Delhi in historical perspectives / K.A. Nizami ; translated by Ather Farouqui.
2020
DS486.D3
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Title
Delhi in historical perspectives / K.A. Nizami ; translated by Ather Farouqui.
Uniform Title
Dilli tareekh ke aaine mein. English
ISBN
9780190991913 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (184 pages).
Call Number
DS486.D3
Dewey Decimal Classification
954.56
Summary
First published in Urdu in 1972, this book captures in rich detail the cultural, social, economic and spiritual fabric of Delhi over seven centuries, using original literary, travel, biographical, hagiographical and administrative accounts in Persian, Hindavi and Urdu. Ather Farouqui's translation, which has made this important book accessible to a wider readership, does justice to Nizami's simple, conversational style, which is yet replete with literary allusions.
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Translated from the Urdu.
First published in Urdu in 1972, this book captures in rich detail the cultural, social, economic and spiritual fabric of Delhi over seven centuries, using original literary, travel, biographical, hagiographical and administrative accounts in Persian, Hindavi and Urdu. Ather Farouqui's translation, which has made this important book accessible to a wider readership, does justice to Nizami's simple, conversational style, which is yet replete with literary allusions.
First published in Urdu in 1972, this book captures in rich detail the cultural, social, economic and spiritual fabric of Delhi over seven centuries, using original literary, travel, biographical, hagiographical and administrative accounts in Persian, Hindavi and Urdu. Ather Farouqui's translation, which has made this important book accessible to a wider readership, does justice to Nizami's simple, conversational style, which is yet replete with literary allusions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 28, 2020).
Added Author
Fārūqī, At̤har, translator.
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190124007
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