Arts, Literature and Humanities

The first major book on Kutiyattam—the vibrant theatre tradition that existed in India from the times of the Natya Sastra. It traces the history an...

Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity

The first full-length narration of the extraordinary life, immense literary output and manifold philosophical perspectives of Kumarajiva, the great...

About the Book The fifty-one essays compiled in this book were written over a forty-year period by India's leading independent filmmaker. They prov...

About the Book Since the 1980s, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu has faced multiple forms of resistance. ...

Krishna Reddy worked a revolution in printmaking by discovering the method of printing numerous colours from a single metal plate. Experiments in t...

About the Book Rich and multilayered, with elements of both memoir and fiction, Dominique Edde's "Kite" defies categorization. Beginning in the 196...

Richard III is one of the great Shakespearean characters and roles. James R Siemon examines the attraction of this villain to audiences and focuses...

By far the best edition of King Lear - in respect of both textual and other matters - that we now have.'John Lyon, English Language Notes'This volu...

About the Book Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing volumes offer a new type of study aid that combines lively critical insight with practica...

About the Book King John had a distinguished life on the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century stage, and this edition presents the fullest account of...

Is truth objective? Can we make moral choices, or are our choices predetermined? Who are the true saints and heroes of this world? Kierkegaard, the...

Kids and Cubs (H.B)

About the Book Explores how people's awareness of violence toward the young has evolved from a time when Americans were shocked to discover that th...

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About the Book There are two ways of looking at democracy. One is the view of the state, policymakers, and so on, which shows the dissemination and...

About the Book Over the past three decades, carotid artery stenting has evolved to become a promising and viable alternative to carotid endarterect...

About the Book Modern Indian studies have become a site for new, creative, and thought-provoking debates extending over a broad canvas of crucial i...

About the Book Key Concepts in Family Studie′s individual entries introduce, explain and contextualize the key topics within the study of the famil...

About the Book A jargon-free guide to the key terms, concepts, and theoretical approaches to contemporary popular fiction Key Concepts in Contempor...

Keshab Chandra Sen (1838–84) was one of the most powerful and controversial figures in nineteenth-century Bengal. A religious leader and social ref...

About the Book Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980) lived one of the most intriguing theatre lives of his century. A brilliant writer, critic and agent provoc...

Kathakali, a relatively recent performing art with a 400-year-old heritage, is one of the great artistic wonders of the world. Originating in Keral...

About the Book In 1992 when a Dalit woman left the convent and wrote her autobiography, the Tamil publishing industry found her language unacceptab...

About the Book Karl Popper is best known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and the history of ideas. Elements of Popper's thought ...

About the Book In seventh-century Arabia, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussain,sacrificed his life and his family members and companions in th...

About the Book Dominique Edd 's gripping novel tells the story of the doomed Jann family as they plot against one another for revenge and power. Ka...

Savitri Ammal's stories are about women like herself living in upper-caste households in Madras in the early part of the twentieth century. Publish...

About the Book Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read, writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like 'The Metamorpho...

About the Book Franz Kafka is among the most intriguing and influential writers of the last century. During his lifetime he worked as a civil serva...

About the Book This is a basic, short guide that helps students make the transition to writing at college or university as simple as possible, prov...

About the Book This work is an original and pioneering exploration of not only the social history of the subcontinent but also of performance and p...

This edition of one of Shakespeare's best known and most frequently performed plays argues for Julius Caesar as a new kind of political play, a rad...

About the Book Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the li...

About the Book Judaic Sources and Western Thought: Jerusalem's Enduring Presence explores the significance and enduring relevance of Judaic roots a...

About the Book Joseph of Arimathea: A Study in Reception History examines the extensive and convoluted afterlives of a minor biblical character who...

For the first time, Dalits are writing about their lives themselves. They have long been written about by others, anthropologists, historians and n...

About the Book Since the publication of her landmark book In a Different Voice, Carol Gilligan has transformed the way we think about women and men...

About the Book Written by two of the world's leading Milton scholars, widely praised as "illuminating" (Times Literary Supplement), "seamlessly wri...

Table Of Contents: Series Editor's ForewordPreface to the Paperback EditionAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations of Works CitedIntroduction: Why Does Virag ...

About the Book The word "jihad" is everywhere in the global media. It generally appears in the context of violence waged against the West by milita...

About the Book In this book, Yulia Egorova explores how South Asian Jews and Muslims relate to each other outside of a Western and Christian contex...

About the Book These concise alphabetic guides introduce the central concepts of the various branches of philosophy. Written by established philoso...

About the Book In this broad, thought-provoking introduction to Jewish literature from 1492 to the present, cultural historian Ilan Stavans focuses...

About the Book This is a collection of 19 projects for jewellery and accessories using materials that were intended for different uses altogether. ...

About the Book Just look at the price tag for some designer jeans: they re over the top Fortunately, there s an easy, inexpensive, and fun way to j...