{"product_id":"9781906497811","title":"Imagining The Urban: Sanskrit And The City In Early India","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eImagining the Urban\u003c\/i\u003e, Shonaleeka Kaul turns to Sanskrit literature to discover the characteristics—both physical and social—of ancient Indian cities. Kaul examines nearly a thousand years of Sanskrit \u003ci\u003ekāvyas \u003c\/i\u003eto see what India’s early historic cities were like as living, lived-in, entities—and discovers that the cities were vibrant and teeming with variety and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs much about Sanskrit literature as about urban spaces—insofar as that literature reveals significant aspects of the Indian urban past—\u003ci\u003e Imagining the Urban\u003c\/i\u003e shows that Sanskrit literature is a rich source for historical understanding. Advocating the  kāvyas as an important historical source, Kaul provides a fresh view of the early city, showing distinctive ways of thought and behavior that relate to tradition, morality, and authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its provocative new questions about early Indian cities and ancient Indian texts, this book will be an essential read for scholars of urban history, Sanskrit writings, and South Asian antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052376015088,"sku":"9781906497811","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906497811_p0.jpg?v=1763616542","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906497811","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}