Author: Nancy Singh
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 186254848X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Throughout history our greatest public figures have written letters back and forth that will be read for centuries to come. Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre, Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis are some of the correspondents who come to mind. I am pleased therefore that ordinary people will now be able to enjoy my own correspondence with the likes of Wayne Swan, Anthony Albanese, Quentin Bryce, Mr and Mrs Rudd and many more. - Nancy Singh In the spirit of Henry Root, the creation of writer William Donaldson who wrote to numerous public figures with unusual or outlandish questions and requests, The Nancy Singh Letters bring us hilariously up to date with what our public figures are thinking.
The Nancy Singh Letters
Author: Nancy Singh
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 186254848X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Throughout history our greatest public figures have written letters back and forth that will be read for centuries to come. Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre, Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis are some of the correspondents who come to mind. I am pleased therefore that ordinary people will now be able to enjoy my own correspondence with the likes of Wayne Swan, Anthony Albanese, Quentin Bryce, Mr and Mrs Rudd and many more. - Nancy Singh In the spirit of Henry Root, the creation of writer William Donaldson who wrote to numerous public figures with unusual or outlandish questions and requests, The Nancy Singh Letters bring us hilariously up to date with what our public figures are thinking.
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 186254848X
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Throughout history our greatest public figures have written letters back and forth that will be read for centuries to come. Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre, Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis are some of the correspondents who come to mind. I am pleased therefore that ordinary people will now be able to enjoy my own correspondence with the likes of Wayne Swan, Anthony Albanese, Quentin Bryce, Mr and Mrs Rudd and many more. - Nancy Singh In the spirit of Henry Root, the creation of writer William Donaldson who wrote to numerous public figures with unusual or outlandish questions and requests, The Nancy Singh Letters bring us hilariously up to date with what our public figures are thinking.
Prophetic Maharaja
Author: Rajbir Singh Judge
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231560362
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
How do traditions and peoples grapple with loss, particularly when it is of such magnitude that it defies the possibility of recovery or restoration? Rajbir Singh Judge offers new ways to understand loss and the limits of history by considering Maharaja Duleep Singh and his struggle during the 1880s to reestablish Sikh rule, the lost Khalsa Raj, in Punjab. Sikh sovereignty in what is today northern India and northeastern Pakistan came to an end in the middle of the nineteenth century, when the British annexed the Sikh kingdom and, eventually, exiled its child maharaja, Duleep Singh, to England. In the 1880s, Singh embarked on an abortive attempt to restore the lost Sikh kingdom. Judge explores not only Singh’s efforts but also the Sikh people’s responses—the dreams, fantasies, and hopes that became attached to the Khalsa Raj. He shows how a community engaged military, political, and psychological loss through theological debate, literary production, bodily discipline, and ethical practice in order to contest colonial politics. This book argues that Sikhs in the final decades of the nineteenth century were not simply looking to recuperate the past but to remake it—and to dwell within loss instead of transcending it—and in so doing opened new possibilities. Bringing together Sikh tradition, psychoanalysis, and postcolonial thought, Prophetic Maharaja provides bracing insights into concepts of sovereignty and the writing of history.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231560362
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
How do traditions and peoples grapple with loss, particularly when it is of such magnitude that it defies the possibility of recovery or restoration? Rajbir Singh Judge offers new ways to understand loss and the limits of history by considering Maharaja Duleep Singh and his struggle during the 1880s to reestablish Sikh rule, the lost Khalsa Raj, in Punjab. Sikh sovereignty in what is today northern India and northeastern Pakistan came to an end in the middle of the nineteenth century, when the British annexed the Sikh kingdom and, eventually, exiled its child maharaja, Duleep Singh, to England. In the 1880s, Singh embarked on an abortive attempt to restore the lost Sikh kingdom. Judge explores not only Singh’s efforts but also the Sikh people’s responses—the dreams, fantasies, and hopes that became attached to the Khalsa Raj. He shows how a community engaged military, political, and psychological loss through theological debate, literary production, bodily discipline, and ethical practice in order to contest colonial politics. This book argues that Sikhs in the final decades of the nineteenth century were not simply looking to recuperate the past but to remake it—and to dwell within loss instead of transcending it—and in so doing opened new possibilities. Bringing together Sikh tradition, psychoanalysis, and postcolonial thought, Prophetic Maharaja provides bracing insights into concepts of sovereignty and the writing of history.
Commercial News USA
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : New products
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : New products
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Mirabai
Author: Nancy M. Martin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195153898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Mirabai, an iconic sixteenth-century Indian poet-saint, is renowned for her unwavering love of God, her disregard for social hierarchies and gendered notions of honor and shame, and her challenge to familial, feudal, and religious authorities. Defying attempts to constrain and even kill her, she could not be silenced. Though verifiable facts regarding her life are few, her fame spread across social, linguistic, and religious boundaries, and stories about her multiplied across the subcontinent and the centuries. In Mirabai, Nancy M. Martin traces the story of this immensely popular Indian saint from the earliest manuscript references to her through colonial and nationalist developments to scholarly and popular portrayals in the decades leading up to Indian independence. This book examines Mirabai's place as both insider and outsider to the developing strands of devotional Hinduism and her role in contested terrain of debates around the education and independence of women and the crafting of Indian and Hindu identities. Mirabai offers a comprehensive and multi-layered portrait of this remarkable and still controversial woman, who continues to be a source of inspiration and catalyst for self-actualization for spiritual seekers, artists, activists, and so many others in India and around the world today.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195153898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Mirabai, an iconic sixteenth-century Indian poet-saint, is renowned for her unwavering love of God, her disregard for social hierarchies and gendered notions of honor and shame, and her challenge to familial, feudal, and religious authorities. Defying attempts to constrain and even kill her, she could not be silenced. Though verifiable facts regarding her life are few, her fame spread across social, linguistic, and religious boundaries, and stories about her multiplied across the subcontinent and the centuries. In Mirabai, Nancy M. Martin traces the story of this immensely popular Indian saint from the earliest manuscript references to her through colonial and nationalist developments to scholarly and popular portrayals in the decades leading up to Indian independence. This book examines Mirabai's place as both insider and outsider to the developing strands of devotional Hinduism and her role in contested terrain of debates around the education and independence of women and the crafting of Indian and Hindu identities. Mirabai offers a comprehensive and multi-layered portrait of this remarkable and still controversial woman, who continues to be a source of inspiration and catalyst for self-actualization for spiritual seekers, artists, activists, and so many others in India and around the world today.
The Legacy Letters
Author: Brian Curtis
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399537082
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Presents a collection of inspiring letters from those affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks, who offer a unique perspective on that day and honor their loved ones by living with purpose.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399537082
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Presents a collection of inspiring letters from those affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks, who offer a unique perspective on that day and honor their loved ones by living with purpose.
Letters from India
Author: Alfred William Stratton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Story of Punjab, Yesterday and Today
Author: Verinder Grover
Publisher:
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Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Kenya Gazette
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Kenya Gazette is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Kenya Gazette is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
News Letter
Author: United States. Dept. of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description