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PER PRESS AND COLONIAL MODERNITY-PD
0Original price was: ₹595.00.₹476.00Current price is: ₹476.00.Uncover a forgotten chapter of Indian intellectual history focusing on colonial modernity in Odisha. This book explores how the periodical press, including pioneering Odia magazines like Utkal Dipika and Utkal Sahitya, shaped and contested the evolution of modernity. Delve into the cultural and ideological forces behind these influential publications and their role in forging Odia literary sensibility and identity. Essential reading for students and scholars of Indian history, journalism, and cultural studies interested in Odisha’s unique colonial past and its media landscape.
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Periodisation of History: Arunchal Pradesh
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Permit to the Punjab: A Celebration of a Lifetime of Friendship with Muslims
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Persian Literature from Outside Iran: The Indian Subcontinent, Anatolia, Central Asia, and in Judeo-Persian: History of Persian Literature A, Vol IX: VOL. 9
0Original price was: ₹8,928.75.₹7,143.00Current price is: ₹7,143.00.Explore the expansive reach of Persian literature across Asia, with a significant focus on its early establishment in the Indian subcontinent. This scholarly volume delves into the neglected ‘Persianate periphery,’ tracing Persian’s rise as a global literary language from Central Asia to Madras. Essential for students of world literature, historians, and Oriental studies enthusiasts in India, it offers crucial insights into cultural exchange and literary traditions often overshadowed by Iran-centric scholarship. Discover a vital chapter of global literary history.
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Persian Petroleum: Oil, Empire and Revolution in Late Qajar Iran
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Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England (2 Vols. Set)
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Perspective on History and Culture: Essays in Honour of Professor D.P. Singhal: Essays in Honour of Professor D.P.Singhal (1925-1986) – A Memorial Volume: No. 141 (Sri Garib Dass Oriental S.)
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PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICAN POLITICS
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Philosophy and Revolution: From Kant to Marx
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Philosphical and Cultural Interpretations of Russian Modernisation (Studies in Contemporary Russia)
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Physical Control, Transformation and Damage in the First World War: War Bodies
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Pick Up Your Parrots and Monkeys…: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India (Cassell Military trade books)
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