Taj Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire - Brossura

Preston, Diana; Preston, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0802716733 ISBN 13: 9780802716736

Casa editrice: Walker & Co, 2008

Riassunto

A narrative history of the great monument of Moghul India traces the story of the Taj Mahal, built by emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, examining its creation against the backdrop of the history of the Moghul Empire. Reprint.

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L'autore:

Diana and Michael Preston are Oxford-trained historians who live in London, England. Diana is the author of A First Rate Tragedy, The Boxer Rebellion, Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy, and Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima, which won the 2006 Los Angeles Times prize for Science & Technology. She and Michael coauthored A Pirate of Exquisite Mind, a biography of the great seventeenth-century adventurer William Dampier.

Product Description:

The Prestons bring alive both the grand sweep of Moghul history and the memorable details in this story of the Taj Mahal. Their narrative puts a human face on the marble masterpiece.

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• Editore: Walker & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0802716733
• ISBN 13: 9780802716736
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 317