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Author : James Tod
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Total Pages : 694 pages
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Author : Anna L. Dallapiccola
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500770670
Total Pages : 492 pages
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Author : Moumita Chowdhury
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000603970
Total Pages : 181 pages
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691201420
Total Pages : 296 pages
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Author : Sanjay Garg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429757778
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Download or read book Studies in Indo-Muslim History by S.H. Hodivala Volume II written by Sanjay Garg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of medieval Indian historiography, an eight-volume magnum opus, History of India as Told by Its Own Historians, by Sir Henry Myers Elliot (1808-53) and the editor-compiler of his posthumous papers, John Dowson (1820-81), was published from London between 1867 and 1877. These landmark volumes continue to retain their popularity even nearly hundred and fifty years later, and scholars still learn from and conduct their research on the basis of this work. However, an enterprise of this scale and magnitude was bound to suffer from some serious shortcomings. An eminent Indian scholar, S.H. Hodivala undertook the daunting task of annotating Elliot and Dowson’s volumes and worked through all the new material, selecting or criticizing and adding his own suggestions where previous comments did not exist or appeared unsuitable. The first volume of Hodivala’s annotated Studies, was published in 1939, while the second was published posthumously in 1957. Over the years, while the work of Elliot and Dowson has seen many reprints, and is even available online now, Hodivala’s volumes have receded into obscurity. A new edition is presented here for the first time. Hodivala also published critical commentaries on 238 of about 2000 entries included in another very famous work, Hobson-Jobson (London, 1886) by Sir Henry Yule (1820-89) and Arthur Coke Burnell (1840-82). These have also been included in the present edition. These volumes are thus aimed at serving as an indispensable compendium of both, Elliot and Dowson’s, and for Yule and Burnell’s excellent contributions of colonial scholarship. At the same time these would also serve as a guide for comparative studies and critical appreciation of historical texts. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
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Publisher : Stellar House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0979963184
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Author : Ellen M. Raven
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004095533
Total Pages : 190 pages
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ISBN 13 : 9004646078
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Author : James Tod
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015892064
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Download or read book Tod's Annals of Rajasthan; the Annals of the Mewar written by James Tod and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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ISBN 13 : 9004175946
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316953262
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