Mark Tully is incomparable. No one has a greater understanding of the passions, the contradictions, the humour, the tragedy and the staggering resilience that constitute India. In his long awaited new book, he delves further than ever before into this country of one billion people. Covering subjects as diverse as Hindu extremism, bonded child labour, Sufi mysticism, the crisis in agriculture, the persistence of political corruption and the problem of Kashmir, he paints a picture of India at once poignant, funny, startling and deeply humane.

India In Slow Motion

Tully, Mark

Wright, Gillian

Travel

VIKING

Hill Stations of India (India Guides Series)

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Passport Books

Producing Women's Poetry is the first specialist study to consider English-language poetry by women across the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Gillian Wright explores not only the forms and topics favored by women, but also how their verse was enabled and shaped by their textual and biographical circumstances. She combines traditional literary and bibliographical approaches to address women's complex use of manuscript and print and their relationships with the male-generated genres of the traditional literary canon, as well as the role of agents such as scribes, publishers and editors in helping to determine how women's poetry was preserved, circulated and remembered. Wright focuses on key figures in the emerging canon of early modern women's writing, Anne Bradstreet, Katherine Philips and Anne Finch, alongside the work of lesser-known poets Anne Southwell and Mary Monck, to create a new and compelling account of early modern women's literary history.

Producing Women's Poetry, 1600–1730: Text and Paratext, Manuscript and Print

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Cambridge University Press

This revisionist study of Restoration literature and culture demonstrates how important the decades between 1660 and 1700 were in transforming, enlarging and diversifying English-language poetry. Wright challenges the longstanding narrative of Restoration poetry as a male, urban, London-centric form obsessed with the contemporary, arguing persuasively that this schema omits crucial literary works and relationships. Framed around three detailed case studies of neglected aspects of Restoration poetry, the book explores the depth of Spenser's influence, the importance of poetry flourishing in Ireland, the significance of natural landscapes and the vital role of women: both as readers, and writers. This book presents a diverse literary Restoration steeped in historical self-awareness and anxieties, engaged with the world outside England's capital, and open to new voices. Its impressive scope encompasses myriad little-known writers, while extensive historical research underpins its fresh perspectives on poets such as Dryden, Rochester, Cowley, Milton, Marvell and Behn.

The Restoration Transposed: Poetry, Place and History, 1660–1700

The Restoration Transposed

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<li>A compilation of stunning images illustrating the cultural diversity and landscapes of Rajasthan</li>
<li>Goes beyond the usual, more traditional images of Rajasthan published in numerous books</li>
<li>From one of India's greatest photographers - this is his life's work on the subject</li>
<li>Features numerous aerial images taken from hot air balloon rides</li>
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 With unique photographs taken from a hot air balloon, this is a medley of aerial view images showcasing the cultural diversity of Rajasthan; social norms, decorations, prayers and rituals, and the beautiful landscapes of Rajasthan. Each picture tells a story and captures an emotion that goes unnoticed in the real world. This book is a series of tales woven around Rajasthan and photographed by an award winning running photographer; offering much more than just deserts and architecture.

Rajasthan: Under the Desert Sky

Arts & Photography

Bedi, Rajesh

Photography & Video

ROLI-BOOKS

The author explores some of the world's most picturesque locations in the foothills of the Himalaya to reveal some of India's greatest summer attractions - the Hill Stations: Raj-period bungalows established by the British as places of cool refuge from the burning heat of the plains.

Hill Stations of India (Odyssey Guides)

Asia

Local Colour

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