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EAN: 9788869853159
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La facciata anteriore della mappa copre la metà meridionale dell'India, dalla catena del Vindhya che si estende a sud fino alla città di Trivandrum, includendo l'isola dello Sri Lanka e gli arcipelaghi delle Isole Andamane e Nicobare. Il retro della mappa mostra l'area settentrionale del Paese, che confina con: Pakistan, Cina, Nepal, Bhutan, Mynamar (Birmania) e Bangladesh. Le National Geographic Adventure Travel Map sono realizzate per rispondere alle esigenze dei viaggiatori avventurosi ideali per chi vuole esplorare parchi, monti laghi e visitare luoghi di interesse storico e architettonico.

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Brand: Julien Ries
EAN: 9788816417007
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Mithra è un dio sovrano del mondo indo-iranico il cui culto, sorto in India, è passato in Iran e poi in Commagene e all'inizio dell'era cristiana ha conquistato Roma, dove si è posto quale rivale della religione di Cristo. In questo libro, la cui parte più cospicua nasce dalla revisione e dal completamento di un corso svolto all'Università di Lovanio che raccoglie i risultati di una lunga stagione di rinnovamento degli studi mitraici, Julien Ries segue le sue tracce dall'India alle rive dell'Atlantico. Con una particolare insistenza sulle dottrine e sulle ripercussioni che queste hanno avuto sulla società e sulla vita dei fedeli, disegna una sintesi che, partendo dalla religione vedica, attraversa l'Iran antico, considera il culto regale e pubblico in Commagene e si conclude con i misteri mitraici diffusi nell'Impero Romano. Ne emerge un quadro vivido, efficace e completo delle peculiarità storiche e dei mutamenti dei culti di un dio che, pur conservando numerosi tratti della sua identità primaria, sotto l'influsso degli elementi culturali e religiosi incontrati sulle vie della sua migrazione ha subìto gli effetti dell'acculturazione e del sincretismo.

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Brand: Cinzia Pieruccini
EAN: 9788806245955
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Il primo dei due volumi che tracciano una storia generale delle arti visive del subcontinente indiano.\r\n\r\nLa storia culturale dell'India è fra le piú grandi dell'intera umanità. Ha prodotto durante tutte le sue tappe capitoli di immenso splendore, sintesi sofisticate e geniali di molte provenienze, capaci di esercitare influssi enormi, se è vero che il subcontinente indiano ha rappresentato per l'Asia ciò che la Grecia è stata per l'Europa. Fanno parte di questa lunga vicenda, accompagnandola e rispecchiandola, realizzazioni artistiche davvero emozionanti per magnificenza e varietà. Il primo dei due volumi che tracciano una storia generale delle arti visive del subcontinente indiano spazia dalle origini protostoriche fino all'apogeo dell'architettura templare e della sua scultura, lungo un periodo che si inoltra fino nel XIII secolo. Queste lunghe fasi comprendono un repertorio di opere straordinarie, alcune delle quali vanno annoverate fra le piú spettacolari mai prodotte dall'uomo. I monumenti, le sculture, i piú rari dipinti ammirabili fino a oggi sono in larga parte ispirati alle religioni nate in India, il buddhismo, il jainismo e l'induismo, e riflettono le profonde elaborazioni concettuali della grande civiltà dell'India classica.

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Brand: Morena Poltronieri;ernesto Fazioli
EAN: 9788888437552
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Brand: Sue Perkins
EAN: 9781405938143
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Follow Sue Perkins' extraordinary adventures across southern Asia in this fabulously funny travelling tale - inspired by her BBC 1 documentary series 'The Ganges with Sue Perkins' \n\nPick of the holiday reads - Daily Mirror\n\n'Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving' Sunday Express\n\n'A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.\n\nUp until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol. \n\nHere's the thing: \n\nI am scared of flying. \nI have zero practical skills. \nI can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.\nFor the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety.\nI bolt when panicked. \nI cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress.\nI have no ability to learn languages. \nI am a terrible hypochondriac.\n\nOh, and I am no good with boats.\n\nSo I said yes.'\n\nSHORTLISTED FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS\n\n'Part memoir, part travel guide. A fab account full of wit and emotion' Prima\n\n'An unvarnished, endearing and very funny account' Woman & Home\n\n'Alongside laugh-out-loud travel stories, the book also provides a moving account of her coming to terms with her father's death' Daily Mirror\n_________\n\nPraise for Spectacles: \n\n'Utterly wonderful. It's very, very funny and poignant' Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful \n\n'Very funny ... reading her memoir is very like meeting her' Sunday Times\n\n'Charming and funny .... Like going for a long, slightly drunken lunch with your naughtiest friend' Red\n\n'Brilliantly written... fearlessly honest and full of heart, it will also make you laugh like a gibbon' Heat

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Brand: Sue Perkins
EAN: 9780241360286
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Join Sunday Times bestselling author of Spectacles, Sue Perkins as she travels around Southeast Asia and beyond. \n\nShare in her hilarious and heartfelt adventure as she journeys from India to Indonesia: driving the historic Ho Chi Minh Trail, exploring the tranquil Mekong River, and being felt-up by a charismatic Cambodian hermit!\n\nInspired by her popular BBC travel shows and documentaries: The Mekong River with Sue Perkins, Kolkata with Sue Perkins, The Ganges with Sue Perkins and World's Most Dangerous Roads: Ho Chi Minh Trail this book is ideal for existing Sue fans as well as travel enthusiasts who are looking for an Asian adventure full of wit and warmth.

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Brand: India R. Adams
EAN: 9791220704823
Categoria: Libri e riviste

\"Quel giorno sarei dovuto morire. L’incidente che mi aveva avvolto tra le fiamme avrebbe dovuto uccidermi. Avrebbe dovuto privarmi della vita che condividevo con la mia splendida moglie incinta e con la mia sorellina; della mia carriera da pugile. E, se l’incidente non fosse bastato, avrebbe dovuto farmi fuori la pistola che mi venne puntata alla tempia. Ma non lo fece. Qualcuno si mise in mezzo. Qualcuno che avrebbe dovuto essere morto.\" Maverick lotta per scendere a patti con le conseguenze di quella fatidica notte. Essendo un pugile professionista, sa bene che non bisogna mai rinunciare a una lotta. Ma questa volta… è contro se stesso che deve lottare. La strada del riscatto sarà il percorso più difficile che abbia mai affrontato. L’unica vera domanda è… Cosa resterà quando suonerà il campanello finale?

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Brand: Mira Kamdar
EAN: 9788820043971
Categoria: Libri e riviste

L'India si presenta come il mondo in un microcosmo. Con una popolazione di 1.2 miliardi di persone (di cui una fetta di 800 milioni vive con meno di due dollari al giorno) rappresenta, in assoluto, la democrazia più grande del pianeta: una miriade di etnie e religioni, una varietà geografica che va dalle vette dell'Himalaya ai deserti e alle spiagge tropicali. L'India è il paese che cambierà maggiormente il futuro prossimo, ancor più della Cina. All'avanguardia nella tecnologia e nella formazione, forte di un mercato interno immenso e della diffusione capillare della lingua inglese, l'India estende a poco a poco la sua influenza e la sua crescita economica straordinaria \"minaccia\" perfino il gigante cinese. Un paese giovane, pronto a invadere il mondo senza l'aggressività della Cina.

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Brand: Nilanjana Gupta
EAN: 9781032077536
Categoria: Libri e riviste

1. This book looks at the relationship between Islam and education and studies educational institutions—both school-level and higher education colleges/universities—which have been established and are run by Muslim communities, and examines the numerous innovations happening across the country. \n2. The book questions the stereotype of the ‘Indian Muslim’ and notes the varying and divergent notions about ‘reform’. \n3. It will be of interest to departments of history of education, religious education, comparative education, contemporary social issues across the UK/US. It will also be useful to people working with policy and non-government personnel, Islam and educational reform, and educational planners

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Brand: Jennifer Howes
EAN: 9781032361178
Categoria: Libri e riviste

1) This book is about art that was collected and commissioned by the East India Company. 2) It looks at landscapes and portraits on canvas, marble statuary and funerary monuments, sandstone Buddhas purloined from sacred sites and metal figurines of Hindu deities. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of art history and colonial history across UK and USA.

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Brand: Rukmini Iyer
EAN: 9781529110074
Categoria: Libri e riviste

A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A JOY OF A BOOK' (SUNDAY TIMES) \n\nFROM THE 1.5 MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF 'THE ROASTING TIN SERIES': 75 SIMPLE, FRESH AND DELICIOUS RECIPES. INCLUDES: OVER 20 ONE-TIN/ONE-PAN RECIPES AND OVER 20 *30 MINS MAX* RECIPES. \n\n'A must-have' Rachel Roddy 'A practical and inspiring delight' Niki Segnit 'An instant classic' Felicity Cloake 'Clever, speedy, manageable' India Knight 'Rukmini's best book yet' Stuart Heritage\n\nDiscover simple and speedy recipes that work for every day such as:\n\nCrisp-Topped Marinated Sea Bass With Green Chilli, Lime & Coriander - Roasted Cauliflower with yoghurt and mustard - All-in-one Aubergine, Tomato & Nigella Seed Curry - Chilli, Coconut & Lime Salmon with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes - Green Pea, Onion & Cauliflower Pulao Rice - Bengali Popcorn Shrimp - Mini-Naan Pizzas with Lime & Coriander Paneer - Cheddar, Cumin & Nigella Seed Cheese Straws\n\nFrom quick snacks and weeknight dinners to simple desserts, Rukmini Iyer has created a collection of South Indian and Bengali-inspired recipes with a modern twist. Keeping with her ethos of 'minimum effort, maximum flavour', these dishes are vibrant, achievable and moreish.\n\n'Effortless innovative cooking and banging flavours' Alice Slater 'Everything is full of flavour and easy' Angela Hui 'Full of realistic, delicious recipes' Bethany Rutter

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Brand: Mira Kamdar
EAN: 9780199973590
Categoria: Libri e riviste

India is fast overtaking China to become the most populous country on Earth. By mid-century, its 1.7 billion people will live in what is projected to become the world's second-largest economy after China. While a democracy and an open society compared to China, assertive Hindu nationalism is posing new challenges to India's democratic freedoms and institutions at a time when illiberal democracies and autocratic leaders are on the rise worldwide. How India's destiny plays out in the coming decades will matter deeply to a world where the West's influence in shaping the 21st century will decline as that of these two Asian giants and other emerging economies in Africa and Latin America rise. In India in the 21st Century, Mira Kamdar, a former member of the New York Times Editorial Board and an award-winning author, offers readers an introduction to India today in all its complexity. \n\nIn a concise question-and-answer format, Kamdar addresses India's history, including its ancient civilization and kingdoms; its religious plurality; its colonial legacy and independence movement; the political and social structures in place today; its rapidly growing economy and financial system; India's place in the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century; the challenge to India posed by climate change and dwindling global resources; wealth concentration and stark social inequalities; the rise of big data and robotics; the role of social media and more. She explores India's contradictions and complications, while celebrating the merging of India's multicultural landscape and deep artistic and intellectual heritage with the Information Age and the expansion of mass media. \n\nWith clarity and balance, Kamdar brings her in-depth knowledge of India and eloquent writing style to bear in this focused and incisive addition to Oxford's highly successful What Everyone Needs to Know® series.

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Brand: Becky Stephen
EAN: 9781787029002
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Don't just see the sights get to know the people.\n\n\nIndia's huge population of 1.2 billion is as varied and colorful as the spice markets of Old Delhi. Each region, caste, and community has its own culture, reflecting unique histories shaped by conquest, creativity, and religion. Steeped in ancient traditions, exceptionally fatalistic, and intensely passionate about their culture, the Indians are also ingenious, creative, and world leaders in cutting-edge science and technology. Show interest in their country and it will be reciprocated with genuine warmth and friendship.\n\n\nCulture Smart! India will make you aware of the essential values and behavioral norms, show you how to navigate often profound cultural differences and build relationships, and offer invaluable insights into this great, endlessly fascinating land.\n\n\nHave a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.

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Brand: V. Ram;mike Perkins
EAN: 9781779512765
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Unable to control his transformation into the monstrous Swamp Thing, Levi is thrust into the harsh, unforgiving mystery of grisly murders committed by a supernatural desert legend. Levi must revisit past events in his homeland of India and face the deadly reality of a ravenous new villain in order to comprehend what he is truly, and horrifyingly, becoming. A new era of global action and horror blossoms here, and Swamp Thing will be at the root of it! Collects Future State: Swamp Thing #1-2 and Swamp Thing #1-4.

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Brand: Rudra
EAN: 9788832024517
Categoria: Libri e riviste

È un viaggio in 3 volumi tra filosofia dell’India a dialogo con neuroscienze, fisica quantistica, astrofisica psicologia del profondo e logica metafisica. Usando la scala delle qualità divine dello Sivaismo kasmiro, parte dallo strumento fisico per salire attraverso le emozioni, le credenze, la coscienza e la beatitudine fino a condurre idealmente il lettore dal corpo, usato come una mappa piena di indizi, alla coscienza superiore, come meta del percorso. Il cammino, che mesce la filosofia tantrica con le intuizioni junghiane e che si avvale di un’indagine metacognitiva (Adrian Wells), è da intendersi come un meraviglioso viaggio all’interno della cultura indiana, affascinante ed al tempo stesso non scevra da contraddizioni, vista con gli occhi di un occidentale. Si compone di 28 capitoli, utilizzabili sia in sequenza cronologica sia come corso monografico diviso in argomenti utili per gli insegnanti di yoga, ed è corredato dalle illuminanti prefazioni e postfazioni di molti esperti negli argomenti trattati. Il lettore apprezzerà il percorso (krama), a prescindere dalla sua adesione morale o ideologica ad esso, perché il testo parla di una lettura moderna al passo con le nuove scoperte. All’interno sono contenute 64 dharaṇa e quattro brani di musica indiana, in accordatura 432 hz, 40 bpm e toni binaurali, per accompagnare la lettura del testo. Chi vuole ascoltarli può acquistarli sul sito dell’autore giardinodimezzo.eu.

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Brand: Narendar Singh
EAN: 9789386618924
Categoria: Libri e riviste

For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in India. In the 16th and 17th centuries, India called out to those in search of riches and adventure. The British were the last European Nation to sail to India to trade. The British Empire in India began with the East India Company, incorporated in 1600 by the Royal Charter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, to trade with India. In two centuries, the East India Company became Master of a vast country, by extortion, doublespeak and outright corruption, backed by violence and superior force composed of Indians.\n\nThe British had come as adventurers but found the lure of this country too strong not to adopt to some customs and traditions of local population. In military organizations the British initially adopted the system of allowing Kings to rule but appointed British Regents. The history of the 3rd Battalion shifts the centre of gravity of success onto the Indian Officers who being `waffadar` rode the tide to establish the British Empire in India. The British were ruthless in ensuring discipline and fidelity. The book is set in chronological order as events unfolded, but also narrates events and draws some important lessons out of it.\n\nThe Battalion within a month of raising was put to test at Pritchetgarh. It was actively involved in eliminating the remnants of the Peshwa Army. The Battalion was used to suppress and bring Gujarat and Kutch under control of the British Empire. Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda was Browbeaten. The Battalion formed part of the Army of the Indus. It primarily secured the Sindh and kept the Amirs of Sindh under control. It was here that battalion marched 40 miles within 24 hours to ensure Sher Mohamed, the `Lion of Manipur` withdrew his force from Tatta.\n\nThe battalion participated in the Persian Campaign of 1856 in the Battles of Bushire and Khushab. In 185, the Battalion was at Satara and ensured no rebellion takes place. For its loyalty the battalion was designated `Waffadar Paltan`.\n\nThe battalion saw action in China during the Boxer rebellion and in Aden. It also had the privilege of hosting His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, in 1875. The battalion participated in Mesopotamia and then in North West Persia during World War I. The Battalion participated in the Coronation Hockey Tournament and was runner up. Musketry had always been its core strength. The recruiting base of the battalion kept on changing as the British Empire expanded. From Marathi and Konkanis, the recruitment base expanded to Rajputs, Muslims from Gujarat and Central India.The book extensively covers the structure changes such as double battalion, double companies, linked battalions, mounted infantry, camp followers.\n\nThere is enough fresh scholarship and exploration of the pain and joy in accomplishment of a mission. Failures have been narrated along with successes. In Army all is not war. The book covers social aspects, life at the outposts and interpersonal relationships as well as...

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Brand: Abhijit V. Banerjee;esther Duflo
EAN: 9780718193669
Categoria: Libri e riviste

FROM THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS\n\n'Refreshingly original, wonderfully insightful . . . an entirely new perspective' Guardian\n\nWhy would a man in Morocco who doesn't have enough to eat buy a television?\nWhy do the poorest people in India spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar?\nDoes having lots of children actually make you poorer?\n\nThis eye-opening book overturns the myths about what it is like to live on very little, revealing the unexpected decisions that millions of people make every day. Looking at some of the most paradoxical aspects of life below the poverty line - why the poor need to borrow in order to save, why incentives that seem effective to us may not be for them, and why, despite being more risk-taking than high financiers, they start businesses but rarely grow them - Banerjee and Duflo offer a new understanding of the surprising way the world really works.\n\nWinner of the FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011

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Brand: Eknath Easwaran
EAN: 9781586381325
Categoria: Libri e riviste

A comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a verse-by-verse commentary on India’s timeless scripture – from the author of its best-selling translation.\n\n(The ebook The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living 9781586381455 includes all three volumes in this series.)\n\nThe Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of an apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with a dire moral dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life.\n\nEaswaran points out that Arjuna’s crisis is acutely modern. The Gita’s battlefield is the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna represents each of us, and Sri Krishna is the Lord, instructing us in eighteen chapters of lofty wisdom as we face the social, environmental, and global challenges that threaten our world today.\n\nEaswaran is a spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth. His verse-by-verse commentary interprets the Gita’s teachings for modern readers, explaining the Sanskrit concepts and philosophy and applying them with practicality, wisdom, and humor to every aspect of our work, our relationships, and our lives. With everyday anecdotes, stories, and examples, he shows that the changes we long to see in the world start with the transformation of our own consciousness.\n\nThe practical exercises recommended by Easwaran to achieve transformation are part of a spiritual program he developed for his own life. They are accessible to people from all backgrounds and cultures. Urging us to adopt a higher image of the human being, he assures us that peace and unity are within reach.\n\nEach volume of this series covers six chapters of the Gita. Each may be read on its own, but all three volumes together form an in-depth, verse-by-verse explanation of this ancient scripture and its relevance today. Each volume includes instructions in Easwaran's universal eight-point program of passage meditation.\n\nVolume 1: The first six chapters of the Gita explore the concept of the innermost Self and source of wisdom in each of us. Easwaran explains how we can begin to transform ourselves, even as householders engaged in busy lives.\n\nVolume 2: The next six chapters of the Gita go beyond the individual Self to explore the Supreme Reality underlying all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge across the seeming divide between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom, and explains how the concept of the unity of life can help us in all our relationships.\n\nVolume 3: The final six chapters put forth an urgent appeal for us to begin to see that all of us are one – to make the connection between the Self within and the Reality underlying all creation. Global in scope, the emphasis is on what we can do to make a difference to heal our environment and establish peace in the world.\n\nEaswaran’s commentary is for all students of the Gita, whatever their background, and for anyone who is trying to...

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Brand: Maggi Lidchi-grassi
EAN: 9788871831596
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Milioni di persone nel mondo sono rimaste affascinate dalla Bhagavad Gita, 'il Canto del Beato', che del Mahabharata è parte, pochissimi conoscono il Mahabharata. La spiritualità, il mito, la leggenda, l'epopea, la religiosità, l'etica, la morale e la vita dell'antica India, tutto ciò traspare nella versione del Mahabharata di Maggi Lidchi-Grassi, nella sua poesia, nel suo intreccio narrativo che conserva e mette in evidenza il sentimento e l'umanità di personaggi che combatterono una battaglia che ancora oggi infuria nel cuore dell'uomo.

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EAN: 9788879167512
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Contenuti: Premessa / Foreword. Turismo e interculturalità, D. Dolcini R.P.B. Singh - Da incredibile a credibile: strategie nazionali di promozione turistica in India, M. Angelillo - \"Blockbuster movie, blockbuster location\": cineturismo e costruzione dell'immagine dell'Italia per il pubblico indiano, S. Cavaliere - L. Barletta - Gazing at Italy from the East: A Multimodal Analysis of Malaysian Tourist Blogs, O. Denti - Russo e italiano nei contatti linguistici: immagini riflesse, L. L'vovna Fedorova - M. Bolognani - \"The Past Is a Foreign Country\": History as Representation in the Writings of William Darlymple, D.E. Gibbons - Please Do not Stand over the Buddha's Head (Pay Respect)': Mediations of Tourist and Researcher Experience in Thailand, A. Jocuns - I. de Saint-Georges - N. Chonmahatrakul, J. Angkapanichkit - For Your Eyes Only': How Museum Walltexts Communicate East and West. The Case of the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, S.M. Maci - Word-formation in the Arabic Language of Tourism, C. Solimando.

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Brand: David Nicolle
EAN: 9781472843449
Categoria: Libri e riviste

This fully illustrated study explores the armies of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain states within what are now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal during the period AD 500-1500, as well as Afghanistan until the early 13th century AD.\n\nFollowing the emergence of a distinct 'medieval Indian' civilization in the Late Classical and Early Medieval periods, there was a prolonged struggle between this civilization and that of the eastern Islamic world, concluding with the rise of the Mughal Empire at the start of the 16th century. In this fully illustrated study, David Nicolle investigates the traditions and enduring conservatism of non-Islamic medieval Indian warfare, notably evident in recruitment patterns and the significance of archery and cavalry. The role and impact of war-elephants, both positive and negative, are also considered, as well as the influence of climate and weather (notably the seasonal monsoon) on warfare in this region. As well as assessing arms and armour - contrasting the advanced technology and high status of Indian weapons (especially swords) with the remarkable lack of metallic armour in the region during this period - the author also explores siege warfare and riverine and naval warfare in South Asia. This book assesses the contributing factors identified by those who have sought to explain why the huge wealth and substantial populations of the traditional non-Islamic Indian states did not prevent their persistent failure in the face of Islamic invasion and conquest.

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Brand: Paul Scott
EAN: 9788893256858
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Amori, segreti, rivolte e complotti sullo sfondo di un affresco storico di grande impatto che mostra in maniera dirompente il razzismo, l'ingiustizia sociale ma anche la forte crisi politica e identitaria di due paesi dai destini intrecciati: India e Inghilterra. Paul Scott, vincitore del Man Booker Prize, torna nelle librerie italiane con Il gioiello della corona, primo capitolo di The Raj Quartet: la sua opera più celebre, definita il Guerra e pace anglo-indiano, in una nuova, brillante traduzione.«La straordinaria opera di Scott è al tempo stesso un'illuminante finestra su un momento storico fondamentale e una guida per il nostro presente turbolento» – The New York Times«Una pietra miliare della narrativa postbellica» – The Times«Un trionfo. \"Il gioiello della corona\" procede con forza, con urgenza. Oltre a essere un narratore di talento, il signor Scott usa le sue notevoli abilità tecniche per ritrarre un luogo e un tempo, una società e le sue disposizioni sociali, che ora sono storia » – The New Yorker«È certamente uno dei più grandi lavori di Paul Scott ed è già stato stabilito come lui sia un romanziere raffinato e profondo» – Kirkus ReviewsIndia, 1942. La seconda guerra mondiale ha mostrato che l'Impero britannico non è invincibile: la frattura con l'India – il gioiello della corona imperiale – si sta facendo sempre più profonda e pericolosa, mentre gli indipendentisti ingrossano le loro fila. In questo clima carico di tensioni e contraddizioni vive la giovane inglese Daphne Manners, che si è da poco trasferita nella cittadina di Mayapore. Qui ha conosciuto il bellissimo Hari Kumar, ragazzo intelligente e colto che come lei è nato e cresciuto in Inghilterra, ma è indiano; per questo, i due sono costretti a tener segreto il loro amore. Una notte, dopo un incontro appassionato con Hari nei giardini di Bibighar, Daphne viene sorpresa da un gruppo di uomini e violentata: per la polizia, guidata dal sovrintendente Merrick, questa è l'occasione ideale per stringere il pugno di ferro sulla popolazione locale. A partire dalla missionaria Miss Crane, insegnante da sempre vicina alla causa indiana che si trova spiazzata e incapace di agire di fronte all'aggressività degli scontri, tutti i membri della comunità di Mayapore dovranno fare i conti con questo e altri crimini violenti. Amori, segreti, rivolte e complotti sullo sfondo di un affresco storico di grande impatto che mostra in maniera dirompente il razzismo, l'ingiustizia sociale ma anche la forte crisi politica e identitaria di due paesi dai destini intrecciati: India e Inghilterra, gioiello e corona, stretti nel soffocante abbraccio imperiale.

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Brand: Paul Scott
EAN: 9781857152975
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Paul Scott's epic study of British India in its final years has no equal. Tolstoyan in scope and Proustian in detail but completely individual in effect, it records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence. Book one, The Jewel in the Crown, describes the doomed love between an English girl and an Indian boy, Daphne Manners and Hari Kumar. This affair touches the lives of other characters in three subsequent books, most of them unknown to Hari and Daphne but involved in the larger social and political conflicts which destroy the lovers.\nOn occasions unsparing in its study of personal dramas and racial differences, the Raj Quartet is at all times profoundly humane, not least in the author's capacity to identify with a huge range of characters. It is also illuminated by delicate social comedy and wonderful evocations of the Indian scene, all narrated in luminous prose.

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Brand: Lonely Planet Kids
EAN: 9781837580002
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Embark on a fun-filled sporting journey with this lift-the-flap book for young readers. Find famous and lesser-known games and sports from across the continents and learn how children around the world play. From ice hockey in Canada, baseball in the USA to kabbadi in India - discover interactive surprises and beautiful illustrations on every page. \n\nPacked with super-cool artwork and fascinating insights, curious kids aged 3-5+ can explore 8 vibrant sporty scenarios, each set in a different country, with flaps that lift to reveal hidden team uniforms, behind-the-scenes imagery of stadiums and more. This one-of-a-kind book is a brilliant introduction to the world of sports for children who love to play.\n\nInside Let's Play Sports:\n\n- Interactive lift-the-flap feature that reveals the inside of stadiums, sports equipment and uniforms\n\n- 8 scenes of people playing sports from all over the globe, providing a fun glimpse into the awesome ways kids, grown-ups and teams compete in friendly games\n\n- Famous and lesser-known games and sports that show how other cultures play together and spend time with one another\n\n- Easy-to-understand insights into the history of particular sports and games\n\n- Beautifully illustrated to keep curious minds entertained and engaged\n\n- Covers: Canada (winter sports like ice hockey and snowboarding), USA (adventures at a baseball game), Brazil (beach sports like volleyball and beasal), UK (seaside games, crazy golf and skateboarding), Cameroon (soccer and ‘stockings’), India (cricket and kabaddi), Australia (water sports like surfing and paddleboarding), New Zealand (touch-rugby and a haka performance)\n\nLet's Play Sports is the latest book in the Lonely Planet Kids’ lift-the-flap series following on from A Place Called Home and A Time to Celebrate. Written by Kate Baker and illustrated by Hannar Riordan, this is the perfect book to gift to young minds, showing them how sports and games can bring joy and happiness to life - anywhere in the world.\n\n \n\nAbout Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

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Brand: Maud Begon
EAN: 9788857612027
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Dopo la morte dei genitori a causa di un’epidemia di colera, la bisbetica e viziata Mary Lennox è costretta a lasciare l’India ed è accolta da uno zio sempre assente in una casa strana e cupa, sperduta nella brughiera inglese. Qui, dovrà adattarsi a una vita molto diversa da quella a cui era abituata. E a poco a poco, anche grazie alle esilaranti discussioni con la domestica Martha, agli scambi con il giardiniere e all’amicizia con Dickon e con un pettirosso, addolcisce il suo carattere e riesce a vivere al meglio la nuova situazione. A ravvivare la sua quotidianità sono alcuni misteri che a poco a poco si sveleranno: di chi è il pianto che si ode nella notte? E quali storie nasconde il giardino segreto lasciato incolto dallo zio dopo la morte della moglie? Questo adattamento a fumetti del romanzo di Frances Hodgson Burnett riesce a dosare alla perfezione umorismo, suspense e poesia creando un’atmosfera unica. Le illustrazioni, dal tratto semplice e delicato, si caratterizzano per una ricca palette cromatica che evolve col proseguire del racconto: le tonalità scure dell’inverno inglese lasciano il posto al tripudio di colori del giardino segreto, in cui fiori e piante sembrano prendere vita forzando i confini della pagina. Età di lettura: da 7 anni.

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Brand: Girish Karnad
EAN: 9780190127695
Categoria: Libri e riviste

Th e troubled reign of a fourteenth-century sultan of Delhi helps dramatize\nthe crisis of secular nationhood in post-Independence India. A twelft hcentury\nfolktale about 'transposed heads' off ers a path-breaking model for\na quintessentially 'Indian' theatre in postcolonial times. The folktale about\na woman with a snake lover explores gender relations within marriage.\nIndividual human sexuality meets the historical debate on violence in Indian\nculture. The plays in this volume span roughly the fi rst half of the career of\nGirish Karnad, one of India's pre-eminent playwrights.\nTh e three-volume set of Karnad's Collected Plays brings together English\nversions of his important works. Each volume contains an extensive\nintroduction by theatre scholar Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker, Professor\nof English and Interdisciplinary Th eatre Studies, University of Wisconsin,\nMadison. Th e introductions trace the literary and theatrical evolution of\nKarnad's work over six decades and position it in the larger context of\nmodern Indian drama. In addition, they comment on Karnad's place as author\nand translator in a multilingual performance culture and the relation of his\nplaywriting to his work in the popular media.\nEach of these volumes serves as a collector's item, making Karnad's works\naccessible to theatre lovers worldwide.

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