The Empires of the Near East and India
€165.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9780231174367 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 672 |
| Weight (kg) | 1.372 |
| Publishing Date | 14/05/2019 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €156.51 |
| Tax | €9.39 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €165.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
In the early modern world, the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal empires sprawled across a vast swath of the earth, stretching from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The diverse and overlapping literate communities that flourished in these three empires left a lasting legacy on the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the Near East and India. This volume is a comprehensive sourcebook of newly translated texts that shed light on the intertwined histories and cultures of these communities, presenting a wide range of source material spanning literature, philosophy, religion, politics, mysticism, and visual art in thematically organized chapters. Scholarly essays by leading researchers provide historical context for closer analyses of a lesser-known era and a framework for further research and debate. The volume aims to provide a new model for the study and teaching of the region’s early modern history that stands in contrast to the prevailing trend of examining this interconnected past in isolation.