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Burzoy's Voyage to India and the Origin of the Book of Kalilah Wa Dimnah
Inbunden, 1990
2594 kr
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First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Islamic Movements in India
Moderation and its Discontents
Inbunden, 2019
2519 kr
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This book analyses the emerging trend of Muslim-minority politics in India and illustrates that a fundamental shift has occurred over the last 20 years from an identity-dominated, self-serving and inward-looking approach by Muslim community leaders, Islamic authorities and social activists that …
Modern Transnational Yoga
The Transmission of Posture Practice
Inbunden, 2021
2752 kr
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This is the first book to address the social organisation of modern yoga practice as a primary focus of investigation and to undertake a comparative analysis to explore why certain styles of yoga have successfully transcended geographical boundaries and endured over time, whilst others have …
Modern Transnational Yoga
The Transmission of Posture Practice
Häftad, 2022
693 kr
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This is the first book to address the social organisation of modern yoga practice as a primary focus of investigation and to undertake a comparative analysis to explore why certain styles of yoga have successfully transcended geographical boundaries and endured over time, whilst others have …
Anglo-Indians and Minority Politics in South Asia
Race, Boundary Making and Communal Nationalism
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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Anglo-Indians are a mixed-race, Christian and Anglophone minority community which arose in South Asia during the long period of European colonialism. An often neglected part of the British Raj, their presence complicates the traditional binary through which British imperialism is viewed – of ruler …
Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan
Resettlement in Punjab, 1947-1962
Häftad, 2019
740 kr
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The Partition of India in 1947 involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and the Punjab, based on district-wise Hindu or Muslim majorities. The Partition displaced between 10 and 12 million people along religious lines. This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the …
History of the Mohammedan Dynasties in Spain
Av Ahmed ibn Mohammed al Makkari
Inbunden, 2002
15122 kr
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This is the original History of the Mohammedan Dynasties of Spain reprinted from the first edition of 1840-43. A masterpiece of typography in its own right, it is an early, ingenious and fascinating history of Muslim Spain. One hundred and fifty years on, it represents the foundations of our modern …
Studies in Turkic and Mongolic Linguistics
Inbunden, 2002
2594 kr
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This book, now back in print having been unavailable for many years, is one of the most important contributions to Turkic and Mongolic linguistics, and to the contentious 'Altaic theory'. Proponents of the theory hold that Turkish is part of the Altaic family, and that Turkish accordingly exists in …
Politics of Self-Expression
The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan
Inbunden, 2006
2594 kr
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The 1930s to 1950s witnessed the rise and dominance of a political culture across much of North India which combined unprecedented levels of mobilization and organization with an effective de-politicization of politics. On the one hand obsessed with world events, people also came to understand …
Origins of Himalayan Studies
Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling
Inbunden, 2004
2594 kr
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Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and published extensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography and linguistics. Contributors from leading historians of Nepal and South Asia and from specialists in Buddhist studies, art …
Muslims in India Since 1947
Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations
Inbunden, 2004
2594 kr
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Muslims in India today are responding to the challenge of religious pluralism in a variety of ways. This book explores the attempts being made by scholar-activists and Muslim organisations to develop new understandings of Islam to relate to people of other faiths and to the modern nation-state, and …
Making of Western Indology
Henry Thomas Colebrooke and the East India Company
Inbunden, 2011
2904 kr
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For thirty years in India at the cusp of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Henry Thomas Colebrooke was an administrator and scholar with the East India Company. The Making of Western Indology explains and evaluates Colebrooke’s role as the founder of modern Indology.The book discusses how …
Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur - Cheitharon Kumpapa
Original Text, Translation and Notes Vol. 1. 33-1763 CE
Inbunden, 2005
3262 kr
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This volume contains a copy of the original text of the Cheitharon Kumpapa, the Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur which is authorised by the Palace, and the English translation from the original composed in archaic Manipuri script (Meetei Mayek). Explanatory notes and a glossary complement …
British Occupation of Indonesia: 1945-1946
Britain, The Netherlands and the Indonesian Revolution
Inbunden, 2005
2504 kr
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This is the first work to systematically examine the British occupation of Indonesia after the Second World War. The occupation by British-Indian forces between 1945 and 1946 bridged the gap between the surrender of Japan and the resumption of Dutch rule, and this book is a reappraisal of the …
Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800
Inbunden, 2005
2586 kr
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With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing on the political and economic relationship of Britain and issues of strategic sensitivity, the book also illuminates British relations with society …
Theory of Citrasutras in Indian Painting
A Critical Re-evaluation of their Uses and Interpretations
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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The study of technical treatises in Indian art has increasingly attracted much interest. This work puts forward a critical re-examination of the key Indian concepts of painting described in the Sanskrit treatises, called citrasutras. In an in-depth and systematic analysis of the texts on the theory …
Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre
Thumri Lyrics
Inbunden, 2007
2888 kr
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Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century. Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major …
Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage
Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal
Inbunden, 2006
764 kr
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This is a new and engaging examination of the emergence of a Muslim women’s movement in India. The state of Bhopal, a Muslim principality in central India, was ruled by a succession of female rulers throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, most notably the last Begam of Bhopal, Nawab …
Tribal Politics in Iran
Rural Conflict and the New State, 1921-1941
Inbunden, 2006
2512 kr
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Placing Iran's 'tribal problem' in its historical context, Tribal Politics in Iran provides an overall assessment on the impact of this crucial period on the character of tribe-state relations in Iran to the end of Pahlavi rule and in the Islamic Republic. It analyzes the political and …
Zen Arts
An Anthropological Study of the Culture of Aesthetic Form in Japan
Av Rupert Cox
Häftad, 2006
750 kr
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The tea ceremony and the martial arts are intimately linked in the popular and historical imagination with Zen Buddhism, and Japanese culture. They are commonly interpreted as religio-aesthetic pursuits which express core spiritual values through bodily gesture and the creation of highly valued …
Muslims in India Since 1947
Islamic Perspectives on Inter-Faith Relations
Häftad, 2006
772 kr
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Muslims in India today are responding to the challenge of religious pluralism in a variety of ways. This book explores the attempts being made by scholar-activists and Muslim organisations to develop new understandings of Islam to relate to people of other faiths and to the modern nation-state, and …
British Occupation of Indonesia: 1945-1946
Britain, The Netherlands and the Indonesian Revolution
Häftad, 2006
910 kr
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This is the first work to systematically examine the British occupation of Indonesia after the Second World War. The occupation by British-Indian forces between 1945 and 1946 bridged the gap between the surrender of Japan and the resumption of Dutch rule, and this book is a reappraisal of the …
Development of Modern Medicine in Non-Western Countries
Historical Perspectives
Inbunden, 2008
2586 kr
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The history of medicine in non-European countries has often been characterized by the study of their native "traditional" medicine, such as (Galenico-)Islamic medicine, and Ayurvedic or Chinese medicine. Modern medicine in these countries, on the other hand, has usually been viewed as a Western …
Women, Religion and Culture in Iran
Av Sarah Ansari, Vanessa Martin
Häftad, 2014
720 kr
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Investigates how women, religion and culture have interacted in the context of 19th and 20th century Iran, covering topics as seemingly diverse as the social and cultural history of Persian cuisine, the work and attitudes of 19th century Christian missionaries, the impact of growing female …
Development of Modern Medicine in Non-Western Countries
Historical Perspectives
Häftad, 2012
770 kr
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The history of medicine in non-European countries has often been characterized by the study of their native "traditional" medicine, such as (Galenico-)Islamic medicine, and Ayurvedic or Chinese medicine. Modern medicine in these countries, on the other hand, has usually been viewed as a Western …
Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800
Häftad, 2009
770 kr
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With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing on the political and economic relationship of Britain and issues of strategic sensitivity, the book also illuminates British relations with society …
Politics of Self-Expression
The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan
Häftad, 2009
725 kr
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The 1930s to 1950s witnessed the rise and dominance of a political culture across much of North India which combined unprecedented levels of mobilization and organization with an effective de-politicization of politics. On the one hand obsessed with world events, people also came to understand …
Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage
Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal
Häftad, 2009
907 kr
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This is a new and engaging examination of the emergence of a Muslim women’s movement in India. The state of Bhopal, a Muslim principality in central India, was ruled by a succession of female rulers throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, most notably the last Begam of Bhopal, Nawab …
State Violence and Punishment in India
Inbunden, 2009
2818 kr
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Exploring violent confrontation between the state and the population in colonial and postcolonial India, this book is both a study of the many techniques of colonial coercion and state violence and a cultural history of the different ways in which Indians imbued practices of punishment with their …
Tribal Politics in Iran
Rural Conflict and the New State, 1921-1941
Häftad, 2010
907 kr
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Placing Iran's 'tribal problem' in its historical context, Tribal Politics in Iran provides an overall assessment on the impact of this crucial period on the character of tribe-state relations in Iran to the end of Pahlavi rule and in the Islamic Republic. It analyzes the political and …
