Indian Renaissance

Indian Renaissance
Author: Hermionede Almeida
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351562967

Indian Renaissance: British Romantic Art and the Prospect of India is the first comprehensive examination of British artists whose first-hand impressions and prospects of the Indian subcontinent became a stimulus for the Romantic Movement in England; it is also a survey of the transformation of the images brought home by these artists into the cultural imperatives of imperial, Victorian Britain. The book proposes a second - Indian - Renaissance for British (and European) art and culture and an undeniable connection between English Romanticism and British Imperialism. Artists treated in-depth include James Forbes, James Wales, Tilly Kettle, William Hodges, Johann Zoffany, Francesco Renaldi, Thomas and William Daniell, Robert Home, Thomas Hickey, Arthur William Devis, R. H. Colebrooke, Alexander Allan, Henry Salt, James Baillie Fraser, Charles Gold, James Moffat, Charles D'Oyly, William Blake, J. M. W. Turner and George Chinnery.

Urban Symbolism

Urban Symbolism
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2023-11-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004609997

This volume deals with a hitherto largely neglected aspect of cities, namely the symbolic and ritual structure in which the urban community is rooted. This fascinating facet is explored in a combined effort by social anthropologists, sociologists, historians and philologists for cities like Jakarta, Padang, Bangkok, Beijing, Tokyo, Baghdad, Kathmandu, Lucknow, Francistown, Vitoria and Buenos Aires. Three perspectives on the study of symbolism in the urban arena are developed, namely the material, cultural and structural point of view. This results in a series of new concepts for comparative use and provides lively descriptions suffused by rich detail of the social processes by which urban symbols and rituals are constituted.

Edge of Empire

Edge of Empire
Author: Maya Jasanoff
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2007-12-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307425711

In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tracing their exploits to tell an intimate history of imperialism. Jasanoff delves beneath the grand narratives of power, exploitation, and resistance to look at the British Empire through the eyes of the people caught up in it. Written and researched on four continents, Edge of Empire enters a world where people lived, loved, mingled, and identified with one another in ways richer and more complex than previous accounts have led us to believe were possible. And as this book demonstrates, traces of that world remain tangible—and topical—today. An innovative, persuasive, and provocative work of history.

Curry

Curry
Author: Elizabeth M. Collingham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2006
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0195320018

Richly spiced with colorful anecdotes and curious historical facts, and attractively designed with 34 illustrations, five maps, and numerous recipes, this is a delectable history of Indian cuisine.

The Kingdom of Awadh

The Kingdom of Awadh
Author: Surya Narain Singh
Publisher: Mittal Publications
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2003
Genre: Oudh (India)
ISBN: 9788170999089

Comes The Period Between 1720 To 1856 And Provides An Analysis On Aspects Of Awadh Administration Such As Revenue, Justice, Police, Military, Education, Health And Forests Etc. Also Contains A Brief Dimension About Art, Music, Architecture, Literature.

Music and Marx

Music and Marx
Author: Regula Burckhardt Qureshi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1136541357

Well-known contributors analyze the ways in which Marxist thought enters into music discourse. Exploring everything from Marxism in hip-hop to feudal properties of Hindustani music to revolutionary music of Central America, the essays in this book find surprising, paradigm-shifting revelations. This book will revolutionize the way music production and consumption is viewed. First published in 2002.

Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Place and Space

Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Place and Space
Author: Sarah Pinto
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811367299

This book brings together researchers from different fields, traditions and perspectives to examine the ways in which place and space might (be) unsettle(d). Researchers from across the humanities and social sciences have been drawn to the study of place and space since the 1970s, and the term ‘unsettled’ has been an occasional but recurring presence in this body of scholarship. Though it has been used to invoke a range of meanings, from the dangerous to the liberating, the term itself has rarely been at the centre of sustained examination. This collection highlights the idea of the unsettled in the scholarly investigation of place and space. The respective chapters offer a dialogue between a diverse and eclectic group of researchers, crossing significant disciplinary and interdisciplinary boundaries in the process. The purpose of the collection is to juxtapose a range of different approaches to, and perspectives on, the unsettling of place and space. In doing so, Interdisciplinary Unsettlings of Place and Space makes an important contribution and offers new insights into how scholarship and research into different fields and practices may help us re-envision place and space.

The Making of the Awadh Culture

The Making of the Awadh Culture
Author: Madhu Trivedi
Publisher: Primus Books
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 819089188X

This book makes an extensive study of the art and culture of Awadh during the Nawabi period (c. 1722-1856), with a focus on the city of Lucknow. The work takes up evidence available in a variety of primary and secondary sources, especially in the Persian and Urdu languages, in its study of visuals and artefacts, as well as performance traditions and craft techniques which are derived from this period. Highlighting the literary milieu of the period, and the developments in the realm of music, painting, architecture and industrial arts, this volume also explores how some of the arts and crafts assumed considerable European colour, and demonstrates how the ethos of the syncretic Indo-Persian culture, the renowned ganga-jamuni tahzib, remained intact.