Indo-Persian Travels in the Age of Discoveries, 1400-1800
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521129559 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Really Eye Opening" according to S. Pactor. The key to understanding South Asian history lies in understanding the Mughal Empire. The Mughal's were the descendants of Genghis Khan and towards the end of the 16th century they stormed into Northern India and took it over, and then they took over the rest of India more or less. But here's the thing about the Mughals- they have fought in the style of Genghis Khan, but culturally they were Persianized, in that they looked at Persian culture: i
Sanjay Subrahmanyam is Professor and Doshi Chair of Indian History at UCLA. . His previous publications include A European Experience of the Mughal Orient, with S. Alavi (2001). Muzaffar Alam is Carl Darling Buck Professor in South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. His previous publications include The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama (1997)
These accounts are presented in a comparative framework, which sets them side by side with other Asian accounts, as well as early modern European travel narratives, and opens up a rich and unsuspected vista of cultural and material history. Originally published in 2007, this fascinating work is based on detailed and sensitive readings of travel accounts in Persian, dealing with India, Iran and Central Asia between around 1400 and 1800. This book can be read for a better understanding of the nature of early modern encounters, but also for the sheer pleasure of entering a new world.. The authors' close reading of these travel accounts help us enter the mental and moral worlds of the Muslim and non-Muslim literati who produced these valuable narrativ
Anyone whose intellectual interests are global will enjoy the challenging and rewarding adventure that the travellers and authors provide." --The Northern Mariner".Comparative in approach, the authors also critically draw on the European discourse of travel writing as discovery and ethnography in this geographic areae book consists of extensive summaries of the works grouped under broad headings that categorize the accounts according to the attitudes of the writers.Combining the linguistic and historical acumen of two formidable scholars, this book is sure to open up many avenues for future research." --Sunil Sharma, Boston University, The Historian"It is remarkable what is shared and not shared in this Indo-Persian world. Ringer, Amherst College, Journal of Interdisciplinary History"The primary value of this work for educators is that it can be utilized to greatly expand the knowledge and understanding of the I