India and the World: A History in Nine Stories
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English 231 (Throughout Color Illustrations)About the BookWhat is the earliest of humans Story in India and how does that compare with other parts of the world? What was happening in India when the pyramids were being built in Egypt? What was different about Ashoka's inscriptions when compared with the public inscriptions of other emperors? How have different civilizations pictured the divine? How did rulers promote themselves through grand court art and aesthetics? What were the routes of civilization exchange over land and sea that made India a part of the world? And have those exchanges always been peaceful? How have different countries and communities articulated their quest for freedom in recent history? Does everyone in the world perceive history and time in the same way? Objects-be they coins, sculptures, documents or paintings-tell rich stories. India & the World accompanies a collaborative exhibition that creates dialogues between the world and India through a fascinating array of arte facts. On the one hand they reveal how different cultures have responded to situations in their own way, and on the other, they provide an understanding of the complex panorama of a deeply interconnected global history. **Contents and Sample Pages**