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New & Published Titles:
Anglo-Iranian Relations since 1800
With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing on the political and…
read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54439-9 (Routledge)
Muslim Women, Reform and Princely Patronage
Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam of Bhopal
This is a new and engaging examination of the emergence of a Muslim women’s movement in India. The state of Bhopal, a Muslim principality in…
read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54451-1 (Routledge)
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The Politics of Self-Expression
The Urdu Middleclass Milieu in Mid-Twentieth Century India and Pakistan
The 1930s to 1950s witnessed the rise and dominance of a political culture across much of North India which combined unprecedented levels of mobilization and… read moreApril 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54446-7 (Routledge)
The Development of Modern Medicine in Non-Western Countries
Historical Perspectives
The history of medicine in non-European countries has often been characterized by the study of their native "traditional" medicine, such as (Galenico-)Islamic medicine, and Ayurvedic…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44742-3 (Routledge)
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Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre
Thumri Lyrics
Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-39446-8 (Routledge)
Tribal Politics in Iran
Rural Conflict and the New State, 1921-1941
Placing Iran's 'tribal problem' in its historical context, Tribal Politics in Iran provides an overall assessment on the impact of this crucial period on the…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40440-2 (Routledge)
The Theory of Citrasutras in Indian Painting
A Critical Re-evaluation of their Uses and Interpretations
The study of technical treatises in Indian art has increasingly attracted much interest. This work puts forward a critical re-examination of the key Indian concepts…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-39195-5 (Routledge)
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The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur - Cheitharon Kumpapa
Original Text, Translation and Notes Vol. 1. 33-1763 CE
This volume contains a copy of the original text of the Cheitharon Kumpapa, the Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur which is authorised by… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34430-2 (Routledge)
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Grievance Administration (Sikayet) in an Ottoman Province
The Kaymakam of Rumelia's 'Record Book of Complaints' of 1781-1783
The 'Record Book of Complaints', from the office of the governor-general (beylerbey) of Rumelia, is an exceptional manuscript of the Ottoman archive. It offers a… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35887-3 (Routledge)
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Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari
2004 | Hardback: 978-0-7189-0962-8 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
State Violence and Punishment in India
By Taylor C. Sherman
To be published December 11th 2009
The Rise of the Ottoman Empire: Studies in the History of Turkey, 13th–15th Centuries
By Paul WittekEdited by Colin Heywood
To be published April 1st 2010
Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia
Edited by Peter Flügel, Gustaaf Houtman
To be published July 1st 2010
Muslims on the Edge of China: Religious Knowledge and Authority Amongst the Uyghurs of Xinjiang
By Edmund Waite
To be published July 1st 2010
The Making of Western Indology: Henry Thomas Colebrooke and the East India Company
By Ludo Rocher, Rosane Rocher
To be published July 1st 2010