History
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Boundaries, Dynamics and Construction of Traditions in South Asia
Edited by Federico Squarcini
This collection of essays features a significant selection of the specialized fields of knowledge that have shaped classical South Asian intellectual history, focusing on the different and complex processes employed during the ‘invention’, construction, preservation and renewal of a given tradition.
Anthem Press
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9780857284303
December 2011
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£130.00 / $130.00This collection of essays features a significant selection of the specialized fields of knowledge that have shaped classical South Asian intellectual history, focusing on the different and complex processes employed during the ‘invention’, construction, preservation and renewal of a given tradition.
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Language, Texts, and Society
Explorations in Ancient Indian Culture and Religion
Patrick Olivelle
This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts.
Anthem Press
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9780857284310
December 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This collection brings together the research papers of Patrick Olivelle, published over a period of about ten years. The unifying theme of these studies is the search for historical context and developments hidden within words and texts.
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Ascetics and Brahmins
Studies in Ideologies and Institutions
Patrick Olivelle
This volume brings together papers on Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies published by Patrick Olivelle over a span of about thirty years.
Anthem Press
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9780857284327
December 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume brings together papers on Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies published by Patrick Olivelle over a span of about thirty years.
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Studies on the Carvaka/Lokayata
Ramkrishna Bhattacharya
This volume is the first attempt at a scientific study of the Carvaka/Lokayata, the materialist system of philosophy that flourished in ancient India between the eighth and the twelfth century CE.
Anthem Press
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9780857284334
December 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume is the first attempt at a scientific study of the Carvaka/Lokayata, the materialist system of philosophy that flourished in ancient India between the eighth and the twelfth century CE.
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The Anthropologist and the Native
Essays for Gananath Obeyesekere
Edited by H. L. Seneviratne
‘The Anthropologist and the Native’ is a multidisciplinary volume of twenty essays by internationally known scholars of different persuasions, honouring the distinguished anthropologist Gananath Obeyesekere.
Anthem Press
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9780857284358
December 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The Anthropologist and the Native’ is a multidisciplinary volume of twenty essays by internationally known scholars of different persuasions, honouring the distinguished anthropologist Gananath Obeyesekere.
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Tradition, Veda and Law
Studies on South Asian Classical Intellectual Traditions
Federico Squarcini
The essays presented in this volume constitute a progression from general considerations related to the ‘etic’ (in the geertzian sense of the word) approach to South Asian cultural productions, to peculiar and detailed investigations of them.
Anthem Press
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9780857284365
December 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00The essays presented in this volume constitute a progression from general considerations related to the ‘etic’ (in the geertzian sense of the word) approach to South Asian cultural productions, to peculiar and detailed investigations of them.
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Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond
Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle
Edited by Steven E. Lindquist
This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America's leading Sanskritists and historians of early India.
Anthem Press
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9780857287908
October 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume brings together sixteen articles on the religions, literatures and histories of South and Central Asia in tribute to Patrick Olivelle, one of North America’s leading Sanskritists and historians of early India.
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Stages of Life
Indian Theatre Autobiographies
Kathryn Hansen
Four autobiographies of early twentieth-century actors and playwrights are presented in English translation, with substantive chapters on the Parsi theatre and strategies for reading autobiography in the Indian context.
Anthem Press
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9780857286604
October 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00Four autobiographies of early twentieth-century actors and playwrights are presented in English translation, with substantive chapters on the Parsi theatre and strategies for reading autobiography in the Indian context.
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India and China: Interactions through Buddhism and Diplomacy
A Collection of Essays by Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi
compiled by Bangwei Wang, Tansen Sen
This volume collates the classic works of the preeminent Indian scholar of Chinese history and Buddhism, Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi (1898–1956).
Anthem Press
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9789380601175
October 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume collates the classic works of the preeminent Indian scholar of Chinese history and Buddhism, Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi (1898–1956).
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A ‘Short Treatise’ on the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1613)
Antonio Serra
Edited by Sophus A. Reinert‘A ‘Short Treatise’ on the Wealth and Poverty of Nations’ presents, for the first time, an English translation of Antonio Serra’s ‘Breve Trattato’ (1613), one of the most famous tracts in the history of political economy.
Anthem Press
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9780857289735
July 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00‘A ‘Short Treatise’ on the Wealth and Poverty of Nations’ presents, for the first time, an English translation of Antonio Serra’s ‘Breve Trattato’ (1613), one of the most famous tracts in the history of political economy.
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Changing France
Literature and Material Culture in the Second Empire
Anne Green
Focusing on cultural areas such as exhibitions, transport, food, dress and photography, ‘Changing France’ shows how apparently trivial aspects of modern life provided Second Empire writers with a versatile means of thinking about deeper issues.
Anthem Press
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9780857287779
July 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00Focusing on cultural areas such as exhibitions, transport, food, dress and photography, ‘Changing France’ shows how apparently trivial aspects of modern life provided Second Empire writers with a versatile means of thinking about deeper issues.
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The Liquidation of Exile
Studies in the Intellectual Emigration of the 1930s
David Kettler
A theoretical overview and six case studies showing that the exile of intellectuals is a difficult, dependent, and fluid condition, whose achievements are dearly bought and whose endings rarely fulfill the missions informing their beginnings.
Anthem Press
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9780857287939
July 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00A theoretical overview and six case studies showing that the exile of intellectuals is a difficult, dependent, and fluid condition, whose achievements are dearly bought and whose endings rarely fulfill the missions informing their beginnings.
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Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History
Graham Seal
This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.
Anthem Press
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9780857287922
July 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.
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Minutes to Midnight
History and the Anthropocene Era from 1763
Paul Dukes
The book examines the evolution of the predicament symbolised by the setting of the Doomsday Clock at a few minutes to midnight in the context of the Anthropocene Era from 1763, making special reference to the study of history.
Anthem Press
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9780857287793
May 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00The book examines the evolution of the predicament symbolised by the setting of the Doomsday Clock at a few minutes to midnight in the context of the Anthropocene Era from 1763, making special reference to the study of history.
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The Diaries of Frank Hurley 1912-1941
Edited by Robert Dixon, Christopher Lee
This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second World Wars.
Anthem Press
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9780857287748
April 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second World Wars.
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Aboard the Democracy Train
A Journey through Pakistan's Last Decade of Democracy
Nafisa Hoodbhoy
'Aboard the Democracy Train' is a gripping front-line account of Pakistan's decade of turbulent democracy (1988-1999), as told through the eyes of the only woman reporter working during the Zia era for the nation's leading English language newspaper.
Anthem Press
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9780857289674
April 2011
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£24.95 / $24.95‘Aboard the Democracy Train’ is a gripping front-line account of Pakistan’s decade of turbulent democracy (1988-1999), as told through the eyes of the only woman reporter working during the Zia era for the nation’s leading English language newspaper.
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The Non-Geometric Lenin
Essays on the Development of the Bolshevik Party 1910-1914
Carter Elwood
This book is a collection of eleven essays dealing with Lenin’s attempt to develop a Bolshevik Party between 1910 and 1914 as well as his curious relations with a tsarist police spy and a female Bolshevik during that period.
Anthem Press
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9780857287786
April 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book is a collection of eleven essays dealing with Lenin’s attempt to develop a Bolshevik Party between 1910 and 1914 as well as his curious relations with a tsarist police spy and a female Bolshevik during that period.
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Civilizing Missions in Colonial and Postcolonial South Asia
From Improvement to Development
Edited by Carey A. Watt, Michael Mann
This collection provides a historical exploration of the tensions and complexities of civilizing missions undertaken by British or Indian states or organizations in nineteenth- and twentieth-century South Asia.
Anthem Press
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9781843318644
March 2011
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£99.00 / $99.00This collection provides a historical exploration of the tensions and complexities of civilizing missions undertaken by British or Indian states or organizations in nineteenth- and twentieth-century South Asia.
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Disraeli and the Art of Victorian Politics
Ian St John
This book reviews Benjamin Disraeli's political career in the context of Victorian politics. It also explores Disraeli 'the man' and his motivations and ambitions.
Anthem Press
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9781843318736
November 2010
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£22.95 / $22.95This book reviews Benjamin Disraeli’s political career in the context of Victorian politics. It also explores Disraeli ‘the man’ and his motivations and ambitions.
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Gladstone and the Logic of Victorian Politics
Ian St John
This book analyses the career of William Gladstone, charting the key stages in his political development and the ideas and influences that shaped his conduct.
Anthem Press
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9781843318729
November 2010
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£22.95 / $22.95This book analyses the career of William Gladstone, charting the key stages in his political development and the ideas and influences that shaped his conduct.
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P. S. O’Hegarty (1879-1955)
Sinn Féin Fenian
Keiron Curtis
'P. S. O'Hegarty (1879-1955)' provides an informative and lively biography of the Irish nationalist P.S. O'Hegarty, a major historical figure in the modern separatist movement.
Anthem Press
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9781843318590
October 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘P. S. O’Hegarty (1879-1955)’ provides an informative and lively biography of the Irish nationalist P.S. O’Hegarty, a major historical figure in the modern separatist movement.
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Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism
Retreat or Resurgence?
Edited by Bryn Jones, Mike O'Donnell
'Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism' explores and re-analyses major events, debates and themes from the radical developments of the nineteen sixties and relates them to contemporary social movements and issues.
Anthem Press
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9781843318958
August 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism’ explores and re-analyses major events, debates and themes from the radical developments of the nineteen sixties and relates them to contemporary social movements and issues.
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Churchill, Eden and Indo-China, 1951-1955
Nông Văn Dân
'Churchill, Eden and Indo-China, 1951-1955' provides a historical analysis of the administrations of Churchill and Eden, focusing on the broad international context of decolonized Indo-China.
Anthem Press
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9781843318774
June 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Churchill, Eden and Indo-China, 1951-1955’ provides a historical analysis of the administrations of Churchill and Eden, focusing on the broad international context of decolonized Indo-China.
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Mad Tales from the Raj
Colonial Psychiatry in South Asia, 1800-58
Waltraud Ernst
This revised and enlarged reprint provides a comprehensive assessment of the British response to mental illness among both colonizers and the colonized during the East India Company's rule in India.
Anthem Press
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9781843318811
March 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00This revised and enlarged reprint provides a comprehensive assessment of the British response to mental illness among both colonizers and the colonized during the East India Company’s rule in India.