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Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan - Paperback, by Lal Ruby - Good
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- Condition
- Type
- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9780393357677
- Book Title
- Empress : the Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Women, Royalty, Asia / India & South Asia
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 9.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Finalist for the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History "A luminous biography." --Rafia Zakaria, Guardian
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Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393357678
ISBN-13
9780393357677
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038286319
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empress : the Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Royalty, Asia / India & South Asia
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
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In filling in the details of Nur Jahan's life, Ms. Lal has not only written a revisionist feminist biography; she has also provided a vivid picture of the Mughal court, with its luxuries, beauties, intrigues and horrors., Lal's intriguing biography, with its chronology of her relatively swift rise to power and even swifter descent, restores Nur Jahan to her full splendour., This is an outstanding book, not only incredibly important but also a fabulous piece of writing. Here, India's greatest empress is reborn in all her fascinating glory in a luminescent account of her life and times. Ruby Lal has written a classic--one of the best biographies to come out this year and certainly the best ever of Nur Jahan., Lal... paints rich multisensory tapestries... providing context and evidence to show that due to Nur's surroundings, history, and contemporaries, she was probably a progressive, worldly, multitalented, forward-thinking woman warrior from the outset.... Lal releases Nur from the condescending ways in which previous commentators have trivialized, belittled, and diminished her accomplishments., A luminous biography...It is a captivating account, its depth of detail recreating a world whose constraints of lineage would seem to preclude the advance of an unknown, self-made, widowed queen...Lal's book is an act of feminist historiography.--Rafia Zakaria, Guardian Lal'sintriguing biography, with its chronology of [Nur Jahan's] relatively swift rise to powerand even swifter descent, restores [her] to her full splendour.--Jane Ciabattari, BBC There's much more to the story [of Nur Jahan], as historian Ruby Lal reveals in her fascinating new book --Randy Dotinga, Christian Science Monitor Lal has done a service to readers interested in the Mughal period and the many forgotten or poorly remembered women of Indian history.--Vikas Bajaj, New York Times Book Review Ms. Lal has not only written a revisionist feminist biography; she has also provided a vivid picture of the Mughal court, with its luxuries, beauties, intrigues and horrors. Moreover, at a time when India's Hindu-nationalist government chooses to emphasise one strain in the country's history, she offers a reminder of the diversity of Indian tradition. --Economist Ruby Lal's marvelous account of Empress Nur Jahan's life isas intriguing, inspiring, and relevant to us today in 21st-century America asit was to her times in 17th century India.--Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran This is an outstanding book, not only incredibly important but also a fabulous piece of writing. Here, India's greatest empress is reborn in all her fascinating glory in a luminescent account of her life and times. Ruby Lal has written a classic--one of the best biographies to come out this year and certainly the best ever of Nur Jahan.--Amanda Foreman, author of The World Made by Women What an extraordinary and detailed account of a remarkable woman--amazing! A very impressive, thorough, poetic, humane work.--Deepa Mehta, filmmaker and screenwriter An enchanting evocation of the brilliant Mughal Empire and a tender tribute to India's first female leader. Lush and sensuous, a jewel box of a book.--Rosalind Miles, author of Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World The author's descriptions of Agra are superb, and her detailed explanations of Nur's upbringing reflect her long study, deep understanding, and modern take on a little-explored subject...[Nur] must be held as one of history's great independent, powerful women. A page-turning, eye-opening biography that shatters our impressions of India as established by the British Raj. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Lal makes clear her subject's relevance...Closely researched and vividly written, this telling finds that the truth is as fantastic and fascinating as myth.--Publishers Weekly (starred review), Nur Jahan emerges from this biography as a spirited, brilliant, and gifted leader. Nur's story weaves into Lal's gorgeous, nuanced portrait of the glittering splendour of the Mughal Empire and how its political, military, and cultural destinies were shaped by this remarkable refugee-turned-empress, Lal shows that [Nur's] reign had a lasting effect on female empowerment, enabling royal wives to issue an array of orders beyond the harem., Despite the spare record she has to work with, Lal paints richly detailed scenes from Nur's life.... Lal ably guides the reader through the rich drama and intrigue of Nur's later life with Jahangir, whom she married after Quli was killed.... Lal has done a service to readers interested in the Mughal period and the many forgotten or poorly remembered women of Indian history. She has helped shine a little light on an enigmatic character many think they know but few actually understand., Ruby Lal, professor of South Asian studies at Emory University, challenges the well-worn fictions of Nur Jahan's life and legacy.... A cross between Princess Diana, Mother Teresa and Annie Oakley, her Empress is scarcely human., An absorbing portrait of a remarkable woman, but also offers a stylish reconstruction of a fascinating slice of Mughal life.
Dewey Decimal
954.0257092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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