Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary (South Asia Across the Disciplines) PDF
Preview Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary (South Asia Across the Disciplines)
Luminos is the open access monograph publishing program from UC Press. Luminos provides a framework for preserving and rein- vigorating monograph publishing for the future and increases the reach and visibility of important scholarly work. Titles published in the UC Press Luminos model are published with the same high standards for selection, peer review, production, and marketing as those in our traditional program. www.luminosoa.org Writing Self, Writing Empire SOUTH ASIA ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES Edited by Muzaffar Alam, Robert Goldman, and Gauri Viswanathan Dipesh Chakrabarty, Sheldon Pollock, and Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Founding Editors Funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and jointly published by the University of California Press, the University of Chicago Press, and Columbia University Press For a list of books in the series, see page 353. Writing Self, Writing Empire Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State Secretary Rajeev Kinra UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advanc- ing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2015 by The Regents of the University of California This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses. Suggested citation: Kinra, Rajeev. Writing Self, Writing Empire: Chandar Bhan Brahman and the Cultural World of the Indo-Persian State S ecretary. Oakland: University of California Press, 2015. doi: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1525/luminos.3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kinra, Rajeev, author. Writing self, writing empire : Chandar Bhan Brahman and the cultural world of the Indo-Persian state secretary / Rajeev Kinra. p. cm.—(South Asia across the disciplines) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-28646-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-520-96168-5 (ebook) 1. Brahman, Candar Bhan, 1614-1663—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Authors, Indic—Mogul Empire—Biography. 3. Secretaries— Mogul Empire—Biography. 4. Persian literature—India— History and criticism. 5. Mogul Empire—History—17th century. I. Title. II. Series: South Asia across the disciplines. PK6451.B73Z75 2015 891'.5512—dc23 2015002789 Manufactured in the United States of America 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 2002) (Permanence of Paper). For Muzaffar Alam, a different kind of world conqueror Before him stretch the unsolved algorithms of arcades drained of people. . . . —Ranjit Hoskoté
The list of books you might like
