Like many societies across the world the region of Awadh in North India has be...Like many societies across the world the region of Awadh in North India has been bilingual throughout its history. But literary histories of the region often indicate otherwise. In the early twentieth century colonists recodified literary histories...more
Like many societies across the world the region of Awadh in North India has be...Like many societies across the world the region of Awadh in North India has been bilingual throughout its history. But literary histories of the region often indicate otherwise. In the early twentieth century colonists recodified literary histories...more
Geo-Spatiality in Asian and Oceanic LiteratureandCulture: Worlding Asia in t...Geo-Spatiality in Asian and Oceanic Literature and Culture: Worlding Asia in the Anthropocenemore
In Stereotype confronts the importance of cultural stereotypes in shaping the ...In Stereotype confronts the importance of cultural stereotypes in shaping the ethics and reach of global literature. Mrinalini Chakravorty focuses on the seductive force and explanatory power of stereotypes in multiple South Asian contexts whether...more
Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire looks at the relationship between epide...Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire looks at the relationship between epidemics and famines in south Asia and Victorian literature and culture. It suggests that much of how we think today about disasters state and society can be traced back to...more
The spread of Islam eastward into Southand Southeast Asia was one of the most...The spread of Islam eastward into South and Southeast Asia was one of the most significant cultural shifts in world history. As it expanded into these regions Islam was received by cultures vastly different from those in the Middle East...more
A grand synthesis of unprecedented scope Literary Cultures in History is the f...A grand synthesis of unprecedented scope Literary Cultures in History is the first comprehensive history of the rich literary traditions of South Asia. Together these traditions are unmatched in their combination of antiquity continuity and...more
9780824872700. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages...9780824872700. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 192. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. In late nineteenth-century South Asia the arrival of print fostered a dynamic and interactive...more
This volume examines the idea of India as it emerges in the writing of its ang...This volume examines the idea of India as it emerges in the writing of its anglophone elite post-2000. It book maps the explosion of English-language writing in India after the economic liberalisation and points to the nation s sense of its growing...more
Winner of the 2023 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for best book in the category o...Winner of the 2023 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for best book in the category of Jewish literature and linguistics Traditionally the scene of some of London s poorest most crime-ridden neighborhoods the East End of London has long been misunderstood...more
What exactly did tea sugar and opium mean in eighteenth- and nineteenth-centur...What exactly did tea sugar and opium mean in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain? Alimentary Orientalism examines the contentious debates surrounding these exotic recently popularized and literally consumable things. It suggests that the...more
This volume illustrates Asian speculative fiction s potential to interrogate a...This volume illustrates Asian speculative fiction s potential to interrogate and inspire humanity s ecological and ethical responsibilities seeking to fill a major lacuna in previous academic literature around ecocriticism in speculative fiction....more
Latah the Malayan hyperstartle pattern has fascinated Western observers since ...Latah the Malayan hyperstartle pattern has fascinated Western observers since the late nineteenth century and is widely regarded as a culture-bound syndrome. Robert Winzeler critically reviews the literature on the subject and presents new...more
This volume examines international engagement with Korean popular culture in E...This volume examines international engagement with Korean popular culture in East Asian online spaces and how Asian identities are formed and perceived between nations within the region.more
A recent study by the Asian Development Bank notes that by 2050 Asia s per cap...A recent study by the Asian Development Bank notes that by 2050 Asia s per capita income would rise six-fold to reach Europe s levels today one of many indications of Asia s re-emergence . By then Asia s share of global GDP would have doubled and it...more