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Indic, East Indo-European & Dravidian languages
Hardback. Exploring the rise and fall of Sanskrit as a vehicle of poetry and polity, this title traces the two great moments of its transformation. Drawing parallels with the rise of Latin literature and the Roman empire, it asks whether these very different histories challenge theories of culture and power and suggest possibilities for practice. Num Pages: 703 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 703
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245006
- ISBN
- 9780520245006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.21€ 64.79
€ 84.21
€ 64.79
Paperback. A translation of a 1927 short-story collection that was the first work of Hindi fiction to focus on male same-sex relations; its publication sparked India s first public debates about homosexuality. Translator(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2BMH; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343820
- ISBN
- 9780822343820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Hardback. The second volume of Joseph Greenberg's pioneering study of the relationship between Indo-European languages and those of northern Asia and North America. Num Pages: 232 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 2B; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780804746243
- ISBN
- 9780804746243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.45
€ 81.45
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613413
- ISBN
- 9780691613413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.17€ 55.24
€ 71.17
€ 55.24
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601779
- ISBN
- 9780691601779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.68€ 48.58
€ 61.68
€ 48.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 426 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2BBA; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674789005
- ISBN
- 9780674789005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.57€ 89.50
€ 99.57
€ 89.50
hardcover. Editor(s): Witzel, Michael. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 330 pages, 38 colour plates, 39 halftones & 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Critical
- SKU
- V9780674018068
- ISBN
- 9780674018068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
€ 38.07
Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520066908
- ISBN
- 9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.54€ 57.11
€ 73.54
€ 57.11
Paperback. A stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia Translator(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975672
- ISBN
- 9780295975672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166041
- ISBN
- 9780231166041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.38€ 79.73
€ 104.38
€ 79.73
Hardback. Like King Arthur in Europe, the Persian hero Amir Hamzah has fought and connived his way through eight centuries of adventure throughout the Islamic world. Here is a new translation of a version of his tale, told in Urdu in India, and set down and first published in 1871. Includes a glossary with pronunciation. No index. Annotation copyright Book N Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231071642
- ISBN
- 9780231071642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.03€ 64.29
€ 83.03
€ 64.29
Paperback. Rashundari Debi, who gave birth to eleven children - her first was born when she was eighteen years old, the last when she was forty-one - ruminates on her very individual understanding of bhakti beliefs as well as the new times that were unfolding around her. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 2BMB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017906
- ISBN
- 9789381017906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.31
€ 35.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. A detailed study of Gilchrist's grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161329
- ISBN
- 9781405161329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823245253
- ISBN
- 9780823245253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 826
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674789876
- ISBN
- 9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.22€ 70.98
€ 78.22
€ 70.98
Paperback. Olga M. Davidson's major reassessment of the classical Persian epic the Shahnama argues that its poet is actually a character in the work who coexists with the heroes and kings celebrated in the poem. Documenting the text's oral performance tradition, Davidson shows that the heroic style of the Shahnama stems from ancient Indo-European traditions. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073210
- ISBN
- 9780674073210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Olga M. Davidson applies comparative literary approaches to classical Persian traditions of composing and performing poetry and song. She focuses on the eleventh-century ce epic Shahnama and its relationship to other genres embedded in it, including forms of verbal art originally composed without the aid of writing, such as women's laments. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073203
- ISBN
- 9780674073203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Presents several articles and other writings of Sorour S Soroudi (1938-2002), who taught in the Department of Iranian Studies at the Hebrew University for three decades. Editor(s): Chehabi, H. E. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053427
- ISBN
- 9780674053427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Hardback. "The Law Code of Visnu" ("Vaisnava-dharmasastra") is one of the of the ancient Indian legal texts composed around the seventh century ce in Kashmir. This title contains a critical edition of the Sanskrit text based on fifteen manuscripts, an annotated English translation, and an introduction evaluating its textual history. Editor(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2B; 2BM; CJB; DSBB; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051393
- ISBN
- 9780674051393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.26
€ 54.99
€ 46.26
Hardback. Examines the revolution in Sanskrit poetics initiated by the ninth-century Kashmiri Anandavardhana who replaced the formalist aesthetic of earlier poeticians with one stressing the unifunctionality of literary texts, arguing that all components of a work should subserve a single purpose - the communication of a single emotional mood (rasa). Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032736
- ISBN
- 9780674032736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.43€ 55.56
€ 60.43
€ 55.56