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Author : Roy C. Craven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500201466
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Indian Art written by Roy C. Craven and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy C. Craven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (999 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of Indian Art written by Roy C. Craven and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy C. Craven
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500203026
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Indian Art written by Roy C. Craven and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the traditions of Indian art, including the masterpieces of Buddist and Hindu art, the culture of the Mughal court, and the golden age of miniature painting.
Author : Alain Daniélou
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594777942
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)
Download or read book A Brief History of India written by Alain Daniélou and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-02-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniélou's powerful rebuttal to the conventional view of India's history, which calls for a massive reevaluation of the history of humanity • Explores historical occurrences from each major time period starting with the first appearance of man 30,000 years ago • Couples the clarity and perspective of an outsider with the unique and specific knowledge of an insider • By the internationally recognized Hindu scholar and translator of The Complete Kama Sutra (200,000 copies sold) Alain Daniélou approaches the history of India from a new perspective--as a sympathetic outsider, yet one who understands the deepest workings of the culture. Because the history of India covers such a long span of time, rather than try to create an exhaustive chronology of dates and events, Daniélou instead focuses on enduring institutions that remain constant despite the ephemeral historical events that occur. His selections, synthesis, and narration create a thoroughly engaging and readable journey through time, with a level of detail and comprehensiveness that is truly a marvel. Because of the continuity of its civilization, its unique social system, and the tremendous diversity of cultures, races, languages, and religions that exist in its vast territory, India is like a history museum. Its diverse groups maintained their separate identities and never fully supplanted the culture and knowledge of their predecessors. Even today one may encounter in India primitive Stone Age people whose technology has remained at what is considered prehistoric levels. Thus Daniélou's examination of India reveals not only the diversity and historical events and trends of that country, but also the history of all mankind. Through Daniélou's history of India we learn from whence we came, what we have discovered over the years in the fields of science, arts, technology, social structures, religions, and philosophical concepts, and what the future may hold for us.
Author : Partha Mitter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192842213
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Indian Art written by Partha Mitter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5,000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists, and the decorative arts. Combining a clear overview with fascinating detail, Mitter succeeds in bringing to life the true diversity of Indian culture. The influence of Islam on the Mughal court, which produced the world-famous Taj Mahal and exquisite miniature paintings, is closely examined. More recently, he discusses the nationalist and global concerns of contemporary art, including the rise of female artists, the stunning architecture of Charles Correa, and the vibrant art scene. The very particular character of Indian art is set within its cultural and religious milieu, raising important issues about the profound differences between Western and Indian ideas of beauty and eroticism in art.
Author : Jon T. Lang
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
ISBN 13 : 9788178240176
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (41 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India written by Jon T. Lang and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Lucid Language That Speaks To Laymen And Architects Alike, This Book Provides A History Of Twentieth Century Architecture In India. It Examines In Detail The Early Influences On Indian Architecture Both Of Movements Like The Bauhaus As Well As Prominent Individuals Like Habib Rehman, Jawaharlal Nehru, Frank Lloyd Wright And Le Corbusier.
Author : Roy C. Craven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500181515
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (815 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of Indian Art written by Roy C. Craven and published by . This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Noboru Karashima
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198099772
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (997 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of South India written by Noboru Karashima and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The course of south Indian history from pre-historic times to the contemporary era is a complex narrative with many interpretations. Reflecting recent advances in the study of the region, this volume provides an assessment of the events and socio-cultural development of south India through a comprehensive analysis of its historical trajectory. Investigating the region's states and configurations, this book covers a wide range of topics that include the origins of the early inhabitants, formation of the ancient kingdoms, advancement of agriculture, new religious movements based on bhakti, and consolidation of centralized states in the medieval period. It further explores the growth of industries in relation to the development of East-West maritime trade in the Indian Ocean as well as the wave of Islamicization and the course of commercial relations with various European countries. The book then goes on to discuss the advent of early-modern state rule, impact of the raiyatwari system introduced by the British, debates about whether the region's economy developed or deteriorated during the eighteenth century, decline of matriliny in Kerala, emergence of the Dravidian Movement, and the intertwining of politics with contemporary popular culture. Well illustrated with maps and images, and incorporating new archaeological evidence and historiography, this volume presents new perspectives on a gamut of issues relating to communities, languages, and cultures of a macro-region that continues to fascinate scholars and readers alike.
Author : Barbara A. Purdy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813014623
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Indian Art of Ancient Florida written by Barbara A. Purdy and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, the Indians of Florida created exquisite objects from the natural materials available to them - wood, bone, stone, clay, and shell. This stunning full-color book, the first devoted exclusively to the artistic achievements of the Florida aborigines, describes and pictures 116 of these masterpieces. A brief history of the consequences of European infiltration and later investigations by explorers and archaeologists sets the stage for consideration of the works themselves. They date from the Paleoindian period (ca. 9500-8000 B.C.) to the mid-sixteenth century and include utilitarian creations, instruments of personal adornment and magic, and objects indicating status, paying homage to ancestors, or aiding the dead in their journey into the next world.
Author : B. W. Higman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108480985
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of the Caribbean written by B. W. Higman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling account of Caribbean history from colonization to slavery and revolution, through the tumult of hurricanes and climate change.
Author : Barbara D. Metcalf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139458876
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book A Concise History of Modern India written by Barbara D. Metcalf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-28 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a second edition of their successful Concise History of Modern India, Barbara Metcalf and Thomas Metcalf explore India's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decade. These include the takeover of Congress from the seemingly entrenched Hindu nationalist party in 2004, India's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairs. From the days of the Mughals, through the British Empire, and into Independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structures. It is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success story. Despite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still fester. In response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the Indian nation.
Author : Hilary Stewart
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781926706368
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast written by Hilary Stewart and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold, inventive indigenous art of the Northwest Coast is distinguished by its sophistication and complexity. It is also composed of basically simple elements which, guided by a rich mythology, create images of striking power. In Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast, Hilary Stewart introduces the elements of style; interprets the myths and legends which shape the motifs; and defines and illustrates the stylistic differences between the major cultural groupings. Raven, Thunderbird, Killer Whale, Bear: all the traditional forms are here, deftly analyzed by a professional writer and artist who has a deep understanding of this powerful culture.
Author : Neville Tuli
Publisher : Abradale Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810934726
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (347 download)
Download or read book Indian Contemporary Painting written by Neville Tuli and published by Abradale Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a survey of the past century of Indian painting, incorporating reproductions of 250 works by 80 artists from Rabindranath Tagore to M.F. Husain. The book also has an historical essay, conversations with 35 of today's leading Indian artists, biographical outlines and exhibition histories. The author's aim is to make the entire realm of contemporary Indian art accessible to the general reader by evoking the nuances of the world in which these artists live and work.
Author : Frederick M. Asher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Art of India written by Frederick M. Asher and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superbly illustrated volume. From 3000BC to the present, a comprehensive history of the visual arts in India as they developed through time.
Author : Saloni Mathur
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478003383
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book A Fragile Inheritance written by Saloni Mathur and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Fragile Inheritance Saloni Mathur investigates the work of two seminal figures from the global South: the New Delhi-based critic and curator Geeta Kapur and contemporary multimedia artist Vivan Sundaram. Examining their written and visual works over the past fifty years, Mathur illuminates how her protagonists’ political and aesthetic commitments intersect and foreground uncertainty, difficulty, conflict, and contradiction. This book presents new understandings of the culture and politics of decolonization and the role of non-Western aesthetic avant-gardes within the discourses of contemporary art. Through skillful interpretation of Sundaram's and Kapur’s practices, Mathur demonstrates how received notions of mainstream art history may be investigated and subjected to creative redefinition. Her scholarly methodology offers an impassioned model of critical aesthetics and advances a radical understanding of art and politics in our time.
Author : John Zubrzycki
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1615199985
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (151 download)
Download or read book The Shortest History of India: From the World's Oldest Civilization to Its Largest Democracy - A Retelling for Our Times (Shortest History) written by John Zubrzycki and published by The Experiment, LLC. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5,000 years of history—from the Bhagavad Gita to Bollywood—fill this masterful portrait of the world’s most populous nation and a rising global power. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read. India—a cradle of civilization with five millennia of history, a country of immense consequence and contradiction—often defies ready understanding. What holds its people together—across its many cultures, races, languages, and creeds—and how has India evolved into the liberal democracy it is today? From the Harappan era to Muslim invasions, the Great Mughals, British rule, independence, and present-day hopes, John Zubrzycki distills India’s colossal history into a gripping true story filled with legendary lives: Alexander the Great, Akbar, Robert Clive, Tipu Sultan, Lakshmi Bai, Lord Curzon, Jinnah, and Gandhi. India’s gifts to the world include Buddhism, yoga, the concept of zero, the largest global diaspora—and its influence is only growing. Already the world’s largest democracy, in 2023, India became the most populous nation. Can India overcome its political, social, and religious tensions to be the next global superpower? As the world watches—and wonders—this Shortest History is an essential, clarifying read.
Author : James Elkins
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415939430
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Stories of Art written by James Elkins and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this intimate history, James Elkins demonstrates that there is - and can never be - only one story of art. He opens up the questions that traditional art history usually avoids.
