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A Gazetteer of Delhi 1883-84
Original price was: $19.80.$14.85Current price is: $14.85.Add to cartA Gazetteer of Delhi 1883-84: The importance of this Gazetteer lies not only in its being the first such authentic record but also as a benchmark for the changes that followed. History, geography, flora and fauna, sociology, ethnography, legend …. all coalesced to create indelible images of Delhi of that period. The work which has long been out-of-print is being re-issued for the use of historians, planners, conservators, scholars as well as general readers. A must read for all Delhi dwellers, lovers and visitors.
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A Gazetteer of Delhi 1912
Original price was: $25.00.$18.75Current price is: $18.75.Add to cartA Gazetteer of Delhi 1912 is a well preserved record of eco-social, cultural, historical and anthropological data of Delhi at the beginning of the twentieth century. It provides a fascinating glimpse into mosaic of life as lived in Delhi at that time.
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A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia: The Tarikh-i-Rashidi of Mirza Mummad Haidar, Dughlat (Set of 2 Vols.)
Original price was: $48.00.$36.00Current price is: $36.00.Add to cartA History of the Moghuls of Central Asia in two volumes is the English translation of Tarikh-i-Rashidi, written by Mirza Muhammad Haidar, Dulghat. The book brings forth an absorbing and informative history of Central Asia. The Object of the Tarikh-i-Rashidi, as the author tells his readers, is to preserve the memory of Moghuls and their Khans.
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A Manual of Historic Ornament: Treating upon the Evolution, Traditions, and Development of Architecture and the Applied Arts
Original price was: $29.00.$21.75Current price is: $21.75.Add to cartThe book “A Manual of Historic Ornament” has been prepared with the three-fold objective of giving an elementary knowledge of architecture and historic ornament, of awakening a responsive and sympathetic feeling for the many beautiful and interesting remains of ancient and medieval civilization.
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Chhattisgarh Rediscovered: Vedantic Approaches to Folklore
Original price was: $22.00.$16.50Current price is: $16.50.Add to cartChhattisgarh Rediscovered: Vedantic Approaches to Folklore is an invitation to scholars to rediscover the past glory of Chhattisgarh-a little known but fascinating part of Middle India. The purpose of this book is to present a new method to explore the “hidden” meaning in the oral traditions of Chhattisgarh. The book then presents a semiotic approach to the oral history of Chhattisgarh.
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Delhi: Threshold of the Orient (Studies in Archaeological Investigations)
Original price was: $48.00.$36.00Current price is: $36.00.Add to cartProfusely illustrated with maps, line drawings and photographs, “Delhi: Threshold of the Orient” presents a detailed cultural spectrum of Delhi right-from prehistoric times to the Anglo-Mughal phase of history and archaeology. The book embodies the latest researches on the subject and will fascinate not only the scholar and serious student but also the lay reader.
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Early Man in Eastern Himalayas: North-East India and Nepal)
Original price was: $39.00.$29.25Current price is: $29.25.Add to cartThe book “Early Man in Eastern Himalayas” gives a vivid pictures of the prehistoric past of North-East India and Nepal. Till recent years the activities of Early Man in Eastern Himalayas were shrouded in mystery due to lack of archaeological investigations but recent discoveries have clearly proved that this difficult cold area was also inhabited by Early Man right from the Early Stone Age onwards.
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No End in Sight
Original price was: $17.95.$14.36Current price is: $14.36.Add to cartThe first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, No End In Sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Culled from over 200 hours of footage collected for the film, the book provides a candid and alarming retelling of …
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THE AGE OF THE SATAVAHANAS (Set of 2 Vols.)
Original price was: $90.00.$67.50Current price is: $67.50.Add to cartThe Satavahanas (Andhra or Andhrajatiya of the historical sections of the Puranas) occupy a pre-eminent position in early Deccanese history comparable only to that of the Kushanas of North India who were almost contemporaries
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Witness to America
Original price was: $39.95.$31.96Current price is: $31.96.Add to cart“The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.” — John F. Kennedy In this newly revised and updated edition, two of our most distinguished historians, Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley, bring together a stunning collection of eyewitness accounts and illustrations that chronicles the American experience from the perspectives of those who …
