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Brief History of the Great Moghuls
Bamber Gascoigne
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Description for Brief History of the Great Moghuls
Paperback. The story of India's great flowering of wealth and cultural splendour Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
'Entertainingly written history . . . ravishingly beautiful photographs.'
The Times
Bamber Gascoigne's classic book tells of the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the country was ruled by the extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors known to European travellers as 'the Great Moghuls', for their almost limitless power and incomparable wealth.
Here is a unique picture of the way of life of India's most flamboyant rulers, their sublime palaces, their passions in art, science and religion, and their sophisticated system of administration that stabilized the greater part of India and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robinson
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Brief Histories
Condition
New
Weight
282g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841195339
SKU
V9781841195339
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Bamber Gascoigne
BAMBER GASCOIGNE is perhaps best known as the presenter of the popular British television quiz show University Challenge between 1962 and 1987. He wrote and presented a thirteen-part TV series, The Christians (1977), which led to a bestselling book, and another, Man and Music. Gascoigne was for a number of years a drama critic for the Spectator and the Observer. ... Read more
Reviews for Brief History of the Great Moghuls
While the story rattles along, it is also built on sound and scholarly foundations. Christina Gascoigne deserves a special word of praise. Her photographs are superb. They jerk us into looking at the Indian scene, and at Moghul architecture, in a fresh way.
History Today
Thoroughly sound. . . extremely readable.
Times Literary Supplement
A tremendous ... Read more
History Today
Thoroughly sound. . . extremely readable.
Times Literary Supplement
A tremendous ... Read more