A European Experience of the Mughal Orient
The Ijaz-i-Arsalani (Persian Letters 1773-1779) of Antoine-Louis Henri Polier
Published on 28. June 2001
Book
Hardback
438 pages
978-0-19-564980-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an English translation of the Persian correspondence between an 18th century European military officer in India and northern Indian nobility and commoners. An extensive discursive introduction locates the text in the context of social and cultural interaction between the Europeans and Indians.
Reviews / Votes
A very attractive (and largely forgotten) moment of cultural interaction and cross-over: what Salman Rushdie has called 'chutnification' ... Muzaffar Alam and Seema Alavi's remarkable book is a wonderful window into the complexities of the inter-cultural exchanges of the period ... It is a strange and wonderfully exotic world, full of surprises ... Alam and Alavi deserve to be warmly applauded for bringing the world of Antoine Polier back to life. William Dalrymple, Times Literary SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 farbige Bildtafeln, 2 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder, 2 Karten, 2 Abbildungen
Ill.(some col.).2M.
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-564980-2 (9780195649802)
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Schweitzer Classification