Aparna Kapadia (Massachusetts Williams College)

Gebundenes Buch

In Praise of Kings

Rajputs, Sultans and Poets in Fifteenth-Century Gujarat

Beschreibung

A study of the fifteenth century in South Asian history, this book reconstructs the fascinating world of the royal courts of Gujarat, including those of Rajput chieftains and regional sultans, through close readings of literary works in Sanskrit and Gujarati. It shows how Gujarat's warrior past was also integral to its identity and history.

Autor

Aparna Kapadia teaches History at Williams College, Massachusetts. She writes about the history of Gujarat and Western India, and the cultural and intellectual histories of early modern and modern South Asia. She is the author of several journal articles and co-editor of The Idea of Gujarat: History, Ethnography and Text (2010).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 162mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781107153318
• ISBN-10: 110715331X
• Artikelnr.: 51265462