Indian & South Asian

In this innovative book, John Guy examines Indian religious sculpture in its temple setting, exploring its origins and cosmological meaning, its function within the architectural schema and its dynamic role in facilitating worship by devotees. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789389136784Author Roda AhluwaliaFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Niyogi BooksPublisher Niyogi BooksDimensions(mm) 280mm * 230mm * 30mm

A look at the painting traditions of northwestern India in the eighteenth century, and what they reveal about the political and artistic changes of the eraIn the long eighteenth century, artists from Udaipur, a city of lakes in northwestern India,...

Accompanying the first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to contemporary art from Pakistan, this dynamic catalogue provides a groundbreaking look at recent and current trends in Pakistani art. Hanging Fire covers a fascinating range of subjects and media,...

This spectacular collection of nearly 200 jewelled weapons and priceless accoutrements from the Indian subcontinent was assembled over many decades by Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussah al-Sabah for The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. Produced for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789385360985Author Ebba KochFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Mapin Publishing Pvt.LtdPublisher Mapin Publishing Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 2277gDimensions(mm)...

As an invitation to interrogate the secular modality of art, the book unsettles both the categories of 'art' and 'secular' in their theoretical and historical implications It questions the temporal, spatial, and cultural binaries between the 'sacred' and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386906908Author Anna L DallapiccolaFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Niyogi BooksPublisher Niyogi BooksWeight(grams) 1656gDimensions(mm) 287mm * 239mm...

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of modern and contemporary photography in India. While exploring the early beginnings of photography in India with works...

The Kamasutra is an ancient classical work on the art of love. Its uniqueness lies in that it discusses the theme of sexual pleasure without any feeling of shyness or shame. The author, Vatsyayana talks about Kama, that is, sexual pleasure, and...

A richly illustrated history of textiles in the Mughal EmpireIn the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a vast array of textiles circulated throughout the Mughal Empire. Made from rare fibers and crafted using virtuosic techniques, these exquisite...

'Janamsakhis' are stories about the life of Guru Nanak (1469-1539). They have been circulating orally, in writing, and in paintings and illustrations. B40 is one such documented artistic expression held at the British Library in London. Its 57 beautiful...

Garland of Visions explores the generative relationships between artistic intelligence and tantric vision practices in the construction and circulation of visual knowledge in medieval South Asia. Shifting away from the traditional connoisseur approach,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780924304675Author Padma KaimalFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Association for Asian StudiesPublisher Association for Asian StudiesWeight(grams)...

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In The Concealed Art of the Soul, Jonardon Ganeri presents a variety of perspectives on the nature of the self as seen by major schools of classical Indian philosophy. For Indian thinkers, a philosophical treatise about the self should not only reveal...

An accessible, clothbound compendium of leading artists in Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Malaysia Filling a noticeable void in art publishing, SEA: Contemporary Art Practices in Southeast Asia presents...

This volume explores the interaction between text and image in Indian Buddhist contexts, including not only the complex relationship between verbal stories and visual representations at Indian sites, but also the ways in which visual imagery is used...

Conceptualizes "graft"- the violent and creative processes of suturing arts as a method of empire building in western eighteenth-century IndiaGrafted Arts focuses on Maratha military rulers and British East India Company officials who used the arts to...

The collection of essays in this festschrift celebrates the extraordinary scholarship of Professor Piriya Krairiksh, the distinguished Thai art historian on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The collection was seen as the most fitting way to honour an...

Punjab, and especially Sikh art, has taken multiple forms ranging from scriptural manuscripts, floral adornments to illustrations and illuminations. This family collection showcases varied forms of jewellery, textiles, arms, coinage, along with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788119139149Author Ananda K. CoomaraswamyFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint Manohar Publishers and DistributorsPublisher Manohar Publishers and...

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In 1981, the Filipino artist and curator Raymundo Albano adopted the expression "Suddenly Turning Visible" to describe the rapid transformation of Manila's urban landscape. The visibility that Albano evoked was aspirational, driven by a desire for rapid...

Who spoke of the modern in Southeast Asia? When and where was the modern written? How was it written? How was it received? This collection brings together nearly 300 texts that were originally published between the late 19th to late 20th centuries,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788119139941Author Atsushi IkedaFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Manohar Publishers and DistributorsPublisher Manohar Publishers and Distributors

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354472305Author Alka PandeFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Speaking Tiger BooksPublisher Speaking Tiger BooksWeight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802688221Author Gale MenzieFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Gale MenziePublisher Gale MenzieWeight(grams) 200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354077197Author Dr B NagaseshuFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Biplob World PvtPublisher Biplob World PvtWeight(grams) 218g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354472336Author Alka PandeFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Speaking Tiger BooksPublisher Speaking Tiger BooksWeight(grams) 109g

Every aspect of the career of General George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn is covered here. The people around Custer and his native American counterparts are detailed, as are related military campaigns, battles, historical events,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783906897066Author Alex R FurgerFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Librum Publishers & Editors LLCPublisher Librum Publishers & Editors LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785277924Author Nadeem Omar TararFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 153g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789385360725Author X WaswoFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Mapin Publishing Pvt.LtdPublisher Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd

In the 1990s and 2000s, contemporary art in India changed radically in form, as an art world once dominated by painting began to support installation, new media, and performance. In response to the liberalization of India's economy, art was cultivated by...