1990, ISBN: 9780521352956

(London: Cohen & West, 1961). 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped dustwrapper; pp. vii + (i) + 219; text figures. Dustwrapper foxed and sunned, somewh… More...

(London: Cohen & West, 1961). 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; price-clipped dustwrapper; pp. vii + (i) + 219; text figures. Dustwrapper foxed and sunned, somewhat edgeworn, with old archival tape repair to top edge of upper panel; top edges of covers a little stippled; endpapers and outer leaves somewhat foxed, sporadic foxing elsewhere; regular light browning. Fair to good condition. "Professor Radcliffe-Brown has been called the father of modern social anthropology. ... This book contains a selection of essays and addresses published during the past thirty years, which have been here assembled in a single volume to meet a demand from students and teachers. Although occasional papers in the proper sense of that term, each having been written for a special occasion, they nevertheless provide, together with an important new Introduction, a coherent theory for the sociological study of primitive society, as well as an inspiration for those with a general interest in this field. Each of the essays is perfect in conception and in expression, and they are tied together by a consistency and direction which is rare in modern anthropology." ., (London: Cohen & West, 1961), 0, New Delhi, India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1980 Twilight of the Sultanate is a political, social and cultural history of the Sultanate of Delhi from the invasion of Timur to the conquest of Babur (1398-1526). This period of a century and a quarter presents the spectacle of a curious contradiction of unceasing political upheavals and great cultural achievements. It is not only a coherent sequence of history and continuity that the author portrays in this volume, but the very atmosphere of those turbulent and disorderly days. Timur's capture of Delhi vivifies the terror of the times, amidst which Timur, who was sixty-three, 'immersed himself in pleasure and enjoyment.' 'No one ever achieved a victory over Bahlul Lodi,' and yet he could calmly tell his restive Afghan nobles: 'If you do not think me worthy of the Station (of monarch), you may choose someone else.' Sikandar Lodi, always loved to have the learned Ulema about him, but drank wine in secret 'to keep himself in health.' And Babur's keen intellect rightly noted that India 'has masses of gold and silver,' a fact in many ways responsible for her chequered history. "In the political field the first half of the 15th century was a period of decay; the second half of upheavals, but in the cultural field it was an age of sustained progress," says the author. This period witnessed great developments in architecture, music, education and social reform. "There was a continuous progress of synthesis in spite of all conflicts, political, social, intellectual." Muriel Wasi, therefore, in a review of the earlier edition of the Twilight of the Sultanate rightly observes: 'Even more interesting are the final observations of the author on the emergence of an integrated Indian culture.' As Professor Lal says" "Babur appreciated it and Akbar worked upon it." In brief, Twilight of the Sultanate "is a painstaking and scholarly book, which Indian medievalists will find indispensable."-The Time Literary Supplement, London Printed Pages: 372.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 15 Cms x 23 Cms., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1980, 6, Cambridge University Press, 1990-11-30. Hardcover. Good., Cambridge University Press, 1990-11-30, 2.5<

1990, ISBN: 0521352959

[EAN: 9780521352956], Tweedehands, goed, [SC: 8.54], [PU: Cambridge University Press], PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY, This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book marking… More...

[EAN: 9780521352956], Tweedehands, goed, [SC: 8.54], [PU: Cambridge University Press], PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY, This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket., Books<

ISBN: 9780521352956

Very Good., 3