New Releases by William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple is the author of The Golden Road (2025), 王者歸程 (2024), 大亂局:東印度公司、企業暴力與帝國侵略 (2024), Answer of the Archbishops of England to the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIII on English Ordinations: Addressed to the Whole Body of Bishops of the Ca (2023), El último mogol (2022).

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The Golden Road

release date: Apr 29, 2025
The Golden Road
The internationally bestselling author of The Anarchy returns with a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia''s under-recognized role in producing the world as we know it. For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilization, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific. In The Golden Road, William Dalrymple draws from a lifetime of scholarship to highlight India''s oft-forgotten position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. For the first time, he gives a name to this spread of Indian ideas that transformed the world. From the largest Hindu temple in the world at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that helped fund the Roman Empire to the creation of the numerals we use today (including zero), India transformed the culture and technology of its ancient world – and our world today as we know it.

王者歸程

release date: Aug 06, 2024
王者歸程
西方在東方最大的帝國災難 任何外國勢力扶植在地王權的企圖終將落敗 威廉‧達爾林普繼《大亂局》後又一作品 英屬東印度公司二十年來發起最大的軍事行動計畫 進入阿富汗扶植杜蘭尼王朝後代沙.舒亞 對照近年阿富汗戰爭歷史不過是再次重演 |亞馬遜編輯精選最佳歷史類作品| |榮獲2015年海明威獎、Ryszard Kapuściński獎| |入圍2013年貝利吉福德非虛構寫作獎(Baillie Gifford Prize)決選名單、達夫.庫珀獎、赫塞爾-蒂爾特曼獎最後名單| 屢獲殊榮的歷史學家、記者和旅行作家威廉.達爾林普(William Dalrymple),巧妙地再次敘述西方在東方最大的帝國災難,一個關於新殖民主義野心、愚蠢和傲慢的寓言,對當今的時代具有重要的意義。 達爾林普利用來自阿富汗、巴基斯坦、俄羅斯和印度檔案館一系列新發現的以前未翻譯的阿富汗史詩詩歌和傳記,提供了一部關於1839年英國對阿富汗遙遠王國的壯麗第一次戰役,入侵這個遙遠王國,迄今最直接和全面的報告。 由紅色斗篷和羽毛帽子的槍騎兵領導,將近兩萬名英國和英屬印度公司的部隊,幾乎沒有遇上阻力,從印度的山口湧入阿富汗,以重新確立沙.舒亞.馬爾克(Shah Shuja ul-Mulk)的王位,並作為他們的傀儡。但僅僅過了兩年多一點,阿富汗人響應了聖戰的號召,整個國家爆發了叛亂。這場第一次英阿戰爭,當時世界上最強大軍事國家的一整支軍隊在積雪覆蓋的山口被裝備簡單的阿富汗部落戰士埋伏和摧毀而告終。最後,只有一名英國人逃脫。 達爾林普超越了這場臭名昭著戰役的基本輪廓,並以深刻、平衡的洞察力闡明,西方首次與阿富汗的災難性糾纏與當今情況之間有著驚異的相似之處。這本書既是第一次英阿戰爭的權威分析,也是一部極具時代意義的作品。 名人推薦 Seayu|即食歷史網站負責人、《奇怪歷史知識增加了!》作者、大眾歷史作家 江懷哲|作家 孟買春秋喬伊斯|作家 陳立樵|輔仁大學歷史學系副教授 陳國棟|中研院史語所研究員 羅國暉|台北大學歷史學系助理教授 各界好評 「華語世界中,有關大英帝國於阿富汗歷史之研究,可謂寥寥可數,因此本書之翻譯實在是一大貢獻。作者威廉‧達爾林將英國東印度公司在內亞擴張的脈絡,有條不紊地組織起來,可以說是一部不可多得的英國軍事史著作。作者在創作過程中,親自前往阿富汗首都喀布爾的檔案館和圖書館蒐集大量珍貴的史料。本書使大眾以嶄新的視角了解十九世紀第一次英國-阿富汗戰爭期間所發生的不為人知故事,值得讀者細心品味。」 ---國立臺北大學歷史系助理教授羅國暉博士 「達爾林普是一位細心的歷史學家和寫作得心應手的作家,同時也是一位深思熟慮的思想家。這是一本對於理解今天和過去的阿富汗和英國都至關重要的歷史書籍。」——《星期日先驅報》羅斯瑪麗.戈林(Rosemary Goring) 「絕不言遲……作者的深入研究為故事的幾乎每個方面提供了全新的觀點。達爾林普先生是一位技藝嫻熟的故事大師,填補了重要的空白,挖掘了新的資源……達爾林普的文字狡黠、迷人且聰明。他的歷史讀起來像小說一樣。(他)的書令人愉悅又震驚。」——《華爾街日報》麥克.法瑟斯(Michael Fathers) 「所謂第一次英阿戰爭中的英國羞辱……以前已經被多次提及,但也許從來沒有像達爾林普那樣好過……這是一個引人入勝且寫得精美的故事,描述了一場無法控制的人口的毀滅性努力。」——《書目》 「輪番上演的史詩、驚險和極其可怕,既深入研究又寫得精美,《王者歸程》應該贏得一切可能的獎項。然而,威廉.達爾林普不僅僅是寫了一部出色的歷史作品;在這些頁面中,他還為西方最近和類似災難性的入侵阿富汗的軍事行動擺放了一面遙遠的鏡子……一個宏偉而震驚的故事……很難對《王者歸程》的每一個細節公正地做出評價,這些細節都得到了平衡、生動的描寫和豐富的學術研究的支持。」——《書論》麥克.德爾達(Michael Dirda) 「《王者歸程》為更廣大的公眾帶來了新的見解,並延伸了以前的見解……達爾林普讓行動無情而引人入勝地展開,但卻具有高度學術水準的章節、術語解釋、書目和索引……作者對阿富汗人的關注意味著當地人成為真實的人物,而不僅僅是符號……達爾林普對歷史項目的承諾如此明確,他的寫作如此吸引人。」——《泰晤士文學補遺》伊麗莎白.蓋根特(Elizabeth Gaigent) 「這是一部精彩的歷史作品……隨著阿富汗最新的佔領部隊協商撤離,這部紀事書現在顯得格外重要……這項工作的重要成就在於,它使一場將近兩個世紀前的戰爭顯得令人不安地新鮮。這讓人讀起來令人沮喪。像當前在阿富汗的冒險一樣,這場第一次入侵也是由於佔領的不可持續成本、政治和公眾興趣的衰落以及需要轉移資源而失敗的……達爾林普先生的書及時提醒了戰爭可以開始時充滿希望,但最終以恥辱結束的方式。」 ——《經濟學人》 「(阿富汗的)傳奇已經被多次講述,但我記不起有誰能像達爾林普那樣講得那麼好。他是一位故事大師,他的特殊天賦在於利用原住民資源,這在帝國編年史家中往往被忽略……達爾林普的出色敘述幾乎每一頁都回盪著後世的回聲。」 ——《泰晤士報》馬克斯.黑斯廷斯(Max Hastings) 「《王者歸程》展現了我們對達爾林普的期望:清晰、流暢的散文,能夠使複雜的歷史事件具有形狀、故事和意義,使用新的本地資源讓人民的聲音……與入侵者更好地記錄的帳目並列,對蒙兀兒王朝及其各種模仿者的豐富文化深入了解和喜愛,以及對『驕傲的普什圖人』或『高貴的阿富汗人』煩人的東方主義視野缺乏耐心。這是一本清醒、不帶偏見、謹慎的歷史,敘述得非常美妙。」——《觀察家報》傑森.伯克(Jason Burke) 「達爾林普在他閃閃發光的新作中,闡述了第一次英阿戰爭(1839-42年)和北約當前阿富汗僵局之間的醒目相似之處……遺憾的是,達爾林普的這本書——幾乎50年來對這場戰爭的第一次認真研究,也是英語中唯一使用了大量阿富汗資料的歷史——在2001年並不可用……這本書廣泛研究(有很多新材料)並且寫得很美,從侵略者和被侵略者的角度講述了這個故事,是迄今為止最全面的這場衝突的歷史。它也就戰爭及其發生原因說出了重要的事情。」——《每日電訊報》索爾.大衛(Saul David) 「壯觀……(《王者歸程》)是1839年英國入侵阿富汗的歷史,這是那些需要有很強胃的人近距離檢視的歷史片段之一,因此也需要最徹底的調查。達爾林普敘述天賦的誘人藝術吸引讀者參與有時幾乎不堪忍受的事件,但他的敘述是如此敏銳和如此溫暖人心,以至於我們永遠不會被誘惑離開......即使它不是一本獨特有價值的歷史書,這本書也會讓人欲罷不能。」 ——《衛報》戴安娜.阿西爾(Diana Athill) 「在達爾林普一貫愉快的歷史敘述風格中,應用於一系列引人入勝、整潔而極具暗示性的事件,這部冗長而複雜的書將取得巨大成功,並將這個著名故事帶給一個龐大的新觀眾。」——《觀察家》菲利普.亨舍爾(Philip Hensher) 「這是典型的達爾林普:快節奏的歷史敘述,經過精心研究……讀這本精彩的歷史,我唯一的遺憾是它沒有在十年前出版。」——《晚間標準報》賈斯汀.馬羅茲(Justin Marozzi) 「(一本)了不起的書……精彩、精確的語言……達爾林普的優秀之處在於他的書中有許多具有當代共鳴的內容。」——《星期日先驅報》休.麥克唐納(Hugh MacDonald) 「威廉.達爾林普是一位大師級故事手,他為1839年至1842年的第一次英阿戰爭中的歷史人物注入了如此激情、活力和生動的形象,以至於在567頁書的末尾,你會感覺自己曾與他們一起行軍、戰鬥、進餐和密謀……《王者歸程》不僅是對19世紀早期英國軍事史的生動和極富識字水平的重述,而且是一次決心試圖影響我們現代世界的政治家和政策制定者的嘗試……正是由於達爾林普在書中對細節、景觀和帝國之間的宏偉競爭的掌握,他贏得了我們的信任並保持了我們的興趣。」——《獨立報》巴納比.羅格森(Barnaby Rogerson) 「很少有作家能在一個充滿如此多反派、流氓、懦夫、劍客、間諜、刺客和英雄的故事中做得比威廉.達爾林普在這本扣人心弦、極具感染力的《王者歸程》中更好。」——《星期日郵報》詹姆斯.德林波爾(James Delingpole) 「複雜而非凡......和一部偉大小說一樣緊湊而豐富。……這本書是精細寫作和研究的傑作,也是一個關於一場維多利亞時期轉折性衝突的激動人心的記述。」——《星期日電訊報》魯珀特.艾迪斯(Rupert Edis) 「出色得令人震撼……達爾林普寫的是很少有歷史學家能媲美的那種歷史。當然,他們都可以增加一兩個關於我們對過去知識的註釋,但有多少人真正改變了我們對它的整體看法呢?……這是一個真正史詩般的帝國野心和自大的故事,對我們當今的時代有著深刻的啟示。與此相比——19世紀英國最大的軍事失敗——卡斯特的最後一戰只是一場微不足道的小衝突。我懷疑我在今年內會讀到一本寫得更好、更重要的歷史書。」——《蘇格蘭人報》大衛.羅賓遜(David Robinson) 「(一本)出色的新書……希望任何未來考慮干預阿富汗或穆斯林世界其他地區的英國領導人都能閱讀達爾林普的書。因為雖然它首先是對阿富汗和英屬印度歷史的寶貴貢獻,但也旨在比較並傳達有關該地區最新西方參與的類似之處和教訓。」——《金融時報》安納托爾.利芬(Anatol Lieven) 「一個迷人的敘述……第一次英阿戰爭和1842年從喀布爾撤退的故事已經被多次講述。但達爾林普做得更好;他花了多年時間在德里、拉合爾、倫敦和其他地方拼湊檔案資料。他在喀布爾的街頭遊蕩,尋找並找到了有關衝突的阿富汗史詩詩句的痕跡。他的許多資料來源以前從未被其他西方作家觸及,而且和他以前的書一樣,他生動的散文令人愉悅。……達爾林普是一位傑出的敘述者......所使用的新資料範圍為已經很複雜的歷史增添了更多的深度,但他巧妙地在英國、阿富汗、印度和俄羅斯的資料來源之間航行而不失其主題。……這是一本寶石般的書,也是一個令人著迷的故事。」——《都柏林評論》愛德華.伯克(Edward Burke) 「這是一本極其重要的書……作為一位值得稱道的歷史學家,達爾林普發現了迄今未知的資料來源……這是應該被這樣寫的歷史:修正主義、易讀且令人愉快。」——《時尚圈》塞巴斯蒂安.莎士比亞(Sebastian Shakespeare) 「威廉.達爾林普具有三種非凡的才能。首先,他是一位優秀的研究人員。其次,他具有歷史學家的洞察力。第三,作為一位極具靈巧的作家,他能夠使歷史研究變得非常易讀。故事被以圖像細節的方式講述,但它像電影劇本一樣透過主要角色的生活展開——他們的個性、個人怪癖、動機和家庭背景被描繪出來,使他們成為與讀者旅程同行的活生生的人物。以這種方式講述乾燥的歷史事實並不容易,但達爾林普——正如他對所有歷史書籍所做的那樣——親自前往主要場地,重訪戰鬥、堡壘、宮殿、城鎮和普通住宅的地點,並與許多人交談,以捕捉他正在寫作的時代的風情。此外,他在俄羅斯、烏爾都語和波斯語中找到了重要的新材料,並首次使用了九本先前未翻譯的完整衝突記錄,包括關鍵的阿富汗國王沙赫舒賈的自傳。」——《商業標準報》帕萬.K.瓦爾馬(Pavan K Varma) 「把它稱為不是一個勝利是低估了它。」——《星期日印度人報》蘇拉布.庫馬爾.夏希(Saurabh Kumar Shahi) 「東印度四部曲」介紹 東印度四部曲的時代橫跨十六至十九世紀,圍繞在大英帝國與東印度的蒙兀兒帝國、孟加拉、阿富汗地區強權間的明爭暗鬥。描繪三百年間大英帝國為了增加遠東勢力,屢受挑戰地攪入各懷鬼胎的東印度大地,內容生動,情節高潮迭起。 《大亂局:東印度公司、企業暴力與帝國侵略》(2024年1月出版) 《王者歸程:「大博弈」下的阿富汗,與第一次英阿戰爭》(2024年8月出版) 《白蒙兀兒人》(即將出版) 《最後的蒙兀兒人》(即將出版)

大亂局:東印度公司、企業暴力與帝國侵略

release date: Jan 16, 2024
大亂局:東印度公司、企業暴力與帝國侵略
認識印度,不能不認識英國東印度公司! 十七世紀印度蒙兀兒帝國處於高峰,是歷史上最有錢的帝國 卻被納入羽翼,成為東印度公司的魁儡政權 一間英國私人企業「東印度公司」,如何統治一億五千萬人的印度蒙兀兒帝國 ★即將改編製作成影集,由知名電影製作人Siddharth Roy Kapur與BAFTA得主編劇Jeremy Brock共同製作 ★亞馬遜7,200人4.4顆星高度評價;亞馬遜分類榜:印度#1、經濟史#5、殖民主義與後殖民主義#1 ★書評網站Goodreads 13,000人4.2顆星高度評價 ★入圍2019年巴美列.捷福非小說獎、康鐸歷史獎決賽 ★2020年亞瑟‧羅斯圖書獎銅牌獎 ★BBC radio 4一周選書、SUNDAY TIME暢銷書 ★國家公共廣播電台(NPR)、金融時報、觀察家報、每日電訊報、華爾街日報、時代雜誌年度選書 ★2019年歐巴馬選書 ★收錄六十多幅精緻彩圖 《卓越、生動而豐富的故事,值得每個人閱讀。》——《紐約時報》書評 南北美洲的白銀流往印度、中國;東南亞、印度的香辛料送往中國、西亞與歐洲;印度的棉織品、中國的絲織品被運往亞非歐各地;非洲奴隸送往美洲換取白銀,這些都是眾所熟悉的東印度公司貿易故事。十七至十九世紀,世界海上交通與商品流通重要的引導者正是「東印度公司」。 十七世紀正是印度蒙兀兒帝國的高峰,當時印度擁有一億五千萬人,約佔世界人口五分之一,更是世界工廠與全球織品生產的龍頭,因此今日英語中許多跟織品衣物相關的字彙都來自印度。相比之下,當時英國人口僅為印度的百分之五,每年國家財富很大一部分都進了蒙兀兒帝國的阿格拉財庫,交換印度各種產品;即便如此,當時的英國大使在蒙兀兒皇帝眼中,還不如蘇菲派賢人來得重要。從阿克巴到沙賈汗三任皇帝經營下,蒙兀兒王室年收入,折合今日幣值達百億英鎊,是歷史上最有錢的帝國。 然而其中卻有這樣一間公司,在兩個世紀中,從早期的加勒比海海盜私掠船起家,演化成擁有私軍護衛的賺錢企業,甚至在一七六五年時將光耀偉大的蒙兀兒帝國納入武力羽翼下,最後成為公司的傀儡政權。倫敦總部只有五面窗戶大小辦公室的東印度公司,十八世紀中奪取大片印度土地。一間私人公司能變成帝國,仰仗的是無情貪婪暴力,英國國會與東印度公司逐漸共生的關係,以及十八世紀的印度大亂世機運。 在《大亂局》一書中,暢銷書作者威廉.達爾林普,以生花妙筆,演述一七○九年蒙兀兒帝國最後一位偉大皇帝奧倫則布去世後至一八○三年英國東印度公司征服蒙兀兒帝國首都德里之間,將近百年的南亞歷史大亂局中,英國東印度公司如何趁機在南亞崛起,成為帝國。《大亂局》同時訴說兩個故事:東印度公司的暴力崛起,以及鏡像般的蒙兀兒帝國殞落。這個故事也尚未結束,《大亂局》為達爾林普的「東印度公司四部曲」的第一部,接著是《白蒙兀兒人》(White Mughals)、《王者歸程》(the Return of the King)以及《最後的蒙兀爾人》(the Last Mughal)。(此四部曲皆將由馬可孛羅出版) 歷史學者為英國東印度公司的驚人成就提出許多理由:蒙兀兒時代的印度裂解成許多相互競爭的小國;腓特烈大帝 的軍事創新給歐洲公司帶來軍事上的優勢;特別是歐洲在行政治理、稅收與金融方面的創新,讓東印度公司得以在短時間內募集大批可用資金。然而,在鮮紅色制服與帕拉第奧式宮殿建築,獵虎遊樂與總督府波卡舞會的背後,是公司會計師一本本列出收益損失的報表,以及倫敦證券交易所裡起起伏伏的公司股價。 事實上,英國東印度公司可能發明了商業遊說這件事。一六九三年,公司成立不到一世紀之時,就被發現首度以公司股票收買國會議員,每年在重要議員與內閣成員身上,撒下一千兩百英鎊。 |中研院史語所研究員 陳國棟 專文導讀| 國內外專家、媒體一致推薦: Seayu|即食歷史網站負責人、《奇怪歷史知識增加了!》作者、大眾歷史作家 方天賜|國立清華大學印度中心副主任、臺灣印度研究協會理事長 江懷哲|作家 孟買春秋喬伊斯|作家 柯睿信|「歷史說書人History Storyteller」主編 陳國棟|中研院史語所研究員 黃偉雯|前馬來西亞華文中學校長、作家 黃哲翰|轉角國際專欄作家 蔣竹山|中央大學歷史所副教授 蔡蔚群|北一女中歷史科教師 蔡依橙|「陪你看國際新聞」創辦人 謝金魚|歷史作家 ◆「正如威廉.達爾林普在他充滿激情的歷史作品《大亂局》一書中展示,東印度公司世界上最先進的資本主義組織…達爾林普先生為我們呈現了每一個刀劍劃過、每一項詐騙、每一聲呻吟和戰爭吶喊。作為敘述印度歷史學家,達爾林普無人可比。《大亂局》不僅是一個令人著迷的血腥和欺詐故事,更洋溢著無法撲滅的道德激情。」——《華爾街日報》 ◆「出色…生動而豐富的故事…這本引人入勝的書最大的優勢或許在於它所引發的新問題,關於東印度公司在當時和現在的世界中扮演什麼角色…達爾林普的書對每個人來說都值得一讀。」——《紐約時報書評》 ◆「精彩…以精彩的細節講述的故事…這本令人不安但極具吸引力的書籍最大的價值也許不在於它回答的問題,而是它引發的有關公司權力濫用的新問題,無論是當時還是現在…達爾林普的書對每個人來說都值得一讀。」——國家公共廣播(NPR) ◆「引人入勝…《大亂局》充分利用多種語言的資料,並以璀璨的圖像呈現多角度的視角…這裡有很多令人愉快的段落,包括華倫.哈斯汀斯(Warren Hastings)和菲利普.弗朗西斯(Philip Francis)之間的決鬥,以及沙.阿蘭(Shah Alam)被描繪為『一個對虛幻帝國幾乎一無所知的盲目統治者』,以及充滿戰鬥場面的場景…達爾林普已將我們帶到了歷史書能夠達到和實現的極限。」——《洛杉磯書評》 ◆「一本充滿活力、引人入勝的書,從會計師事務所一直到戰場,途中揭示了愛國神話的虛假。達爾林普充滿活力且詳細的敘述將足以讓許多讀者熱情拜讀《大亂局》。但他更具新意且可說是更偉大的成就在於他將這家公司的崛起置於後期蒙兀兒印度政治動盪的脈絡中。」——《衛報》 ◆「《大亂局》感覺多麼及時,令人驚訝地與當下情境契合…它提醒我們,早期的資本主義在謀利方面同樣卑鄙、掠奪和執著,就像備受嘲笑的後期模式一樣。」——《每日野獸》(The Daily Beast) ◆「威廉.達爾林普,印度過去和現在最多才多藝的編年史家之一,將另一個複雜但極具時效性的歷史融入《大亂局》中,這是一本關於東印度公司崛起為帝國霸主的令人毛骨悚然的敘述,對當今企業行為有深刻啟發。」——哈佛大學歷史學系教授瑪雅.賈桑諾夫 ◆「威廉.達爾林普是一位著名的歷史學家,無論在他的祖國英國還是他的養父印度都廣為人知…達爾林普通過使用歐洲和印度的資料來影響學術界和大眾對南亞歷史的理解,從而統一了先前被分割的整體。」——《紐約書評》 ◆「精彩…的書是一本卓越的通俗歷史書,引人入勝,易讀且充滿資訊。」—— 《國家評論》(National Review) ◆「威廉.達爾林普的《大亂局》闡釋了東印度公司以及使其奇特崛起的政治和經濟條件…達爾林普巧妙地引領我們穿越這起洶湧的事件,時而輕快前進,時而深入觀察景象。」——Airmail ◆「《大亂局》令我讚嘆…在威廉.達爾林普熟練的筆下,我們獲得了一個史詩般的故事。非常強大的作品。」——歷史學家保羅.甘迺迪「威廉.達爾林普以熟練的筆法探討了這個故事…讀者會發現其中有許多在現代印度仍然存在的影子。」——《經濟學人》 ◆「達爾林普一直處於新一輪大眾歷史的最前沿,他持之以恆地製作作品,透過作者的技藝、對角色及其影響的強調、對地點和時光的生動描寫,以及包括長期被忽視的觀點,吸引了更廣泛的讀者群。《大亂局》的真正成就在於帶領讀者進入一個重要而被忽視的英國和南亞歷史時期,使他們的旅程不僅具有信息性,還充滿了色彩。」——《觀察家》 ◆「這位作者是一位了不起的故事大師。通過廣泛引用公司自己的大量記錄、私人信件和日記、波斯語資料、由一位富有洞察力的當地歷史學家編寫的目擊報告,以及其他報告,達爾林普讀者營造了一個『你就在那裡』的環境,使這本書難以放下。」——《華盛頓獨立書評》 2019年最愛書籍 ◆「在他的最新著作《大亂局》中,達爾林普回顧了東印度公司從1599年成立到1803年統治印度次大陸時的卓越歷史,當時該公司指揮了一支英國陸軍兩倍規模的軍隊… 這是一個驚人的故事。」——《邊際革命》(Marginal Revolution) ◆「(一部)關於第一家跨國大型企業崛起的專家報導。」——《柯克斯書評》

Answer of the Archbishops of England to the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIII on English Ordinations: Addressed to the Whole Body of Bishops of the Ca

Answer of the Archbishops of England to the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIII on English Ordinations: Addressed to the Whole Body of Bishops of the Ca
This book presents the answer by the Archbishops of the Church of England to a letter from Pope Leo XIII regarding English Ordinations addressed to the whole body of bishops of the Catholic Church. The response expresses the belief of the English Church, espousing a commitment to scriptural validity and contests the authority, structure, and beliefs of the Catholic Church at large. An important piece of historical and theological literature, this work offers insight into the schism of the Christian faith in England and the Catholic Church during this period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

El último mogol

release date: May 05, 2022
El último mogol
Una lóbrega tarde de noviembre de 1862, un rústico féretro recibía sepultura en medio de un escalofriante silencio, sin lamentos ni panegíricos por orden expresa del comisionado británico: «No debe quedar rastro que distinga el lugar donde descansen los restos del último mogol». El cadáver que ocupaba el ataúd era el de Bahadur Shah Zafar II, uno de los monarcas más tolerantes y gentiles de una extraordinaria dinastía que se vio al frente de un violento alzamiento, el motín de la India, condenado de antemano al fracaso. El sangriento sitio de Delhi, el Stalingrado del Raj, será su fin, el ocaso de su dinastía y el fin de una cultura incomparable. Bahadur Shah Zafar II, el último emperador mogol por cuyas venas corría la sangre de Tamerlán y Gengis Khan, fue un místico, un gran poeta y un hábil calígrafo que, aunque privado del poder político real por la Compañía de las Indias Orientales, se rodeó de una brillante corte y presidió uno de los grandes renacimientos culturales de la historia de la India. En 1857, fue la bendición de Zafar a la rebelión de los cipayos de la Compañía la que transformó lo que en principio parecía un simple motín en el levantamiento más grande que el Imperio británico tuviese jamás que sofocar. El último mogol. El ocaso de los emperadores de la India es un retrato de la deslumbrante Delhi que Zafar personificaba, la historia de los últimos días de la gran capital mogola y de su destrucción final en la catástrofe de 1857. William Dalrymple, que ya nos cautivó con La anarquía. La Compañía de las Indias Orientales y el expolio de la India y El retorno de un rey. Desastre británico en Afganistán, ofrece un poderoso relato de estos fatídicos acontecimientos, por vez primera narrados desde la perspectiva india, a partir de más de 20 000 documentos que el autor encontró en los archivos nacionales de India, escritos por habitantes de Delhi que sobrevivieron a la masacre. Una obra extraordinaria que completa la trilogía dedicada a la Compañía de las Indias Orientales con claros ecos contemporáneos, en cuyo corazón laten las vidas e historias de individuos, indios e ingleses, trágicamente arrollados en uno de los episodios más sangrientos de la historia de la India.

O Regresso de um Rei

release date: May 01, 2022
O Regresso de um Rei
Na Primavera de 1839, o Reino Unido invadiu o Afeganistão pela primeira vez. Aproximadamente 20.000 soldados submeteram o país e repuseram Shah Shuja ul-Mulk no trono. Mas, passados dois anos da ocupação, o povo afegão aderiu à chamada para a jihad e rebelou-se com grande violência. As tropas britânicas recuaram para as montanhas enfrentando ventos gelados e foram derrotados pelas tribos afegãs – foi a maior humilhação militar britânica do século XIX. Recorrendo a uma série de fontes históricas afegãs e indianas esquecidas, a magistral narração de William Dalrymple do maior desastre imperial britânico é uma poderosa parábola da ambição colonial e de choque cultural, de loucura e de húbris. O Regresso de um Rei é história na sua forma mais urgente e importante.

Anarchia

release date: Mar 02, 2022
Anarchia
È ormai chiaro che lo strapotere delle grandi multinazionali, capace di condizionare la vita politica, le scelte economiche, i flussi informativi, costituisce un rischio per le odierne democrazie liberali. Ma il fenomeno è tutt’altro che nuovo. Circa quattrocento anni fa un’audace start-up londinese, dal suo piccolo ufficio nel cuore della City, si lanciò, letteralmente, alla conquista del mondo. La Compagnia Britannica delle Indie Orientali, una delle prime Società per Azioni, avviò l’attività con trentacinque dipendenti e una patente regia che le consentiva di «muovere guerra». Duecento anni più tardi, gli immensi profitti del commercio con le Indie – e un uso spregiudicato della forza e della diplomazia – l’avevano resa più ricca, potente e bellicosa della nazione in cui era nata: disponeva di uno dei più grandi e moderni eserciti permanenti al mondo, e controllava sconfinati territori, governati al di fuori di ogni legittimazione democratica e costituzionale. Inevitabilmente, il suo potere si insinuò anche in patria, rischiando di minarne gli ancor giovani princìpi democratici con la corruzione, i conflitti di interesse, il traffico di influenze. Con l’assoluto rigore storico e la maestria narrativa che lo caratterizzano, William Dalrymple ci racconta in questo libro l’ascesa inarrestabile della Compagnia delle Indie Orientali, ricostruendone la vicenda a partire da documenti originali e fonti bibliografiche inusitate e rare – e mostrando a quali estremi è potuto arrivare in passato il dominio incontrollato di una gigantesca corporation.

Anarchia. L'inarrestabile ascesa della Compagnia delle Indie Orientali

release date: Jan 01, 2022

Anarchie. L'implacable ascension de l'East India Company

release date: Oct 06, 2021
Anarchie. L'implacable ascension de l'East India Company
En 1765, l''East India Company (Compagnie anglaise des Indes orientales) force le jeune empereur moghol à établir une nouvelle administration dans ses riches provinces. Cette administration, composée de marchands anglais, s''appuie sur une armée privée pour collecter des taxes : l''Inde subit une véritable privatisation. L''East India Company cesse d''être une entreprise conventionnelle, spécialisée dans la soie et les épices, pour devenir un pouvoir colonial agressif, qui étend son emprise sous le couvert d''une activité commerciale. En moins de quarante ans, la Compagnie lève une armée de près de 200 000 hommes, conquiert le Bengale et finalement, en 1803, la capitale moghole de Delhi. Anarchie raconte comment l''un des plus puissants empires du monde s''est désintégré, tombant entre les mains d''une compagnie privée basée à des milliers de kilomètres. Dès lors, à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, l''East India Company a exercé une domination coloniale préfigurant d''une certaine façon l''exorbitant pouvoir des multinationales actuelles.

The Company Quartet

release date: Jun 03, 2021

La anarquía

release date: Jun 02, 2021
La anarquía
En 1765, la Compañía de las Indias Orientales derrocó al joven emperador mogol y puso en su lugar un gobierno controlado por mercaderes ingleses que extorsionaba impuestos merced a su ejército privado. Fue este el momento que señaló la transformación de la Compañía de las Indias Orientales en algo muy distinto a una empresa: una corporación internacional pasó a ser un agresivo poder colonial. Durante el siguiente medio siglo, la Compañía continuó extendiendo su poder hasta que prácticamente toda la India al sur de Delhi era controlada desde un despacho londinense. William Dalrymple, autor del aclamado El retorno de un rey, cuenta en La anarquía. La Compañía de las Indias orientales y el expolio de la India cómo el Imperio mogol, que había dominado el comercio y la manufactura mundiales, y que poseía recursos casi ilimitados, se derrumbó y fue reemplazado por una corporación multinacional enclavada a miles de kilómetros al otro lado del mundo. Una corporación que respondía a unos accionistas que jamás habían estado en la India y que no tenían la menor idea del país cuya riqueza les reportaba jugosos dividendos. A partir de fuentes inéditas, Dalrymple narra la historia de la Compañía de las Indias Orientales como nunca se ha hecho: una historia sobre los devastadores resultados que puede tener el abuso de poder por parte de una gran corporación, y que resuena amenazadoramente familiar en nuestro siglo XXI de todopoderosas empresas transnacionales.

A Love Letter to Europe

release date: Apr 01, 2021
A Love Letter to Europe
How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals? As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers include novelists, writers of books for children, of comic books, humourists, historians, biographers, nature writers, film writers, travel writers, writers young and old and from an extraordinary range of backgrounds. Most are famous perhaps because they have won the Booker or other literary prizes, written bestsellers, changed the face of popular culture or sold millions of records. Others are not yet household names but write with depth of insight and feeling. There is some extraordinary writing in this book. Some of these pieces are expressions of love of particular places in Europe. Some are true stories, some nostalgic, some hopeful. Some are cries of pain. There are hilarious pieces. There are cries of pain and regret. Some pieces are quietly devastating. All are passionate. Conceived as a love letter to Europe, this book may also help reawaken love for Britain. It shows the unique richness and diversity of British cultures, a multitude of voices in harmony. Contributors include: Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Philip Ardagh, Jake Arnott, Patricia Atkinson, Paul Atterbury, Richard Beard, Mary Beard, Don Boyd, Melvyn Bragg, Gyles Brandreth, Kathleen Burke, James Buxton, Philip Carr, Brian Catling, Shami Chakrabarti, Chris Cleave, Mark Cocker, Peter Conradi , Heather Cooper, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Roger Crowley, David Crystal, William Dalrymple, Lindsey Davies, Margaret Drabble, Mark Ellen, Richard Evans, Michel Faber, Sebastian Faulks, Ranulph Fiennes, Robert Fox, James Fox, Neil Gaiman, Evelyn Glennie, James Hanning, Nick Hayes, Alan Hollinghurst, Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, Will Hutton, Robert Irwin, Holly Johnson , Liane Jones, Ruth Jones, Sam Jordison, Kapka Kassabova, AL Kennedy, Hermione Lee, Prue Leith, Patrick Lenox, Roger Lewis, David Lindo, Penelope Lively, Beth Lync, Richard Mabey, Sue MacGregor, Ian Martin, Frank McDonough, Jonathan Meades, Andrew Miller, Deborah Moggach, Ben Moor, Alan Moore, Paul Morley, Jackie Morris, Charles Nicholl, Richard Overy, Chris Riddell, Adam Roberts, Tony Robinson, Lee Rourke, Sophie Sabbage, Marcus Sedgwick, Richard Shirreff, Paul Stanford, Isy Suttie, Sandi Toksvig, Colin Tudge, Ed Vulliamy, Anna Whitelock, Kate Williams, Michael Wood, Louisa Young

The Anarchy

release date: Nov 12, 2020
The Anarchy
THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA''S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ''Dalrymple is a superb historian with a visceral understanding of India ... A book of beauty'' – Gerard DeGroot, The Times In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish a new administration in his richest provinces. Run by English merchants who collected taxes using a ruthless private army, this new regime saw the East India Company transform itself from an international trading corporation into something much more unusual: an aggressive colonial power in the guise of a multinational business. William Dalrymple tells the remarkable story of the East India Company as it has never been told before, unfolding a timely cautionary tale of the first global corporate power.

Koh-i-Nur

release date: May 20, 2020
Koh-i-Nur
Tra le storie più affascinanti di sempre merita senza dubbio un posto quella del Koh-i-Nur, il diamante dal valore stimato «in due giorni e mezzo di cibo per il mondo intero», la gemma portentosa contesa nel corso dei secoli da un numero impressionante di re, conquistatori, principi, razziatori, ladri e imperatori, le cui morti truculente ne alimentarono la fama di pietra maledetta: accecati, avvelenati, torturati, bruciati nell’olio bollente, ‘incoronati’ con il piombo fuso o uccisi dai familiari. Nel riscrivere questa storia, William Dalrymple e Anita Anand la sottraggono alle brume del mito e la ricostruiscono meticolosamente a partire dalle fonti originali (persiane, afghane, urdu, in parte tradotte per la prima volta), offrendoci così un libro non meno rigoroso che avvincente. E mostrandoci, tra l’altro, come la ‘maledizione’ non abbia nulla di soprannaturale, ma sia la concreta manifestazione della cupidigia e della furia omicida che questo gioiello inestimabile ha suscitato, storicamente, in tutti coloro che lo hanno bramato. E quando il Koh-i-Nur trovò in Inghilterra «la sua dimora definitiva», lo seguì il suo ultimo proprietario indiano, Duleep Singh, che nacque sovrano del più potente regno dell’India e morì, abbandonato da tutti, in un hotel di Parigi, mentre la gemma che un tempo aveva fieramente indossato faceva bella mostra di sé sulla corona della regina Vittoria.

Forgotten Masters

release date: Jan 28, 2020
Forgotten Masters
As the East India Company extended its sway across India in the late eighteenth century, many remarkable artworks were commissioned by Company officials from Indian painters who had previously worked for the Mughals. Published to coincide with the first UK exhibition of these masterworks at The Wallace Collection, this book celebrates the work of a series of extraordinary Indian artists, each with their own style and tastes and agency, all of whom worked for British patrons between the 1770s and the bloody end of the Mughal rule in 1857. Edited by writer and historian William Dalrymple, these hybrid paintings explore both the beauty of the Indian natural world and the social realities of the time in one hundred masterpieces, often of astonishing brilliance and originality. They shed light on a forgotten moment in Anglo-Indian history during which Indian artists responded to European influences while keeping intact their own artistic visions and styles. These artists represent the last phase of Indian artistic genius before the onset of the twin assaults - photography and the influence of western colonial art schools - ended an unbroken tradition of painting going back two thousand years. As these masterworks show, the greatest of these painters deserve to be remembered as among the most remarkable Indian artists of all time.

Ταξίδι στη σκιά του Βυζαντίου

release date: May 09, 2019
Ταξίδι στη σκιά του Βυζαντίου
Τα βιβλία έχουν τις δικές τους ζωές, σαν τα παιδιά όταν µεγαλώνουν. Όταν κάνω αναγνώσεις, όλοι θέλουν να ακούσουν αποσπάσµατα από το Ταξίδι στη σκιά του Βυζαντίου , κάτι που δεν µου ζητούσαν πέντε ή δέκα χρόνια πριν. Υποτίθεται ότι είναι το καλύτερό µου βιβλίο – έτσι λένε. Από πολλές απόψεις δε είναι το λιγότερο εµπορικό µου βιβλίο. Έγιναν τόσα απρόοπτα στη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού: έτυχε να είναι η περίοδος που οι Τούρκοι πολεµούσαν τους Κούρδους και το PKK, στο Λίβανο είχε µόλις τελειώσει ο πόλεµος κι είχε αρχίσει η ανοικοδόµηση, στη Συρία περίµεναν να πεθάνει ο Άσαντ. Παντού συνέβαινε κάτι κι είχαν όλα σχέση µε τον χριστιανισµό, ήταν απίστευτες οι συγκυρίες. Από συνέντευξη του συγγραφέα στη Lifo Την άνοιξη του έτους 578 µ.Χ., αν καθόσουν σε έναν βράχο ψηλά πάνω από τη Βηθλεέµ, ίσως κατάφερνες να διακρίνεις δύο φιγούρες να προβάλλουν, µε τα ραβδιά τους στο χέρι, από την πύλη της µεγάλης µονής του Αγίου Θεοδοσίου στην έρηµο. Οι δυο τους θα κατευθύνονταν νοτιοδυτικά µέσα από την έρηµη γη της Ιουδαίας, προς το εξαιρετικά πλούσιο, κοσµοπολίτικο λιµάνι της Αλεξάνδρειας. Ήταν η αρχή ενός εκπληκτικού ταξιδιού που θα οδηγούσε τον Ιωάννη Μόσχο και τον µαθητή του, τον Σωφρόνιο τον Σοφιστή, σε µια πορεία κατά µήκος ολόκληρου του ανατολικού βυζαντινού κόσµου. Στόχος τους ήταν να συλλέξουν τη σοφία των πατέρων της ερήµου, των σοφών και των µυστών της βυζαντινής Ανατολής, προτού ο εύθραυστος κόσµος τους καταρρεύσει και εξαφανιστεί. Το αποτέλεσµα είναι το Λειµωνάριο , το βιβλίο που έχω µπροστά µου. Αν σήµερα, στη ?ύση, θεωρείται ένα µάλλον άγνωστο κείµενο, πριν από χίλια χρόνια ήταν ένα από τα πιο δηµοφιλή βιβλία ολόκληρης της σπουδαίας βυζαντινής γραµµατείας. […] Να τι ήθελα να κάνω: να περάσω έξι µήνες ταξιδεύοντας στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο, ακολουθώντας χοντρικά την πορεία του Ιωάννη Μόσχου. Ξεκινώντας από το Άγιο Όρος και κατεβαίνοντας σταδιακά µέχρι τις κοπτικές µονές της Άνω Αιγύπτου, ήθελα να κάνω εκείνο που καµία µελλοντική γενιά ταξιδιωτών δεν θα είχε τη δυνατότητα να κάνει: να δω, όπου ήταν δυνατόν, ό,τι είχαν δει ο Μόσχος και ο Σωφρόνιος, να κοιµηθώ στις ίδιες µονές, να προσευχηθώ κάτω από τις ίδιες τοιχογραφίες και τα ψηφιδωτά, να ανακαλύψω ό,τι είχε αποµείνει και να διαπιστώσω ιδίοις όµµασι τις τελευταίες στιγµές από το λυκόφως του Βυζαντίου. ΕΓΡΑΨΑΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ Η θρηνωδία του Νταλρίµπλ για τον χριστιανισµό της Ανατολής συγκαταλέγεται στα σπουδαία σύγχρονα ταξιδιωτικά βιβλία, αντίστοιχο µε Η πορεία προς την Κωνσταντινούπολη του Πάτρικ Λη Φέρµορ. Scotsman

Koh-i-noor

release date: Jan 01, 2019
Koh-i-noor
On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of Punjab was compelled to hand over great riches to the British, including perhaps the single most valuable object on the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond, the Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi bazaars, but it was to be become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology that has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism and appropriation told through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Saepius Officio

release date: Oct 20, 2017
Saepius Officio
The classic Anglican response to the declaration of the Anglican orders being declared "null and void" by Pope Leo XIII. This work shows the error in the Pope''s scholarship as expressed in Apostolicae curae. Anglicans, and especially Anglo-Catholics and Anglican Papalists, have long regarded Saepius Officio as their official response to the Papal bull, even if the response was never officially adopted by the Church of England or her daughter provinces.

Ze Świętej Góry : na ścieżkach chrześcijańskiego Bizancjum

release date: Jan 01, 2017

Migration: Multiculturalism & Its Metaphors

release date: May 02, 2016
Migration: Multiculturalism & Its Metaphors
Theodore Dalrymple pulls no punches when it comes to political correctness and culture... and why should he? These selected essays will stir and educate us on cultural relativism... Take for example the following quotes from the book: On Germaine Greer: ..".Gosh, the Aborigines were able to subdue Greer''s sense of self! There must be something to them after all..." On academics: "Humor, fearlessness, seriousness, and honesty: the qualities that are hated with an equal hatred by all the smelly little orthodoxies that are contending for tenure in the humanities departments of our universities." On political apologies: ..".nothing is easier - or more gratifying - than to apologise for what your ancestors, enemies or political opponents have done or omitted to do. We get the kudos for having apologised, they get the blame for what we apologise for." On bleeding heart warriors: "Compassionate fellow-feeling, however, can soon become self-indulgent and lead to spiritual pride. It imparts an inner glow, like a shot of whiskey on a cold day, but like whisky it can prevent the clear-headedness which we need at least as much as we need warmth of heart."

Kohinoor

release date: Jan 01, 2016
Kohinoor
This riveting tale of the Kohinoor, the worldÕs most coveted gem, unearths fascinating new information as it moves from the Mughal court to Persia to Afghanistan; from Maharaja Ranjit Singh''s durbar in Punjab to the Queen of England''s Crown. A thrilling tale, full of violence, drama and intrigue.

Miasto dzinow

release date: Jan 01, 2016

Steve McCurry. Indien

release date: Sep 21, 2015

Il ritorno di un re

release date: Jun 03, 2015
Il ritorno di un re
Nel 1839 un''armata britannica di quasi ventimila uomini invade l’Afghanistan per insediare sul trono del paese un sovrano fantoccio, Shah Shuja, e contrastare così la temuta espansione russa in Asia Centrale: è l’inizio del Grande Gioco, la sanguinosa partita a scacchi tra potenze coloniali europee per il controllo della regione, immortalata da Kipling in "Kim". Ma è anche il primo fallimentare coinvolgimento militare dell''Occidente in Afghanistan. Meno di tre anni dopo, il jihad delle tribù afghane guidate dal re spodestato, Dost Mohammad, costringe gli inglesi a una caotica ritirata invernale attraverso i gelidi passi dell''Hindu Kush. Soltanto una manciata di uomini e donne sopravvivrà al freddo, alla fame, e ai micidiali jezail afghani. L''impero più potente al mondo era stato umiliato. Attingendo a fonti storiche in persiano, russo e urdu sino a oggi sconosciute – compresa l’autobiografia di Shah Shuja, la cui tragica figura rappresenta il vero fulcro del libro – nonché ai diari e alle lettere dei protagonisti inglesi dell''invasione, Dalrymple racconta una vicenda insieme drammatica e farsesca, popolata di personaggi affascinanti e crudeli, incompetenti e geniali, eroici e boriosi. E la racconta in maniera trascinante, senza tuttavia farci mai dimenticare quanto quegli eventi – le antiche rivalità tribali sullo sfondo di territori inaccessibili e inospitali, gli errori strategici che portarono al massacro dell''armata britannica – risuonino, ancora oggi, come un monito.

Tacticks - Scholar's Choice Edition

release date: Feb 15, 2015
Tacticks - Scholar's Choice Edition
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Le retour d'un roi

release date: May 05, 2014
Le retour d'un roi
Le Retour d''un Roi est l''histoire magistrale de la première guerre d''Afghanistan. Au printemps de 1839, les Britanniques ont envahi l''Afghanistan pour la première fois. En pénétrant dans le pays, les Britanniques n''ont rencontré que peu de résistance en face. Mais après deux ans d''occupation, le peuple afghan s''est montré plus farouche : lançant l''appel au djihad, il a précipité le pays dans une rébellion violente. La première guerre anglo-afghane s''est achevée sur la plus grande humiliation militaire que la Grande-Bretagne ait connue au XIXe siècle : toute une armée de la nation qui est alors la plus puissante du monde se voit mettre en déroute par des tribus mal équipées. William Dalrymple nous raconte cette guerre à travers la vie d''inoubliables personnages de chaque camp, et révélant pour la première fois des comptes rendus afghans du conflit, datant de l''époque. A travers cette retentissante déconfiture de l''Empire britannique, voici une parabole puissante du choc des cultures, de la folie et de l''orgueil des puissances coloniales.

A Deadly Triangle

release date: Dec 18, 2013
A Deadly Triangle
An eminent historian looks to the present and future of Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws from the longest war in its history. THE BROOKINGS ESSAY: In the spirit of its commitment to high-quality, independent research, the Brookings Institution has commissioned works on major topics of public policy by distinguished authors, including Brookings scholars. The Brookings Essay is a multi-platform product aimed to engage readers in open dialogue and debate. The views expressed, however, are solely those of the author. Available in ebook only.

Princes & Painters

release date: Jul 15, 2013
Princes & Painters
A dazzling celebration of the art and artists of late-Mughal Delhi Between 1707 and 1857, Delhi was a hotbed of political intrigue and power struggles the Mughal Empire was on the decline and the British East India Company was emerging as a formidable power. In 1857, these tensions would culminate in the Mutiny that led to the end of Mughal dominion and the beginning of the British Raj. But this turbulent epoch also witnessed a burst of artistic innovation and experimentation. Delhis artists were increasingly employed by Company officials as well as the Mughal and regional courts, and thus became adept at improvising with a variety of techniques, creating traditional miniatures while continually experimenting with new European styles. Art historians are only now coming to recognize the richness and ingenuity of the work created in this period. With insightful essays by distinguished scholars, Princes and Painters is a stunning visual document of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Delhi.

In India

release date: Jul 03, 2012
In India
Nativo dello Yorkshire e giunto in India a diciassette anni, William Dalrymple descrive con straordinario talento un percorso attraverso il subcontinente indiano che fa percepire tutti i sapori di un territorio immenso e variegato. Con In India lo scrittore anglosassone narra quattro anni trascorsi a pellegrinare per uno Stato che assomiglia a un universo parallelo: dalle fortezze dei signori della droga sulla frontiera nord-occidentale alle giungle delle Tigri Tamil, dai cocktail party di Bombay al Kerala del tempio dedicato alla dea Para Sakti, «colei che siede sul trono di cinque cadaveri». È il ritratto di un''India contraddittoria, sospesa tra tradizioni ataviche, modello occidentale e minaccia del caos: l''India dell''età di Kali, quella che precede la distruzione del mondo per mezzo del «fuoco di mille soli». Un racconto affascinante che ha conquistato il mondo.
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