Alchemies Of Violence
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Alchemies Of Violence
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Author : Lawrence A. Babb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Alchemies Of Violence written by Lawrence A. Babb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Commerçants - Inde - R*ajasth*an - MĖurs et coutumes categories.
At A Broad Level Deals With-The Nature Of India`S Caste System, The Special Character And Specific Place Of Trading Castes In Indian Society And The Role Of Myth As A Repository Of Socially Important Knowledge. The Focus Is Marwaris. Has 7 Chapters.
Alchemies Of Violence
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language : en
Publisher: Sage
Release Date : 2004-07
Alchemies Of Violence written by and has been published by Sage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07 with categories.
The several trading castes known generically as `Marwaris` are among the most powerful and wealthy groups in India. While they have spread throughout India and beyond, their homeland is Rajasthan. This absorbing book explores their origin myths and the manner in which these myths construct and express their social identities. Lawrence Babb draws attention to the special problems of self-definition faced by these groups and shows how myth engages these problems by using a distinctive symbolism drawn from the Vedic rite of sacrifice. According, to the author, origin myths utilize sacrifice as a master metaphor for creative power and social order. At a broader level, this book deals with three interrelated themes: the nature of India`s caste system; the special character and specific place of trading castes in Indian society; and the role of myth as a repository of socially important knowledge. A unique feature of this book is that it is based mainly on the literature published by caste and religious associations supplemented by oral material.
Alchemy Of Desire Revolt Violence
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Author : Vishnu Patil
language : en
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-08
Alchemy Of Desire Revolt Violence written by Vishnu Patil and has been published by Partridge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-08 with Performing Arts categories.
It is essential to set a balanced context for literary analysis amidst international, national and regional conditions. In terms of Indian perspectives, it travels deep down to religion, caste and cultural levels. To understand any Indian phenomenon, one needs to understand the diversity and its historical implications. Mahesh Elkunchwar as a notable Indian dramatist, holds a key position in Indian literature due to his excellent presentation of Indian consciousness on stage. Desire, revolt and violence are perhaps few of the most important issues in human relationships. The performance of the emotions on the stage receives special significance. The poststructuralist perspectives on Elkunchwar's plays by Vishnu Patil, present a fresh insight into the study of Indian drama in particular and critical thinking about desire and violence in general. It becomes a fine interweaving of eastern and western thinking about sexuality and violence. He investigates and offers deconstructive analysis on incest relationships, extramarital affairs, rape, prostitution, homosexuality, love relationships as depicted in the plays like Desire in the Rocks, Garbo, etc. He examines acts of violence and revolt in a post structuralist way especially in the light of ideas of post Lacanian critic Slovej Zizek. Revolt however is treated on both the levels i.e. feminist and general level. The book continuously attempts to unveil the ideological forces functional under many regular social practices especially in the form of patriarchy, religion and so on. It succeeds in doing so by combining views on the issues desire and violence from ancient Indian contexts and its evolution through time. The textual references serve the purpose of setting a balanced review and investigation of relevance of certain ideas and sexual politics and it also helps to understand reasons and culminations of violent responses and politics responsible for its origin.
Nomadic Narratives
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Author : Tanuja Kothiyal
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-14
Nomadic Narratives written by Tanuja Kothiyal and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-14 with History categories.
The Thar Desert, which is today divided by an international boundary, has historically been a frontier region connecting Punjab, Multan, Sindh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. This book looks at the Desert as an historical region shaped through the mobility of its inhabitants - warriors, pastoralists, traders, ascetics and bards, often in overlapping capacities. It challenges the frames of Mughal-Rajput relationships generally employed to explore the histories of the Thar, arguing that Rajputana remains an inadequate category to explore polities located in this frontier region, where along with Rajputs, a range of groups, such as Charans, Bhils, Meenas, Soomras and Pathans controlled circulation, and with whom the Rajput states had to constantly negotiate. Sifting through a wide range of Rajasthani written and oral narratives, travelogues of British administrators, and vernacular as well as English records, the book explores long-term relationships between mobility, martiality, memory and identity in the desert expanses of the Thar.
Alchemies Of Blood And Afro Diasporic Fiction
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Author : Nicole Simek
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2023-11-16
Alchemies Of Blood And Afro Diasporic Fiction written by Nicole Simek and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
Alchemies of Blood and Afro-Diasporic Fiction focuses on the resurgence of biological racism in 21st-century public discourse, the ontological and material turns in the academy that have occurred over the same time period, and how Afro-diasporic fiction has responded to both with alternative visions of bloodlines, kinship, and community. In thinking through conceptions of race, ethnicity, and materiality at work within both humanities research and popular culture, Nicole Simek asks how the figure of alchemy – that semi-scientific, semi-mystical search for gold and the elixir of long life – can help scholars address the epistemological and affective investments in blood, bloodlines, and genetics marking both academic and mainstream discourses. To answer this question, Simek examines neo-plantation and Afrofuturist narratives, Afropessimist interventions, museums and public memory projects, and direct-to-consumer genetic testing services in the French Caribbean and the United States. This comparative approach to cultural production helps pinpoint and better understand the intersections and divergences between scholarship trends and troubling features of a broader Zeitgeist.
The Alchemy Of Illness
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Author : Kat Duff
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 1993
The Alchemy Of Illness written by Kat Duff and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Health & Fitness categories.
In this elegantly written inquiry into the function and purpose of illness, Duff reflects upon her own experience with Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and offers a fresh perspective on recovery and healing. While we are conditioned to think of health as the norm, the author reveals that illness has its own geography, laws and commandments.
Kitchen Alchemy
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Author : JAKE. NABASNY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Kitchen Alchemy written by JAKE. NABASNY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
An Alchemy Of Mind
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Author : Diane Ackerman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2004
An Alchemy Of Mind written by Diane Ackerman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Medical categories.
From the bestselling author of "A Natural History of the Senses" "comes a playful, rewarding jaunt through the brain's chemical realities and emotional intangibles" ("Kirkus Reviews").
Legal Alchemy
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Author : David L. Faigman
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2000-10-15
Legal Alchemy written by David L. Faigman and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-15 with Law categories.
Is scientific information misused by this country's court system and lawmakers? Today more than ever before, lawyers, politicians, and government administrators are forced to wrestle with scientific research and to employ scientific thinking. The results are often less than enlightened. In Legal Alchemy, David Faigman explores the ways the American legal system incorporates scientific knowledge into its decision making. Praised by both legal and scientific communities when it first appeared in hardcover, Legal Alchemy shows how science has been used and misused in a variety of settings, including • The Courtroom—from the O. J. Simpson trial to the Dow Corning silicone breast implant lawsuit to landmark cases such as Roe v. Wade. • The Legislature—where Congress uses scientific information to help enact legislation about clean air, cloning, and government science projects like the space station and the superconducting super collider. • Government Agencies—who use science to determine policy on a variety of topics, from regulating sport utility vehicles to reintroducing gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park. As Faigman describes these and other important cases, he provides disturbing evidence that many judges, juries, and members of Congress simply don't understand the science behind their decisions. Finally, he offers suggestions on how the science and legal professions can overcome their miscommunication and work together more effectively.
American Alchemy
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Author : Brian Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2000
American Alchemy written by Brian Roberts and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
California during the gold rush was a place of disputed claims, shoot-outs, gambling halls, and prostitution; a place populated by that rough and rebellious figure, the forty-niner; in short, a place that seems utterly unconnected to middle-class culture.