A Companion To South Asia In The Past

Author : Gwen Robbins Schug
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119055482
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to South Asia in the Past written by Gwen Robbins Schug and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to South Asia in the Past provides the definitive overview of research and knowledge about South Asia’s past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, provided by a truly global team of experts. The most comprehensive and detailed scholarly treatment of South Asian archaeology and biological anthropology, providing ground-breaking new ideas and future challenges Provides an in-depth and broad view of the current state of knowledge about South Asia’s past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal A comprehensive treatment of research in a crucial region for human evolution and biocultural adaptation A global team of scholars together present a varied set of perspectives on South Asian pre- and proto-history

Author : Simon Eliot
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444356585
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the History of the Book written by Simon Eliot and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK Edited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose “As a stimulating overview of the multidimensional present state of the field, the Companion has no peer.” Choice “If you want to understand how cultures come into being, endure, and change, then you need to come to terms with the rich and often surprising history Of the book ... Eliot and Rose have done a fine job. Their volume can be heartily recommended. “ Adrian Johns, Technology and Culture From the early Sumerian clay tablet through to the emergence of the electronic text, this Companion provides a continuous and coherent account of the history of the book. A team of expert contributors draws on the latest research in order to offer a cogent, transcontinental narrative. Many of them use illustrative examples and case studies of well-known texts, conveying the excitement surrounding this rapidly developing field. The Companion is organized around four distinct approaches to the history of the book. First, it introduces the variety of methods used by book historians and allied specialists, from the long-established discipline of bibliography to newer IT-based approaches. Next, it provides a broad chronological survey of the forms and content of texts. The third section situates the book in the context of text culture as a whole, while the final section addresses broader issues, such as literacy, copyright, and the future of the book. Contributors to this volume: Michael Albin, Martin Andrews, Rob Banham, Megan L Benton, Michelle P. Brown, Marie-Frangoise Cachin, Hortensia Calvo, Charles Chadwyck-Healey, M. T. Clanchy, Stephen Colclough, Patricia Crain, J. S. Edgren, Simon Eliot, John Feather, David Finkelstein, David Greetham, Robert A. Gross, Deana Heath, Lotte Hellinga, T. H. Howard-Hill, Peter Kornicki, Beth Luey, Paul Luna, Russell L. Martin Ill, Jean-Yves Mollier, Angus Phillips, Eleanor Robson, Cornelia Roemer, Jonathan Rose, Emile G. L Schrijver, David J. Shaw, Graham Shaw, Claire Squires, Rietje van Vliet, James Wald, Rowan Watson, Alexis Weedon, Adriaan van der Weel, Wayne A. Wiegand, Eva Hemmungs Wirtén.

Author : Marc Jason Gilbert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190661364
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Asia in World History written by Marc Jason Gilbert and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few regions have shaped the world's history as deeply as South Asia. The birthplace of three of the world's major religions-Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism-the Indian subcontinent has made indelible contributions to the world, from foods such as curry and granulated sugar to the performance of meditation and yoga, from the architectural magnificence of the Taj Mahal to the binary system of numbers. In this accessible book, Marc Jason Gilbert takes us on a journey through South Asia's fascinating history, starting with the blossoming of the Harappan civilization in the fertile Indus valley more than four thousand years ago. Following the routes of the cotton, tea, and opium trade that connected the West and the East throughout history, Gilbert describes South Asia's classical Hindu and Buddhist empires, the coming of Islam to South Asia, the local impact of the Mongol invasions, the splendors of the Mughal Empire, the expansion of British colonial dominion, and the development of South Asian modern nations-Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, and Myanmar-in the twentieth century. The book concludes with a timely reflection on the contradictory face of contemporary South Asia. Although the region has produced some of the world's most iconic leaders of non-violent protest-Mahatma Gandhi, Arundhati Roy, Mother Teresa, and Aung San Suu Kyi-severe social divisions and injustice persist in most South Asian countries. Simultaneously, extraordinary economic growth is deeply transforming South Asian societies and may enable them to rival the United States and China as the world's largest economies. Gilbert's transnational perspective illuminates how world historical processes-from changes in the environment and the economy to the movement of peoples and ideas-have shaped and continue to shape the history of South Asia and its place in the wider world.

Author : Rebecca M. Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119019532
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture written by Rebecca M. Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture presents a collection of 26 original essays from top scholars in the field that explore and critically examine various aspects of Asian art and architectural history. Brings together top international scholars of Asian art and architecture Represents the current state of the field while highlighting the wide range of scholarly approaches to Asian Art Features work on Korea and Southeast Asia, two regions often overlooked in a field that is often defined as India-China-Japan Explores the influences on Asian art of global and colonial interactions and of the diasporic communities in the US and UK Showcases a wide range of topics including imperial commissions, ancient tombs, gardens, monastic spaces, performances, and pilgrimages.

Author : Hugh Tinker
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824812874
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Asia written by Hugh Tinker and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Professor of History and Diplomacy Director Center of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies Sugata Bose
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134397151
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern South Asia written by Professor of History and Diplomacy Director Center of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies Sugata Bose and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Asian subcontinent is home to nearly a billion people and has been the site of fierce historical contestation. It is a panoply of languages and religions with a rich and complex history and culture. Drawing on the newest and most sophisticated historical research and scholarship in the field, Modern South Asia is written in an accessible style for all those with an intellectual curiosity about the region. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c.1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, it offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. In this comprehensive study, the authors debate and challenge the striking developments in contemporary South Asian history and historical writing. The book provides new insights into the structure and ideology of the British raj, the meaning of subaltern resistance, the refashioning of social relations along lines of caste, class, community and gender, the different strands of anti-colonial nationalism and the dynamics of decolonization. This book is a work of synthesis and interpretation covering the entire spectrum of modern South Asian history - social, economic and political. The authors offer an understanding of this startegically and economically vital part of the world.

Author : Gwen Robbins Schug
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813059933
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioarchaeology and Climate Change written by Gwen Robbins Schug and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using subadult skeletons from the Deccan Chalcolithic period of Indian prehistory, along with archaeological and paleoclimate data, this volume makes an important contribution to understanding the effects of ecological change on demography and childhood growth during the second millennium B.C. in peninsular India."--Michael Pietrusewsky, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa In the context of current debates about global warming, archaeology contributes important insights for understanding environmental changes in prehistory, and the consequences and responses of past populations to them. In Indian archaeology, climate change and monsoon variability are often invoked to explain major demographic transitions, cultural changes, and migrations of prehistoric populations. During the late Holocene (1400-700 B.C.), agricultural communities flourished in a semiarid region of the Indian subcontinent, until they precipitously collapsed. Gwen Robbins Schug integrates the most recent paleoclimate reconstructions with an innovative analysis of skeletal remains from one of the last abandoned villages to provide a new interpretation of the archaeological record of this period. Robbins Schug’s biocultural synthesis provides us with a new way of looking at the adaptive, social, and cultural transformations that took place in this region during the first and second millennia B.C. Her work clearly and compellingly usurps the climate change paradigm, demonstrating the complexity of human-environmental transformations. This original and significant contribution to bioarchaeological research and methodology enriches our understanding of both global climate change and South Asian prehistory.

Author : Sugata Bose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415779418
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern South Asia written by Sugata Bose and published by . This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including literary pieces that evoke the atmosphere of the time, Modern South Asia: A Sourcebook and Reader presents a diverse and enthralling range of primary and secondary historical sources charting the development of modern South Asia. Designed as a companion to the editors' successful and ground-breaking text Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy, this book provides the reader with the key scripts that inform their authoritative and accessible historical narrative. Concentrating on the last three centuries, each source has a brief editorial introduction which places it in context and guides readers in their exploration of the key episodes in this vast and diverse continent’s history.

Author : Sugata Bose
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000713709
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern South Asia written by Sugata Bose and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of Modern South Asia draws on the newest historical research and scholarship in the field to interpret and debate key developments in modern South Asian history and historical writing, covering the diverse spectrum of the subcontinent’s social, economic and political past. Jointly authored by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, this definitive study offers a rare depth of historical understanding of the politics, cultures and economies that have shaped the lives of more than a fifth of humanity. This new edition on the 75th anniversary of independence and partition brings the narrative up to the present day, discussing recent events and addressing new themes such as the capture of state power in India by the forces of religious majoritarianism, economic development in the context of the ‘rise’ of Asia and strategic shifts occasioned by the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and China’s increasing role in the region. Providing fresh insights into the structure and ideology of the British raj, the meaning of subaltern resistance, the refashioning of social relations along lines of caste, class, religion and gender, the different strands of anti-colonial nationalism and the dynamics of decolonization, this is an essential resource for all students of the modern history of South Asia in an Indian Ocean and global context.

Author : Daud Ali
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invoking the Past written by Daud Ali and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays explores the various ways in which the past has been used to construct identity and authority in south Asia. The essays examine various genres, with a view to understanding the different frames through which the past has been viewed and used to remake the present.