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Jaipur: The Last Destination brings alive nine centuries, pulling history out of the realm of text books and making it a wondrous narrative of war and bravery; migration and settlement; loyalty, deceit and murder; of medieval connoisseurship of the architecture and the arts; of splendour, opulence and extravagance.
Jaipur: The Last Destination FROM THE PUBLISHER
Jaipur: The Last Destination brings alive nine centuries, pulling history out of the realm of text books and making it a wondrous narrative of war and bravery; migration and settlement; loyalty, deceit and murder; of medieval connoisseurship of the architecture and the arts; of splendour, opulence and extravagance.
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A large format (12.5x14.5), lavishly illustrated narrative of the royal house of the Kachhawahas, who migrated as early as 1093 A.D. into the Rajasthan region of India. The author, who has conducted extensive research and has co-authored two previous books on Rajasthan, presents a history that is the story of war and bravery, migration and settlement, loyalty and intrigue, medieval connisseurship of the architecture and arts, and old identities in transition. Many of the color plates are from the personal collection of the royal family. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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