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Corbett Jim
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• Author(s): Corbett Jim • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: HistoryThe last book written by the late big-game hunter Jim Corbett tells of his final days living in the Kenyan game reserves. Although containing vivid d...
View full detailsThe Trials Of Spinoza
Tariq Ali
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• Author(s): Tariq Ali • Publisher: Seagull Books • Publisher Imprint: Seagull Books • Subject: History • BISAC: Theater - GeneralBaruch Spinoza (1632-77) is considered one of the great rationalist thinkers of the seventeenth century. His magnum ...
View full detailsThe Sentinels of Culture: Class, Education, and the Colonial Intellectual in Bengal
Bhattacharya Tithi
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• Author(s): Bhattacharya Tithi • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralThis book is about the intellegentsia in nineteenth-century Bengal. It analyzes why--from the second half of t...
View full detailsThe Seir Mutaqherin, or Review of Modern Times, Vol. 4: Being an History of India, from the Year 11
Seid-Gholam-Hossein-Khan, Seid-Gholam-Ho
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• Author(s): Seid-Gholam-Hossein-Khan, Seid-Gholam-Ho • Publisher: Forgotten Books • Publisher Imprint: Forgotten Books • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - GeneralExcerpt from The S ir Mutaqherin, or Review of Modern Times, Vol. 4: Being an Histor...
View full detailsThe Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View
Ellen Meiksins Wood
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• Author(s): Ellen Meiksins Wood • Publisher: Aakar Books • Publisher Imprint: Aakar Books • Subject: History
The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb :
Ali M. Athar
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• Author(s): Ali M. Athar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralThis paperback edition of a classic not only tests a number of popular hypotheses about the Mughal Empire during the reign of Aurangzeb...
View full detailsThe Habsburg Empire (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Martyn Rady
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• Author(s): Martyn Rady • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Austria & HungaryThe Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuri...
View full detailsThe Bahmani Sufis: Their Spiritual, Intellectual and Sociopolitical Role in Medieval Deccan, AD 1300 to 1538
Mohammed Suleman Siddiqi
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• Author(s): Mohammed Suleman Siddiqi • Publisher: Ratna Sagar • Publisher Imprint: PrimusBook • Subject: History
The 1857 Rebellion : Debates in Indian History and Society
Pati Biswamoy (Ed)
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• Author(s): Pati Biswamoy (Ed) • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Revolutions, Uprisings & RebellionsThis volume brings together seminal writings on the rebellion of 1857, including out-of-print...
View full detailsSwarnalata
Tilottoma Misra
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• Author(s): Tilottoma Misra • Publisher: Zubaan • Publisher Imprint: Zubaan • Subject: History
Stages of Transmutation: Science Fiction Biology and Environmental Posthumanism
Tom Idema
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• Author(s): Tom Idema • Publisher: T&F • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Science Fiction & FantasyStages of Transmutation: Science Fiction, Biology, and Environmental Posthumanism develops the theoretical perspective of environment...
View full detailsPolitical Economy of Colonial and Post-Colonial India
Aditya Mukherjee
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• Author(s): Aditya Mukherjee • Publisher: Ratna Sagar • Publisher Imprint: PrimusBook • Subject: History
Orientalism, Empire and National Culture
Michael S. Dodson
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• Author(s): Michael S. Dodson • Publisher: Cambridge UP • Publisher Imprint: Foundation • Subject: History
Mughal Painting
Sp Verma
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• Author(s): Sp Verma • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: History - GeneralIn Mughal Painting, the author provides a detailed survey of the sixteenth-seventeenth century painting under the Mughal Empe...
View full detailsMedical Encounters in British India :
Deepak Kumar & Raj Sekhar Basu, Raj Sekhar Basu
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• Author(s): Deepak Kumar & Raj Sekhar Basu | Raj Sekhar Basu • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: HistoryThis volume explores the nature of interactions between the East and the West in the field ...
View full detailsInterpreting Mughal Painting : Essays On Arg, Society, And Culture
Verma Som Prakash
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• Author(s): Verma Som Prakash • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralFocusing on issues like the origins of Mughal painting, its evolution and development under different Mughal em...
View full detailsInsurgent Truth: Chelsea Manning and the Politics of Outsider Truth-Telling
Lida Maxwell
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• Author(s): Lida Maxwell • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralWhen Chelsea Manning was arrested in May 2010 for leaking massive amounts of classified Army and diplomatic ...
View full detailsInnovation in China
Appelbaum Simon Cao Han Parker
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• Author(s): Appelbaum Simon Cao Han Parker • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Wiley • BISAC: Philosophy & Social AspectsChina is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge....
View full detailsEssays In Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception
Irfan Habib
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• Author(s): Irfan Habib • Publisher: Tulika Books • Publisher Imprint: Tulika Books • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralThis collection brings together, for the first time, several seminal essays by Professor Irfan Habib interpreti...
View full detailsDisciplining Punishment: Colonialism and Convict Society in the Andaman Islands
Sen Satadru
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• Author(s): Sen Satadru • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - India & South AsiaThis volume examines the first four decades in the history of the Andaman Islands penal colony. The analysis f...
View full detailsChittaranjan Das
Jesse Russell
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• Author(s): Jesse Russell • Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd. • Publisher Imprint: Book on Demand Ltd. • Subject: HistoryHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Chittaranjan Das (C.R.Das) (Bengali: চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস Chittor njon Dash) (popularly c...
View full detailsChallenges to Civil Rights Guarantees in India :
Noorani A.G. And South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
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• Author(s): Noorani A.G. And South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Civil RightsThis volume consisting of nine essays thoroughly examines the status of civil...
View full detailsA People's History of India 4: The Age Of Iron And The Religious Revolution C. 700 C.350 Bc
Krishna Mohan Shrimali
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• Author(s): Krishna Mohan Shrimali • Publisher: Tulika Books • Publisher Imprint: Tulika Books • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralThis volume of the A People's History of India series deals with the period spanning c. 700 and c. 3...
View full detailsHistory of Western Science: The Basics
Vermij, Rienk
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• Author(s): Vermij | Rienk • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalA History of Western Science: The Basics offers a short introduction to the history of Western science that ...
View full detailsSociety and Culture in Bengal: Essays in Memory of Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
Achintya Kumar Dutta
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• Author(s): Achintya Kumar Dutta • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge India • Subject: History
Medieval Indian History
K.N. Chitnis
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• Author(s): K.N. Chitnis • Publisher: Atlantic • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic • Subject: HistoryMedieval Indian History highlights the prominent trends in the thought and institutions of medieval India by exploring not only the North Indian trend...
View full detailsBharat Mein Rajniatik hinsa
Upinder Singh
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• Author(s): Upinder Singh • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History
Visible Histories, Disappearing Women: Producing Muslim Womanhood In Late Colonial Bengal
Mahua Sarkar
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• Author(s): Mahua Sarkar • Publisher: Zubaan • Publisher Imprint: Zubaan • Subject: HistoryMahua Sarkar examines how Muslim women in colonial Bengal came to be more marginalized in nationalist discourse than their Hindu counterparts. She conside...
View full detailsUndercover Tales Of World War Ii
William B. Breuer
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• Author(s): William B. Breuer • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Wiley • Subject: History • BISAC: Wars & Conflicts - World War II - GeneralAbout the Book Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer ""A first-class historian."" --The Wall St...
View full detailsTroublemaker: The Life and History of A.J.P. Taylor
A.J.P. Burk
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• Author(s): A.J.P. Burk • Publisher: Yale UP • Publisher Imprint: Yale UP • Subject: History • BISAC: GeneralAbout the Book Popular, prolific, and impassioned, British historian A. J. P. Taylor (1906-1990) was also outspoken, controversial, and ...
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Sarup, Leela
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• Author(s): Sarup | Leela • Publisher: Niyogi Books • Publisher Imprint: NiyogiBook • Subject: HistoryThe official records of the trial that culminated in the death sentence of Mangal Pandey, hailed by some as the one who initiated India’s First...
View full detailsTrauma And The Triumph: Gender and Partition in Eastern India
Jasodhara Bagchi, Subhoranjan Dasgupta
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• Author(s): Jasodhara Bagchi | Subhoranjan Dasgupta • Publisher: Bhatkal&Sen Pub • Publisher Imprint: BhatkalSen • Subject: HistoryContributed articles on the sufferings of women during the partition of Bengal in 1947; includes personal narr...
View full detailsThe Tudors (VSI): Very Short Introduction
John Guy
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• Author(s): John Guy • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - GeneralAbout the Book The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British histo...
View full detailsThe Status of Muslim Women in Medieval India
Sudha Sharma
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• Author(s): Sudha Sharma • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - India & South AsiaThis book examines the economic, cultural, political and social positions of Muslim women in medieva...
View full detailsThe Sistine Chapel: History Of A Masterpiece
FORCELLINO
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• Author(s): FORCELLINO • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Polity Pr • Subject: History • BISAC: Movements - RenaissanceThe Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate its ceiling and walls ...
View full detailsThe Shaping Of The American Past (Vol. 1)
Robert Lloyd Kelley
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• Author(s): Robert Lloyd Kelley • Publisher: Pearson • Publisher Imprint: Prent Hall • Subject: HistoryAbout the Book The modern manager faces a bewildering range of challenges every single day. Their ability to make critical decisions, often un...
View full detailsThe Rescue: A True Story of Courage and Survival in World War II
Steven Trent Smith
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• Author(s): Steven Trent Smith • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Wiley • Subject: HistoryAbout the Book The Rescue is the true story of the brave American and Filipino guerrillas on Negros Island in the Philippines who resisted the Japanes...
View full detailsThe Pursuit of History
TOSH, Eve
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• Author(s): TOSH | Eve • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: History • BISAC: HistoriographyAbout the Book This classic introduction to the study of history invites the reader to stand back and consider some...
View full detailsThe NorthWestern Provinces Of India
Crooke, William
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• Author(s): Crooke | William • Publisher: Niyogi Books • Publisher Imprint: NiyogiBook • Subject: HistoryNorth-western Provinces Of India, The: Their History, Ethnology And Administration
The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori
Mark Ravina
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• Author(s): Mark Ravina • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Wiley • Subject: History • BISAC: HistoricalAbout the Book The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his deat...
View full detailsThe Kashmir Dispute 1947-2012 (Vol. 1)
A.G. Noorani
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• Author(s): A.G. Noorani • Publisher: Tulika Books • Publisher Imprint: Tulika Books • Subject: HistoryThe Kashmir Dispute 1947-2012 by Noorani A G, 9382381651, 9789382381655, Tulika Books
The Civil War at Sea :
Symonds
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• Author(s): Symonds • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)About the Book Continuing in the vein of his Lincoln Prize-winning book Lincoln and His Admirals, a...
View full detailsThe Bose Brothers and Indian Independence: An Insider’s Account
Madhuri Bose
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• Author(s): Madhuri Bose • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: Politics and Current Affairs • BISAC: GeneralThis book chronicles the roles of Sarat and Subhas Chandra Bose in the Indian freedom struggle. It dr...
View full detailsThe Babri Masjid 1528 Question 2003: A Matter of National Honour (Vol. 2)
A.G. Noorani
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• Author(s): A.G. Noorani • Publisher: Tulika Books • Publisher Imprint: Tulika Books • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralAbout the Book The Babri Masjid Question, 1528-2003: 'A Matter of National Honour' is a compilation by A.G. No...
View full detailsThe Arthur Crawford Scandal: Corruption, Governance, and Indian Victims
Metelits Michael.D
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• Author(s): Metelits Michael.D • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralAbout the Book The Arthur Crawford Scandal explores how 19th century Bombay tried a British official for corru...
View full detailsThe American West
Larry Schweikart, Bradley J. Birzer
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• Author(s): Larry Schweikart | Bradley J. Birzer • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Wiley • Subject: HistoryAbout the Book In this authoritative and comprehensive resource, you'll find detailed information on a vast array of topics related ...
View full detailsThe American South (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Charles Reagan Wilson
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• Author(s): Charles Reagan Wilson • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)About the Book The American South is a distinctive place with a dramatic history, and h...
View full detailsStrange Riches: Bengal in the Mercantile Map of South Asia
Rila Mukherjee
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• Author(s): Rila Mukherjee • Publisher: Cambridge UP • Publisher Imprint: Foundation • Subject: History • BISAC: World - GeneralThis book attempts to understand the commercial and social history of erstwhile Bengal in terms of its links with it ...
View full detailsSada Thako Anande...Santiniketane
Roy Dipankar
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• Author(s): Roy Dipankar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: Historyবাঙালির ঐতিহ্যে ও চিন্তাভাবনায় শান্তিনিকেতনের উপস্থিতি এক বাস্তব ঘটনা। কিন্তু আজকের শান্তিনিকেতন আর সেই ঐতিহ্যের শান্তিনিকেতনের মধ্যে কতখানি আছে ‘মি...
View full detailsRoads To Freedom : Prisoners in Colonial India
Mushirul Hasan
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• Author(s): Mushirul Hasan • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralAbout the Book This book examines the history of prison and prisoners in colonial India. Based on substantial arch...
View full detailsRivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire
Faisal H. Husain
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• Author(s): Faisal H. Husain • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Middle East - GeneralAbout the Book The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through the heart of the Middle East and merge in the area of ...
View full detailsRedeeming Calcutta : A Portrait of India's Imperial Capital
Steve Raymer, Constantine Partasides, Alan Redfern
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• Author(s): Steve Raymer | Constantine Partasides | Alan Redfern • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Asia - South - GeneralRedeeming Calcutta takes a fresh look at one of Asia's great cities, a metro...
View full detailsPhilanthropy and the Development of Modern India: Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies
Arun Kumar
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• Author(s): Arun Kumar • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History
Paper Jewels: Postcards from the Raj
Omar Khan
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• Author(s): Omar Khan • Publisher: Mapin Publishing • Publisher Imprint: MapinPub • Subject: History • BISAC: PostcardsAbout the Book - The first book on the subject of postcards in the Indian subcontinent - More than 500 professionally restored...
View full detailsMutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857
Marina Carter, Crispin Bates
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• Author(s): Marina Carter | Crispin Bates • Publisher: Sage Publications • Publisher Imprint: SAGE India • Subject: History • BISAC: History - GeneralAbout the Book : The Mutiny at the Margins series takes a fresh look at the revolt of 1857 from...
View full detailsModern Brazil (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Pereira
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• Author(s): Pereira • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Modern - 21st CenturyAbout the Book Brazil is associated in many people's minds with conviviality, sensuality, and natural beauty. Yet the coun...
View full detailsMedieval Britain (VSI): Very Short Introduction
Gillingham & Griffiths, Ralph A. Griffiths
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• Author(s): Gillingham & Griffiths | Ralph A. Griffiths • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History • BISAC: Europe - MedievalAbout the Book A comprehensive and authoritative short guide, this Very Short Introduc...
View full detailsMarvels Of Indian Iron Through The Ages
Bala Subramania
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• Author(s): Bala Subramania • Publisher: Rupa & Co. • Publisher Imprint: Rupa & Co. • Subject: HistoryLooking back on the glorious tradition of iron making in India, Marvels of Indian Iron Through the Ages provides concrete evidence of t...
View full detailsMaking Refugees In India
Ria Kapoor
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• Author(s): Ria Kapoor • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: History
Maharana: The Story of the Rulers of Udaipur
Brian Masters
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• Author(s): Brian Masters • Publisher: Mapin Publishing • Publisher Imprint: MapinPubThis history of the erstwhile princely state of Udaipur evokes the glory and grandeur of the Rajput courts. Here are tales of honour and chivalry, of magnanimit...
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