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Akbar Nama
Ally's Ally
Ally’s Ally
ancient political philosophy
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chalisa
Chandragupta II
Chandragupta Maurya
Classical Tamil Poetry
colonial era reform movements
company
comparative literature studies
cross-cultural poetry
delhi
east
Ensuing Power Vacuum
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Fountain Of Life
Girl Friends
gita
gupta
Guru Nanak
hanuman
Hanuman Chalisa
Holy Men
india
Indian People
Indus Valley Civilization
Jean Arasanayagam
Joyous Love
Lal Behari Day
Nepali Literature
Ninth Century BCE
Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore
Perfect Bride
primary sources South Asian civilizations
religious texts analysis
Righteous Victory
South Asian history
sultanate
UNESCO Collection
Water Falls
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780765634801
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Mar 2012
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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An ideal supplement for any course treating the history or culture of South Asia, this collection offers a cross-section of South Asia's ancient and modern classics of thought and expression. It includes a unique mix of poetry, novels, drama, and political and philosophical treatises, each accompanied by a detailed introductory essay on the specific historical context, the author, and the work.
Patrick Peebles is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he taught courses on Asian history. He is a specialist on the modern history of Sri Lanka. In 2008–2009, he carried out research in Sri Lanka under a grant from the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies for a book on the transformation of the colony from a military outpost to a plantation economy in the period from 1833 to 1850. In the fall of 2009, he taught in London in the Missouri London Program. His most recent research and book project is his microhistory of the East India Company from 1680 to 1700. He is a contributor to a number of encyclopedias and dictionaries on South Asia, and his books include History of Sri Lanka (2006), Plantation Tamils of Ceylon (2001), Social Change in Nineteenth Century Ceylon (1995), and Classics of Eastern Thought (1994).
