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New & Published Titles:

The Baluchi Language

By J. H. Elfenbein

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-947593-34-6 (Routledge)

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The Royal Asiatic Society

Its History and Treasures

By Simon Digby, Stuart Simmonds

2004 | Hardback: 978-0-947593-35-3 (Routledge)

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Torwali

An Account of the Dardic Language of the Swat Kohistan

By Sir G. A. Grierson

2004 | Hardback: 978-0-947593-44-5 (Routledge)

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The Origins of Himalayan Studies

Brian Houghton Hodgson in Nepal and Darjeeling

By David Waterhouse

Brian Hodgson lived in Nepal from 1820 to 1843 during which time he wrote and publisged xtensively on Nepalese culture, religion, natural history, architecture, ethnography…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31215-8 (Routledge)

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Persian Literature - A Bio-Bibliographical Survey

Poetry of the Pre-Mongol Period (Volume V)

By Francois De Blois

This famous work from the Royal Asiatic Society is an indispensable tool for all serious students of Persian literature, history and culture, and a welcome…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-947593-47-6 (Routledge)

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Theology, Ethics and Metaphysics

Royal Asiatic Society Classics of Islam

Edited by Hiroyuki Mashita

This collection of classic works, originally published under the auspices of the Royal Asiatic Society, includes an introduction by Professor Edmund Bosworth, and a preface…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1670-8 (Routledge)

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The Courts of Pre-Colonial South India

Material Culture and Kingship

By JENNIFER HOWES

This book investigates how the material culture of South Indian courts was perceived by those who lived there in the pre-colonial period. Howes peels away…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1585-5 (Routledge)

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Society, Politics and Economics in Mazandaran, Iran 1848-1914

By Mohammad Ali Kazembeyki

This book is the first major study of provincial history in the Qajar period. Drawing extensively on unpublished Iranian and British documents, it explores the…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1504-6 (Routledge)

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The History of the Mohammedan Dynasties in Spain

By Ahmed ibn Mohammed al Makkari

This is the original History of the Mohammedan Dynasties of Spain reprinted from the first edition of 1840-43. A masterpiece of typography in its own…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29771-4 (Routledge)

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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