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The Hinduism of today is a vast and diverse religion, but its roots can be traced back thousands of years to the Vedas. The Rig Veda is an ancient text that outlines the beliefs of early Hindus, inc……続きを見る

Churchill and India. It is a story where much is known but much remains concealed. A brilliant orator and a powerful leader, Winston Churchill stood against the tide of history. But how does postcol……続きを見る

In this deeply researched and revealing account, Robert Travers offers a new view of the transition from Mughal to British rule in India. By focusing on processes of petitioning and judicial inquiry……続きを見る

India is a land of enormous diversity. Cross-cultural influences are everywhere in evidence, in the food people eat, the clothes they wear, and in the places they worship. This was ever the case, an……続きを見る

विरासत की बुनियाद गहरा हो, तो विकासवाद की प्रगतिशील राह को मजबूत किया जा सकता है। क्योंकि, जड़ मजबूत नहीं हो, तो इमारत की आयु लंबी नहीं होगी। अपनी गौरवमयी विरासत को समझने में यह पुस्तक मददगार साबित ……続きを見る

O presente livro traz um estudo de rara profundidade sobre a comunidade siddi, pouco conhecida ao redor do mundo e mesmo dentro de seu próprio país – até hoje, muitos indianos desconhecem a história……続きを見る

In Lucknow, the capital of India's most populous state, the stigmas and colonial legacies surrounding sexual propriety and population growth affect how Muslim women, often in poverty, cope with infe……続きを見る

The Pashtuns are perhaps the largest ethnic group in the world without a country of their own. They inhabit a continuous stretch of land from the Hindu Kush to the Indus, across Pakistan and Afghani……続きを見る

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 Raw and radical, strange and beguiling -** a love letter to Britain's br……続きを見る

"The Thugs of India have been carefully written up by Thornton...they gang together in companies...each gang has its leader...each vying with the other in deceit, cunning, thievery and murder." Cour……続きを見る

This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions between American 'Y' workers and the local p……続きを見る

Jobymon Skaria, an Indian St Thomas Christian Scholar, offers a critique of Indian Christian theology and suggests that constructive dialogues between Biblical and dissenting Dalit voices – such as ……続きを見る

Samuel Baker lived as a reputed Victorian Nimrod and was a milestone in the history of modern hunting through his works and deeds. The most interesting article in the December 1891 edition of the En……続きを見る

By focusing on traders, missionaries, warriors, and adventurersーthe four types of agents who are responsible for globalizing processesー this highly accessible volume brings analytical coherence an……続きを見る

Rabindranath Tagore (1861‒1941) was a prolific playwright with more than thirty plays to his credit. He is also known for his life-long, passionate engagement with theatre, first at Jorasanko and th……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the British arrival in India in the early s……続きを見る

Intensifying droughts and competing pressures on water resources foreground water scarcity as an urgent concern of the global climate change crisis. In India, individual, industrial, and agricultura……続きを見る

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the international relations of South Asia. South Asia as a region is increasingly assuming greater significance in global politics for a host of comp……続きを見る

Weaving together the varied and complex strands of anti-colonial nationalism into one compact narrative, Christhu Doss takes an incisive look at the deeper and wider historical process of decoloniza……続きを見る

Shambhu dasa, a direct disciple of Srila Prabhupada, became inspired by two essential, recurring themes in Srila Prabhupada’s books: First, the importance of attaining a human birth and utilizing it……続きを見る

The book presents a new interpretation of the Santal Rebellion, the Hul 1855–1856, drawing on the colonial sources as well as Santal memories. It offers a critique of postcolonial approaches that ov……続きを見る

"A nice racy zest. Grylls naturally lived a sort of curried life, everlastingly in high-seasoned adventureーnow with wild men; anon with bears, and boars, and elks, and elephants." -The Sporting Rev……続きを見る

This book studies the internal framework of the Indo-Pacific region and examines the strategic issues faced by the countries that belong to it. Over the years, the Indo-Pacific region has become a p……続きを見る

This book looks at the ways in which archaeological methods have been used in debates concerning the early medieval and medieval periods in South Asia. Despite the incorporation and use of archaeolo……続きを見る

The World Today Series: East & Southeast Asia provides historical background on the evolution of Modern East & Southeast Asia to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developmen……続きを見る

How poor migrants shape city politics during urbanization As the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion peo……続きを見る

"A story of sport and adventure...by C.E. Gouldsbury...contains the sporting reminiscences of Digby Davies...whose reputation as a hunter of big game was so great...appointed...Tiger Slayer to the P……続きを見る

"A mighty hunter... a hero ...has performed prodigies of valor and endurance." - Living Age, 1860 "A daring and accomplished sportsman." -Christian Examiner, 1860 "Adventures of all kinds, freely re……続きを見る

This volume analyzes the trial of Bahadur Shah, a watershed moment in the 19th-century colonial history of India. The trial of Bahadur Shah raises the contentious issue of sovereignty – trial of Emp……続きを見る

History has always dealt with people, yet often gazing at the people from the perspectives of the non-people – colonizers, intruders, outsiders and the privileged elite insiders – who seem to have i……続きを見る