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- استرجاع مجاني وسهل
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العرش العاجي: وقائع بيت ترافنكور
الآن:
88.00 د.إ.شامل ضريبة القيمة المضافة
احصل عليه خلال 18 ديسمبر
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المواصفات
| الناشر | Harpercollins |
| رقم الكتاب المعياري الدولي 13 | 9789351776420 |
| رقم الكتاب المعياري الدولي 10 | 9351776425 |
| اللغة | الإنجليزية |
| تنسيق الكتاب | غلاف ورقي |
| Language | اللغة الإنجليزية |
| العنوان الفرعي للكتاب | Chronicles of the House of Travancore |
| وصف الكتاب | In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes and masterful Hindu Zamorins - was ripped apart, heralding an age of violence and bloodshed. One prince, however, emerged triumphant from this descent into chaos. Shrewdly marrying Western arms to Eastern strategy, Martanda Varma consecrated the dominion of Travancore, destined to become one of the most dutiful pillars of the British Raj. What followed was two centuries of internecine conflict in one of India's premier princely states, culminating in a dynastic feud between two sisters battling to steer the fortunes of their house on the eve of Independence. Manu S. Pillai's retelling of this sprawling saga focuses on the remarkable life and work of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the last - and forgotten - queen of the House of Travancore. The supporting cast includes the flamboyant painter Raja Ravi Varma and his wrathful wife, scheming matriarchs of 'violent, profligate and sordid' character, wife-swapping court favourites, vigilant English agents, quarrelling consorts and lustful kings. Extensively researched and vividly rendered, The Ivory Throne conjures up a dramatic world of political intrigues and factions, black magic and conspiracies, crafty ceremonies and splendorous temple treasures, all harnessed in a tragic contest for power and authority in the age of empire. |
| المراجعة التحريرية | “…a gem of a book…”- The Indian Express, “This 700-page whopper of a book…swirls through Kerala’s history like a dervish possessed by the intention of telling a magnificent story, and telling it marvellously well.” - The New Indian Express, "...an absolute delight..." - Business Standard |
| عن المؤلف | Manu S. Pillai was born in Kerala in 1990 and educated at Fergusson College, Pune, and at King's College London. Following the completion of his master's degree, where he presented his thesis on the emergence of religious nationalism in nineteenth-century India, in 2011-12, he managed the parliamentary office of Dr Shashi Tharoor in New Delhi and was then aide to Lord Bilimoria CBE DL, a crossbencher at the House of Lords in London in 2012-13. That same year he was commissioned by the BBC as a researcher to work with Prof. Sunil Khilnani on the 'Incarnations' history series, which tells the story of India through fifty great lives. The Ivory Throne is Manu's first book. |
| تاريخ النشر | 42352 |
| عدد الصفحات | 704 |
العرش العاجي: وقائع بيت ترافنكور
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مجموع السلة 88.00 د.إ.
