Audrey Truschke

Broschiertes Buch

Aurangzeb

The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King

Beschreibung

This brief, accessible biography sheds new light on one of India's most controversial and misunderstood figures, arguing that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was not a Hindu-hating fanatic but rather a premodern Indian king driven by a thirst for power, piety, and justice.

Autor

Audrey Truschke is Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University. She is the author of Culture of Encounters: Sanskrit at the Mughal Court (2016).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 126mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 176g
• ISBN-13: 9781503602571
• ISBN-10: 1503602575
• Artikelnr.: 47299198