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Queer Vietnam recovers the forgotten stories of variant genders and sexualities in early twentieth-century Vietnam. By the beginning of the 1900s, European imperialism had spread Western notions of gender across much of Asia, narrowing and delegitimizing...List Price $28.00List Price $28.00
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Sent to India aged just sixteen to make his fortune, Alexander Burnes soon revealed an extraordinary talent for languages, combined with a boyish charm, insatiable curiosity, and irrepressible enthusiasm. By the age of 26 he had so impressed his...List Price $35.00Our Price $15.00List Price $35.00Our Price $15.00
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The description for this book, India's Political Economy, 1947-1977: The Gradual Revolution, will be forthcoming.List Price $30.00List Price $30.00
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Set against feminist discourse, this title looks at the iconography of the Indian woman. Traced over the century these images suggest an extraordinary transformation in imaging the Indian woman, as manifested in painting, photography, popular posters and...List Price $45.00Our Price $26.98List Price $45.00Our Price $26.98
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How did India aspire to become a secular country? Given our colonial past, we derive many of our laws and institutions from England. We have a parliamentary democracy with a Westminster model of government. Our courts routinely use catchphrases like...List Price $19.95List Price $19.95
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A magisterial history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures, and adventures among the world’s highest mountains.For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal...List Price $40.00Our Price $14.98List Price $40.00Our Price $14.98
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A gripping investigation into the mysterious assassination of a journalist in India, revealing the courage and vulnerability of those who are fighting the decline of democracy around the worldWhen Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken journalist in the South...List Price $18.00List Price $18.00
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A bold retelling of the origins of contemporary Hinduism, and an argument against the long-established notion of religious reform.By the early eighteenth century, the Mughal Empire was in decline, and the East India Company was making inroads into the...List Price $43.00List Price $43.00
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A captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoirLonglisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize“Ruby Lal coaxes the remarkable Gulbadan out from the shadows of...List Price $22.00List Price $22.00
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A provocative new account of how India moved relentlessly from its hope-filled founding in 1947 to the dramatic economic and democratic breakdowns of today. When Indian leaders first took control of their government in 1947, they proclaimed the ideals of...List Price $25.00List Price $25.00
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A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experienceWords for the Heart is a captivating treasury of emotion terms drawn from some of India’s earliest classical languages. Inspired by...List Price $24.95Our Price $14.98List Price $24.95Our Price $14.98
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The first book to explore the modern history of Islam in South AsiaThe first modern state to be founded in the name of Islam, Pakistan was the largest Muslim country in the world at the time of its establishment in 1947. Today it is the second-most...List Price $27.95Our Price $17.98List Price $27.95Our Price $17.98
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An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular color images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim LamanIn this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New...List Price $29.95Our Price $15.98List Price $29.95Our Price $15.98
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This new edition of the concise but authoritative survey of Khmer culture incorporates new discoveries that will completely rewrite history.The ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia has fascinated scholars and visitors alike since its rediscovery in the...List Price $39.95Our Price $14.98List Price $39.95Our Price $14.98
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As it enters its sixtieth year of independence, India stands on the threshold of superpower status. Yet India is strikingly different from all other global colossi. While it is the world’s most populous democracy and enjoys the benefits of its...List Price $35.00Our Price $12.98List Price $35.00Our Price $12.98
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When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. In academic and common parlance alike, caste has become a central symbol for India, marking it as fundamentally different from other places while expressing its essence. Nicholas Dirks argues that...List Price $49.95Our Price $18.00List Price $49.95Our Price $18.00
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