Author: Edwin Lord Weeks
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
A travel memoir in diary-style. The author explains in the preface that he did not intend to take the route described here, but civil war in Afghanistan and a cholera epidemic forced him to travel through Kurdistan and Persia. Some hand-drawn illustrations provide images of the author's journey. Special chapters at the end include the author's commentary on Hinduism and Islam in India, Indian art, and impressions of everyday life for English people in India.
From the Black Sea Through Persia and India
Author: Edwin Lord Weeks
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
A travel memoir in diary-style. The author explains in the preface that he did not intend to take the route described here, but civil war in Afghanistan and a cholera epidemic forced him to travel through Kurdistan and Persia. Some hand-drawn illustrations provide images of the author's journey. Special chapters at the end include the author's commentary on Hinduism and Islam in India, Indian art, and impressions of everyday life for English people in India.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
A travel memoir in diary-style. The author explains in the preface that he did not intend to take the route described here, but civil war in Afghanistan and a cholera epidemic forced him to travel through Kurdistan and Persia. Some hand-drawn illustrations provide images of the author's journey. Special chapters at the end include the author's commentary on Hinduism and Islam in India, Indian art, and impressions of everyday life for English people in India.
The Atlantic Monthly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 946
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Atlantic Monthly
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Category : Art criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Category : Art criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States
Author: John Howard Brown
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Bulletin of the Virginia State Library
Author: Virginia State Library
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...
Author: Rossiter Johnson
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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The Rhinoceros of South Asia
Author: Kees Rookmaaker
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004691545
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 891
Book Description
The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004691545
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 891
Book Description
The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
List of Authors and Titles and Catalogue of Maps
Author: Army War College (U.S.). Library
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Charisma and Commitment in South Asian History
Author: Roger D. Long
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125026419
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
This collection includes an appreciation of Wolpert s life and writings, and three of his previously unpublished essays. In addition it considers such subjects as premodern cities in South Asia, the Bene Israel in the Konkan, propaganda and the Raj in World War II, and linguistic nationalism and regional identity in Orissa.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125026419
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
This collection includes an appreciation of Wolpert s life and writings, and three of his previously unpublished essays. In addition it considers such subjects as premodern cities in South Asia, the Bene Israel in the Konkan, propaganda and the Raj in World War II, and linguistic nationalism and regional identity in Orissa.
Catalogue
Author: Calcutta (India). Imperial library
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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