Kalyani Kazi:Nazrul:The Poet Remembered
- Taschenbuch 2015, ISBN: 9788183281348
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Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: 2015. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire recovers the stories … Mehr…
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: 2015. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire recovers the stories of five Indian Muslim scholars who, in the aftermath of the uprising of 1857, were hunted by British authorities, fled their homes in India for such destinations as Cairo, Mecca, and Istanbul, and became active participants in a flourishing pan-Islamic intellectual network at the cusp of the British and Ottoman empires. Seema Alavi traces this network, born in the age of empire, which became the basis of a global Muslim sensibilityÑa form of political and cultural affiliation that competes with ideas of nationhood today as it did in the previous century. By demonstrating that these Muslim networks depended on European empires and that their sensibility was shaped by the West in many subtle ways, Alavi challenges the idea that all pan-Islamic configurations are anti-Western or pro-Caliphate. Indeed, Western imperial hegemony empowered the very inter-Asian Muslim connections that went on to outlive European empires. Diverging from the medieval idea of the umma, this new cosmopolitan community stressed consensus in matters of belief, ritual, and devotion and found inspiration in the liberal reforms then gaining traction in the Ottoman world. Alavi breaks new ground in the writing of nineteenth-century history by engaging equally with the South Asian and Ottoman worlds, and by telling a non-Eurocentric story of global modernity without overlooking the importance of the British Empire. Seema Alavi is Professor of History at the University of Delhi. "An impressively well-researched and theoretically rich book that illuminates the transformation of Muslim transnationalism and cosmopolitanism during the long 19th century."ÑCemil Aydin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "An important book about Muslims and modernity by an outstanding historian of South Asia."ÑAyesha Jalal, Tufts University, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London England: 2015, Torino: AdArte, 2013. Torino, 2013; ril., pp. 320, 290 ill. col., cm 21x29. (Storie di Giardini. 2). L'opera, in due volumi (il primo uscito a maggio 2012), racconta e ricostruisce la storia e l'arte dei giardini nel mondo: il primo volume parte dalle radici simboliche precristiane, attraverso i giardini del Medio Oriente antico, di Roma e dell'Islam nell'alto e basso Medioevo, fi no al suo fi orire nei grandi imperi dell'Islam orientale, la Persia safavide e l'India moghul, e contemporaneamente nell'Europa rinascimentale e barocca, nella Francia e Gran Bretagna "imperiali". Il secondo volume descrive la parabola (e celebra le glorie) del giardino borghese dal 1800 ai nostri giorni. Rispetto ai secoli precedenti, le diff erenze sono radicali: una maggior distribuzione del potere economico e della rappresentatività sociale hanno aumentato a dismisura il numero dei giardini, privati però in parte del valore esemplare che avevano rivestito da sempre. Vi è poi un aspetto fondamentale del giardino otto-novecentesco che lo distingue dalla tradizione precedente, ed è la crisi del giardino architettonico a favore di quello "naturale", che introduce per la prima volta il principio della sua assoluta inconsistenza temporale, il suo essere non solo inesorabilmente effi mero, ma irriproducibile e inconservabile. Sorprendentemente leggibile e divertente nonostante il taglio scientifi co, l'opera è destinata al pubblico più vasto non meno che agli addetti ai lavori. Per la freschezza dello stile può essere letto come un "romanzo" dell'evoluzione del giardino, raccontata per collegamenti con la storia dell'architettura, dell'arte, delle religioni, punteggiato di commenti e giudizi soggettivi che affi ancano e talvolta non temono di contraddire le teorie tradizionali., AdArte, 2013, Orient BlackSwan Pvt. Ltd. 5th or later edition. Softcover. New. 14 x 22 cm. This book attempts to tell the full story of the actual fall of the Muslim empire which the Timurid prince Babar had founded in India in 1526. The decline of that empire had, however, commenced nearly a century before the year 1738, from which this book starts. The first unperceived origin and the gradual spread of the moral decay has been studied by me in earlier works, to which the reader must turn if he wishes to learn how step by step the poison worked in the body politic of the Delhi empire. Outwardly the empire reached its zenith under Shah Jahan(r. 1628-1658) but in this very reign its decline commenced. My history of Aurangzib, in five volumes, starts with a detailed study of that prince`s campaigns as his follower`s agent in the Deccan, Balkh and Qandahar, followed by his administrative and martial activities as an exceptionally capable viceroy of the Deccan, other incidents, and the illness in 1657 which cost Shah Jahan his throne. The earlier history of the Sultanates of Bijapur and Golkonda and the rise of the Maratha national hero Shivaji are sketched here. The second volume describes the war of succession among Shah Jahan`s sons. The third volume of History of Aurangzib confines itself to north India during the first half of Aurangzib`s reign, which he passed there in comparative peace except for the long wars with the Afghan frontier tribes and with the Rajputs. It describes his family and ministers, the state policy and moral regulations, his religious bigotry and the reaction it provoked among the Rajputs and the Sikhs. The basic ideas of the Islamic State are critically analysed and their practical effect illustrated. Tod`s Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan is corrected at many points. The fourth volume deals only with southern India from 1658 to 1689 but it also looks back to 1644, the roots of Maratha history. It tells the full story of the last years and the extinction of the kingdoms of Bijapur and Golkonda, and the reigns of Shivaji and Shambhuji as reconstructed from many original sources. The last eighteen years of the emperor`s life - 1689-1707-with their strenuous exertion and hopeless suffering are the theme of the fifth volume. This book also treats of the history of the Madras coast districts and the Mysore plateau, the seige of Jinji-`the eastern Troy`, the successful Maratha national struggle for independence, the European piracy on the eastern waters, the clash between the Mughal government and the English traders, the thirty years` war in Rajputana. There is a general history of several provinces during this long reign with a study of the causes of the empire`s decline. But the social history of the country is not studied, except for brief references, in these volumes. A separate volume entitled Mughal Administration discusses the structure of the imperial government, the sovereign`s power and functions , the departmental procedure, the provincial administration, taxation, Muslim law and justice, the status of the aristocracy, the state industries and the official correspondence rules. The book ends with a review of muslim rule in India and its achievements and failures. The personal character of Aurangzib is illustrated in Anecdotes of Aurangzib, translated from a Persian manuscript that was traced and edited by me. It gives his pithy sayings, cutting remarks, the principles of government, the treatment his sons and officers-Hindus and Shias-received, and his last will and testament. It is a picture of his administration in its actual working. Shivaji, who dominated the political stage of south India during half of Aurangzib`s reign, is portrayed in full detail in my Shivaji and His Times-now in the fourth edition. It is supplemented by a volume of documents and studies on Maratha history, entitled House of Shivaji. Indian affairs, which my History of Aurangzib had so Printed Pages: 1340., Orient BlackSwan Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India: Wisdom Tree Nazrul, The Poet Remembered is a beautifully produced book in the format of a photo album—a personal approach to understand the towering presence behind an astonishing corpus of one of the most influential Bengali poets of the twentieth century. The life of Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is an extraordinary story of courage and determination as he faced political challenges of British imperialism and personal challenges of poverty and socio-religious prejudices. he countered these with a rebellious spirit advocating equality and justice. In an age where communal riots were rife and gender bias prominent, his was the voice that spoke of equality?beyond divides of religion,?caste and region. Using his powerful pen to focus on social and?political issues, he wrote fearlessly and profusely in a spirit?of pioneering journalism in several newspapers and journals. The same spirit of revolt found expression in his literary work and in the prolific composition of songs which inspired generations of youth fighting for India’s freedom.Printed Pages: 255.. Hardcover. New/New., Wisdom Tree<
