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"The Emperor's Heart: Love and Rule in Akbar's Kingdom" is a captivating historical novel that takes readers on a journey through the extraordinary life and reign of Emperor Akbar, one of India's mo……続きを見る

The position of India’s princely states is a relatively under-studied aspect of the British withdrawal from India and the early years of Indian and Pakistani independence. Far from playing second fi……続きを見る

Yes, the Halfnaked FAKIR Dress of Gandhi fooled the Hindu Bengalis into thinking of him as a “HINDU-GOD” but it is astonishing to see how the political stalwarts of the United Nations closed their e……続きを見る

This treatise on the growth and early development of the Sangha (Buddhist Monastic Order) has often been referred to by scholars as the most complete and masterly treatment of the subject and, as su……続きを見る

Modern Maternities: Medical Advice about Breastfeeding in Colonial Calcutta brings to light rare textual and visual materials on medical opinions about breastfeeding by memsahibs (European women), d……続きを見る

For more than century before World War II, traders, merchants, financiers, and laborers steadily moved between places on the Indian Ocean, trading goods, supplying credit, and seeking work. This all……続きを見る

WINNER Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award 2025, Society of Architectural Historians WINNER Historians of British Art Book Award 2025 for Exemplary Scholarship on the Period between 1800-1960 Small Spa……続きを見る

This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, relig……続きを見る

A thorough and detailed resource that describes the history, culture, and geography of the Himalayan region, providing an indispensable reference work to both general readers and seasoned scholars i……続きを見る

"Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Unraveling the Catastrophe of 1984" delves deep into one of the world's most devastating industrial disasters. This comprehensive account sheds light on the events leading up to……続きを見る

This Handbook brings together essays that introduce the reader to the key issues in South Asian political development. Written by experts in their respective areas, the essays explore key aspects of……続きを見る

This accessible, narrative account follows Indian history over its 9,000 year trajectory, from the ancient Harappans to today, emphasizing events and issues of the 20th and 21st centuries. Written f……続きを見る

Few possess greater courage, yet remain in oblivion, than the Indian Para Special Forces. To these brave officers, worthy owners of the Balidan badge, is entrusted the safety of the most perilous he……続きを見る

The East India Company is remembered as the world's most powerful, not to say notorious, corporation. But for many of its advocates from the 1770s to the 1850s it was also the world's most enlighten……続きを見る

Women, Gender and History in India examines Indian history through a thematic lens of women and gender across different contexts. Through an inter-disciplinary approach, Nita Kumar uses sources from……続きを見る

There are plenty of books available about the division of India in 1947, but most of them are the work of scholars. It has been tried to bring out oral stories and individual experiences of people w……続きを見る

A detailed and graphic personal and family history within a national and international context. It mirrors and brings to life the modern and contemporary history of the Indian sub-continent and of I……続きを見る

In Service of Emergent India is an evocative insider's account of a crucial period in India's history. It provides an in-depth look at events that changed the way the world perceived India, and a un……続きを見る

This book delves into the history of the commercialization of wildlife in India. It examines the colonial strategies that were employed in the commodification of wildlife resources specifically for ……続きを見る

Reveals how imperial power and local resistance have shaped landscapes The perception, valuation, and manipulation of human environments all have their own layered histories. So Sumit Guha argues in……続きを見る

This pioneering work documents cultural and religious sites across the Tibetan Plateau and its bordering regions from the Paleolithic Era to today. Western fascination with Tibet has soared in recen……続きを見る

An essential companion to A Passage to India, a collection of the author's own letters that read like "a close personal friend has shared his impressions" ( Kirkus Reviews). In 1912, a young E. M. F……続きを見る

"Translated with grace and precision . . . gives us a rare glimpse of how Asian religion and life appeared from the perspective of the Tibetan plateau." ーJanet Gyatso, Harvard University In 1941, p……続きを見る

The work of explorers, surveyors and spies in the race to conquer Southern Asia is vividly recounted in this history of British imperial cartography. In the 19th century, the British and Russian emp……続きを見る

"[A] brilliant disquisition on . . . mostly unpublished texts for three allied systems of tantric thought and praxis (sexual, alchemical, and hatha yogic)." ー The Journal of Asian Studies The Alche……続きを見る

This book presents the economic history of the English East India Company’s trade as it functioned from Madras (Chennai) during the second half of the 18th century. It traces the role of trade and c……続きを見る

The Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of Buddhism, and the landscape still carries its memory. Under a fig tree in Bihar, a prince became the Buddha. In a deer park near Varanasi, he gave his fi……続きを見る

"[A]n excellent analytical study of a sensationally beautiful type of temple. . . . This work is not just art historical but embraces . . . religious studies, anthropology, history, and literature."……続きを見る

" An impressive biography. . . . [A] standard reference in the scholarship of Tamil Nadu and the conundrum of caste and class." ー American Anthropologist A cruise along the streets of Chennaiーor S……続きを見る

The history and impact of one of the most heinous acts of colonial repression suffered in British Indiaーa massacre that continues to divide opinion today. The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed India……続きを見る