<p>The monograph Introduction to Indian Art presents a preliminary glimpse into the world of Indian art during premodern times. This volume presents how 'art in India' and 'art in the western world' are different entities. This book explains how art in the Indian context has been passed over to different generations and describes how the issues concerning mediocracy and peculiarity of artists changes in art form owing to theological understanding were espressed. Divided into 18 chapters Coomaraswamy covers the history of India from the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. This book touches upon the arts based on different religions and kingdoms that ruled over the Indian subcontinent in ancient and medieval India. These include Aryan Dravidian Vedic preMauryan Mauryan Buddhist postMauryan Puranic Hinduism Kushanas Andhra Gupta Jaina Rajputana Indonesian and other medieval era influences from both northern and southern parts of India. This volume will be of great interest to the scholars researchers and professors in Indian art aesthetics and history as it is a prelude to the scholarly writing made in the Indian art tradition. About the Author Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (22 August 18779 September 1947) is a Ceylonbased metaphysician historian theorist and philosopher of Indian art. He brought the Indian tradition of art into the western world. He was also seen as the bridgemaker between western and Indian art and philosophy as he was much inspired by Hindu and GrecoRoman traditions. His works were influenced by the Traditionalist and Perennial Schools of Philosophy. He authored several books which were based on the traditional arts metaphysics and social criticism. He was also the curator of Indian art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.</p>

<p>The chapters in this volume contribute to the current scholarship on his­torical and contemporary migrations by providing new interdisciplinary approaches to historical and contemporary global migratory issues while simultaneously analyzing ethnicization identity formation racial­ization citizenship nationalism and transnationalism. Themes such as border crossing forced migration displacement and statelessness are problematized and in the process challenge existing dominant meta­narratives. One distinctive feature is how marginalized and silenced voices shift from the margin to the centre of migration narratives reinforced by the fact that most contributors write from an insider’s perspective. About the Author Maurits S. Hassankhan is a historian from Suriname. His research interests are indentured labour migration diaspora and development interethnic relations and history of Indians in Suriname. He is the coeditor of the Historical Database Suriname (HDS) that includes databases on indentured labourers in Suriname. Kalpana Hiralal is a professor of History in the School of Social Sciences at Howard College at the University of KwaZuluNatal South Africa. Her two key areas of interest are Gender and South Asian Diaspora and Gender and Resistance in South Africa. She has several published works in these fields. Cristiana Bastos is an anthropologist at the University of Lisbon Portugal. Her previous appointments were in the United States and Brazil. Her research addresses health colonial biopolitics plantation labor and racialization processes. Lomarsh Roopnarine is a Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Jackson State University. He has published on the South Asian Diaspora in the Caribbean. His book The Indian Caribbean: Migration and Identity in the Diaspora was the 2018 recipient of The Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Gordon K. &amp; Sybil Lewis Book Award.</p>

<p>Often serving as an important node through which West Asian and South Asian maritime trade with China were maintained maritime Southeast Asia remained exposed to various extralocal influences that accompan­ied maritime trade with and through this area. Yet as the research articles in the book indicate it was not just an appendage to the two great agrarian and maritime civilizations of Asia: India and China. It imbibed extralocal influences and transformed them to suit local needs. The book looks into the issue of complex interactions between local and extralocal influences in maritime Southeast Asia. It traces the processes through which extralocal influences were localized. About the Author Birendra Nath Prasad is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Histor­ical Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi where he teaches economic history and maritime history of ancient and early medieval India social history of religion in ancient and early medieval India and history of Southeast Asia to c.1500 ce. His recent publications include Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal c. ad 6001200 (New Delhi London and New York 2021) and Rethinking Bihar and Bengal: History Culture and Religion (New Delhi London and New York 2021).</p>

<p>Through an analysis of archaeological and literary data this book ex­plores two interrelated themes: the socioeconomic and cultic processes that resulted in the decline of Indian Buddhism in its last strongholds – Bihar and Bengal – towards the end of the early medieval period and the patterns of revival of Buddhism in the neighbouring province of Uttar Pradesh c. 20052011 ce. These themes have been explored by undertaking an analysis of the developments in the social histories of other competing religions: Hinduism Jainism and Ajivikadharma. By placing emphasis on the religious praxis and behaviour of the nonelite segment of population this book offers some significant ‘from below’ perspectives on the social histories of Buddhism Hinduism Jainism and Ajivikadharma in eastern and northern India. About the Author Birendra Nath Prasad is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Histor­ical Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi where he teaches economic history and maritime history of ancient and early medieval India social history of religion in ancient and early medieval India and history of Southeast Asia to c.1500 ce. His recent publications include Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal c. ad 6001200 (New Delhi London and New York 2021) and Rethinking Bihar and Bengal: History Culture and Religion (New Delhi London and New York 2021).</p>

<p>This book probes two broad themes: socioeconomic and cultural ramifications of trade between India and Mainland South­east Asia and the processes behind the local­isation of Indian religiocultural influences in Southeast Asia. The areas covered in the book stretch from the Yunnan area of China in the north to the southernmost borders of Thailand in the south and the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand in the west to the eastern coast of Vietnam in the east. About the Author Birendra Nath Prasad is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi where he teaches economic and maritime history of ancient and early medieval India social history of religion in ancient and early medieval India and history of Southeast Asia to c. 1500 CE. His recent publications include Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal c. ad 6001200 Rethinking Bihar and Bengal: History Culture and Religion and Religion in Society: Social Dimensions of Buddhism Hinduism and Jainism in India. He has also edited Maritime Southeast Asia: History Culture and Religion c. First Century CE–Fifteenth Century CE.</p>

<p>This twovolume series covers the history of Portuguese colonialism in India. It covers the background of Iberian history and the emergence of Portugal as a colonial power controlling most parts of the world. Besides covering the expedition of Vasco da Gama in Calicut and Afonso de Albuquerque in the Goa region this book also covers the political conquests of Pedro Alvarez Cabral in the Brazilian mainland. This volume largely covers the political and military aspects which include the relationship with the Zamorin king in the Malabar region expeditions against the Adil Shahi Sultanate in Goa and Konkan region and military confrontations with the Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat. This volume also covers the conquest of Goa Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu and their expeditions held at Aden Sri Lanka Java Sumatra Macau Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz and other Asian regions in a thematic manner. This second volume is the continuation discussing the emergence of the Portuguese as a powerful political agent. This volume covers the relationship and the conflict between the Portuguese with the Mughals. Following the decline and defeat of the Muzaffarids of Gujarat in 1583 the Mughals after taking over the trading routes on the Gujarat coast confronted the Portuguese in Surat and other port cities. The expedition of Portuguese in Hormuz during the Safavid rule African regions especially in Mombasa conflict with Adil Shahis in Goa trade with Malacca etc. are all included in this volume. The volume also covers the advent of Britain and the Dutch as the new emerging colonial powers of India and as a competitor to the Portuguese. The relationship of Portuguese with the English Dutch and Marathas and the emergence of the Mysore Sultans under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan form the latter part of the volume as there is a change in the political scenario in the late sixteenth century. This chapter ends with the decline of Portuguese power in India as Goa became the last stronghold for Portuguese colonists followed by the emergence of the English East India Company. About the Author Frederick Charles Danvers (18321906) was a British civil servant historian and superintendent of India Office Records from 18841898. He conducted his research on Torre de Tombo on his visit to Lisbon in 1891. He published books such as Letters received by the East India Company from its Servants in the East Information for Colonial Engineers Coal Economy and List of Marine Records of the late East India Company. He was the recipient of the Order of Christ for his works in Portuguese history and records.</p>

<p>Patel: Political Ideas and Policies comprehensively presents the different facets of Sardar Patel’s political life his ideas and their applications. The book provides a detailed analysis of his perspectives on liberal democracy nationalism and the state—the three pillars of his political life. Patel’s role in the Constituent Assembly transfer of power integration of princely states with independent India and their territorial reorganization administrative reforms formation of the Planning Commission and creation of India’s foreign policy were decisive to the consolidation and the very survival of India as a nation. He played an equally decisive role in the formulation of India’s economic policies. After Patel’s death in 1950 his contributions to the nation have often been undermined and various negative characteristics have been attributed to him. This book aims to debunk these notions. It is based on the collected works of Patel and attempts to fill in the gap created by the absence of any significant academic work on his life and work. About the Author (Late) Shakti Sinha was the former Director of Nehru Memorial Museum &amp; Library New Delhi. He was a Distinguished Fellow of Institute for National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL). His recent publications include chapters in Federalism: A Success Story (2016) and Rising Powers and Peace Building: Breaking the Mould (2017). Himanshu Roy is a Professor of Political Science Centre for Political Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi. Earlier he was a Professor of Political Science in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College Uni­versity of Delhi. He was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fellow in Nehru Memorial Museum &amp; Library (20192021) and a Fellow in Nehru Me­morial Museum &amp; Library (20132014). His publications include State Politics in India (2017) Indian Political Thought (2017) Indian Political System (2018) Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009) Salwa Judum (2014) and Peasant in Marxism (2005).</p>

<p>Social Thought in Indic Civilization presents an inter disciplinary pers­pective on the precolonial social thought. It draws on the methodolo­gies and research traditions of history political science and sociology to look at major themes and social proce</p>

<p>Political Thought in Indic Civilization retrieves resurrects and analyses the earliest theories of Indic political philosophies. The book primarily focuses on Indic civilization’s political thought emphasising key issues such as rashtra (state) kingship jurisprudence and justice. The study shows how ideas ideologies frameworks reference points and other significant tools of scholarly discussions are so much under the influence of Western thought failing to appreciate the Indian realities. The book highlights the impact of colonial rule on the ‘construction of knowledge’ from a Western (colonial) perspective and how it ignored the importance of Indian political thought of the precolonial period. In this context the book provides compelling studies on Indic terminologies and frames of reference to give due justice to the historical past of the land which shall also impact the way contemporary events and pro­cesses are analysed. About the Author Himanshu Roy is a Professor of Political Science Centre for Political Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi. Earlier he was a Professor of Political Science in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College Uni­versity of Delhi. He was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fellow in Nehru Memorial Museum &amp; Library (20192021) and a Fellow in Nehru Me­morial Museum &amp; Library (20132014). His publications include State Politics in India (2017) Indian Political Thought (2017) Indian Political System (2018) Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009) Salwa Judum (2014) and Peasant in Marxism (2005).</p>

<p>Ancient History of Western Asia India and Crete is an English version of Hrozný work translated by Jindrich Procházka. This volume largely covers the area concerning the Middle East and a concise section on ancient India. The author largely covers the prehistory of West Asian regions such as Uruk Jemdet Nasr Halaf and Obeid periods the history of Hittites of ancient Middle Eastern civilizations such as Sumerians Akkadians Hamites Babylonians and the IndoEuropean origins of SumeroAkkadians. Also it covers ancient Egypt Palestine Syria Assyria TigrisEuphrates regions the Caucasian region and the Caspian Sea area. It also covers the history and discovery of writing and the history of ancient and popular Semitic religions which also include Judaism and Christianity. This book helps to understand the Old Testament and New Testament histories and the ancient civilization of the Near East from the pre­historical and ancient times. About the Author Bedrich Hrozný (18791952) was a Czech orientalist archaeologist linguist and polyglot. He also deciphered the Hittite language and laid down the foundations of Hittite history culture and civilization in mainstream academia. He is also known as the father of Hittitology. He discovered around 1000 cuneiform tablets containing letters and other modes of exchanges of Assyrian merchants in Kältepe in modern Turkey. In 1929 he founded the journal Archiv Orientální which deals with Africa Asia and Near Eastern studies.</p>