{"product_id":"white-mughals-isbn-9780142004128","title":"White Mughals","description":"\u003cb\u003eA romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that crossed and transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798 he glimpsed Kahir un-Nissa—who's name translates to 'Most excellent among Women'—the great-niece of the Nizam's Prime Minister and a descendant of the Prophet. Kirkpatrick had gone out to India as an ambitious soldier in the army of the East India Company, eager to make his name in the conquest and subjection of the subcontinent. Instead, he unexpectedly finds love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhite Mughals\u003c\/i\u003e, William Dalrymple discovers a world almost entirely unexplored by history, and places at its centre a compelling tale of love, seduction and betrayal. It possesses all the sweep and resonance of a great nineteenth-century novel, set against a background of shifting alliances and the manoeuvring of the great powers, the mercantile ambitions of the British and the imperial dreams of Napoleon. \u003ci\u003eWhite Mughals\u003c\/i\u003e, the product of five years' writing and research, triumphantly confirms Dalrymple's reputation as one of the finest writers at work today.White MughalsList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eMap: India in 1795\u003cbr\u003eMap: Hyderabad\u003cbr\u003eFamily Trees\u003cbr\u003eDramatis Personae\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite Mughals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant, poignant,and compassionate, White Mughals is not only a compelling love story, but it is also an important reminder, at this perilous moment of history, that Europeans once found Muslim society both congenial and attractive, and that it has always been possible to build bridges between Islam and the West.\" —\u003cb\u003eKaren Armstrong\u003cb\u003e\"Imaginitively conceived, beautifully written, intellectually challenging and a passionate love story—this is Dalrymple’s lifetime achievement and the best book he has ever written. He has done for India and the British what Edward Said did for the meeting between the West and Arab world in ‘Orientalism’. Despite its setting in the 18th century, this is a hugely important contemporary book. Dalrymple has broken new ground in the current debate about racism, colonialism and globalization. The history of the British in India will never be the same after this book.\" —\u003cb\u003eAhmed Rashid\u003cb\u003e\"A gorgeous, spellbinding and important book... A tapestry of magnificent set pieces and a moving romance. William Dalrymple’s story of a colonial love affair will change our views about British India.\" —\u003cb\u003eMiranda Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Scotland and brought up on the shores of the Firth of Forth. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Asiatic Society, and in 2002 was awarded the Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his ‘outstanding contribution to travel literature’. He wrote and presented the British television series \u003ci\u003eStones of the Raj \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIndian Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at BAFTA in 2002. His Radio 4 series on the history of British spirituality and mysticism, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Search\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2002 Sandford St Martin Prize for Religious Broadcasting and was described by the judges as 'thrilling in its brilliance... near perfect radio.'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHe is married to the artist Olivia Fraser, and they have three children. They now divide their time between London and Delhi.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305009172709,"sku":"NP9780142004128","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142004128.jpg?v=1767744125","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/white-mughals-isbn-9780142004128","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}