legare Street Press William Caxton the First English Printer
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD Some Observations on the Situation Disposition
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Legare Street Press Warrior Gap a Story of the Sioux Outbreak of 68
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Legare Street Press Dictionary of AmericanIndian Place and Proper
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Legare Street Press Following the Greek Cross or Memories of the
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Legare Street Press The Ottawan
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Legare Street Press A Defence of Dr. Samuel Clarkes Demonstration of
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Legare Street Press The Life of Lord George Gordon With a
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Legare Street Press Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or
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Legare Street Press The Life of Rev. David Brainerd Chiefly Extracted
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Legare Street Press Inquiry Into the Distinctive Characteristics of
Book SynopsisThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Legare Street Press Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Matthew
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD Descriptions and Plans of Certain Indian Reserves
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD A Reply to Certain Charges Preferred by Rev.
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Creative Media Partners, LLC Journal of Several Visits to the Indians on the
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD History of Frances Slocum the Captive A Civilized
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD The History of San Jose769 and Surroundings With
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Legare Street Press Early Chapters of Seneca History microform
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