The Political Economy of Craft Production: Crafting Empire in South India, c. 13501650

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Carla Sinopoli examines a diverse range of crafts to explore the role and significance of craft production in the political economy of the fourteenth through seventeenth-century South Indian Vijayanagara empire. Ranging from poetry to pottery, Sinopoli utilizes evidence from twenty years of fieldwork at the Vijayanagara capital, one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world in its time. This book is a broad-ranging study of craft production in South Asia, as well as other early state empires.

Where Kings and Gods Meet: The Royal Centre at Vijayanagara, India

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Good but heavy architectural review

Where Kings and Gods Meet: The Royal Centre at Vijayanagara, India
John M. Fritz , George Michell , and M. S. Nagaraja Rao
Manufacturer: Univ of Arizona Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0816509271

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Good but heavy architectural review.......2002-07-10

This is really a great book for an in depth architetural and archeoligical review of the Vijayanagara site... It does a great job reviewing and descriping some of the pertinent buildings to this study. A little light on pictures, though, and probably pretty heavy for the casual student.

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Archaeology, Art and Religion
Anila Verghese
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Hardcover

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This richly illustrated volume presents a number of previously unpublished papers on aspects of Vijayanagara: archaeology, architectural history, sculpture, religion, and social life.

City of Victory: Vijayanagara, the Medieval Hindu Capital of Southern India

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City of Victory: Vijayanagara, the Medieval Hindu Capital of Southern India
John Gollings , John M. Fritz , and George Michell
Manufacturer: Aperture
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Binding: Hardcover

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Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions | Photography | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

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Hampi
D Devakunjari
Manufacturer: Director General, Archaeological Survey of India
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007BGDRG

Hampi (Monumental Legacy S.) (Monumental Legacy)

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Hampi (Monumental Legacy S.) (Monumental Legacy)
Anila Verghese
Manufacturer: OUP India
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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This book is part of the Monumental Legacy series, aimed at giving a brief and accurate introduction to the World Heritage sites in India.

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Hampi Ruins ; Described and Illustrated
A.H. Longhurst
Manufacturer: Asian Educational Services
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 8120601580

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Hampi Ruins Described And Illustrated
A. N. Longhurst
Manufacturer: Asian Educational Services
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Binding: Hardcover

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Hampi Travel Guide

Manufacturer: Eicher Goodearth
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ASIN: 8187780177

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Hampi, the Glorious Capital
Neira Sengupta
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RC2APE

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Rhoney These 30 striking images celebrate the magic of Paris: the Louvre at night, the Eiffel Tower, Pont Neuf, the Musee d’Orsay, the cafes and gardens…The hand-tinted photography adds a mesmerizing new dimension to Paris architecture and captures the essence of one of the world’s most romantic and breathtaking cities.

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The story of warring vampires continues in volume 3 of this hallucinatory saga of horror, eroticism, thrilling action, and breathless gothic imagery. The plot is novel & gripping. The art to die for! --Sequential Tart ; A sumptuously rendered urban nightmare Asimov's

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Leadership qualities needed for changes in the world of work.......1999-11-13

Technology and increasing globalisation are challenging many of our preconceptions about the world of work. This collection consists of a selection of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) lectures by leading practitioners and academics. Relating to work, corporate change, work ethics and leadership, they explore the changes that are taking place, present what different organisations who blazed the trail are learning, and analyse the leadership qualities needed to steer us through these changes. In featuring organisations in a variety of sectors, they provide an overview of key factors affecting the individual within the world of work. They also demonstrate how leaders can manage these factors to bring longer-lasting rewards both for the company and the individual with better principles and new models of both ethical and productive best practice.

The book begins by exploring the issues relating to the individual in today's working environment, the implications of working on one's own and changing work cultures. In Redefining Work, American author William Bridges suggests that it no longer makes sense to think in such terms of `having a job'. The trend is towards paying for output, which could have positive implications for the disabled, against whom fixed job structures too often discriminate. Professor Cary Cooper of the Manchester School of Management, a leading expert on stress management, explores the psychological implications of changing work patterns, and the effects on both the individual and family life. Frances Cairncross from The Economist describes the negative and positive changes resulting from the technological revolution. `The death of distance' brings new opportunities for companies and individuals to access the global marketplace, whilst the vastly reduced cost of transporting ideas and services implies a greater emphasis on the value of knowledge.

David Logan from the Corporate Citizenship Company examines how, in the age of globalisation, transnational companies with headcounts larger than some countries' populations exert an increasing influence on states and how they address issues of corporate responsibility. Meanwhile, governments are taking on a new role in society of setting social and environmental targets for business, then monitoring and measuring its performance against them. Sheena Carmichael of PricewaterhouseCoopers explains how ethical audits can help companies not only to act more ethically but also improve productivity.

Richard Wells, a former Chief Constable of South Yorkshire, explains how in the police force quantitative, statistically-judged success in detecting crimes can lead to the potential for wrong and the undermining of public confidence. He describes ways in which organisations can take a more ethical, democratic approach, where cultural changes introducing trust, openness and innovation will result in real, qualitative success. An ethical approach to employees is also advocated by Sir Stuart Hampson, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, who illustrates how the way in which the partnership genuinely involves its staff-its `partners'-has been a major contributor to its long-term success.

In `Tomorrow's Company-A Journey of Discovery', Nick Obolensky, chief executive of Tomorrow's Company Enterprises, explains how ten diverse companies were able to progress along the path to the inclusive approach to business. The experience of two of the companies, Birmingham Midshires Building Society and Osborne Clarke Solicitors, are described in the two responding lectures which follow. According to Mike Jackson, former chief executive of Birmingham Midshires, strong leadership is the glue that holds everything together.

The book concludes with six views on the leadership of organisations and the question of whether leadership can be taught. In the first of these Professor Gareth Jones of the Henley Management College analyses the Western concept of leadership in the historical context of rational and moral thought, explaining the evolution of leadership theories and exploring key leadership qualities. In the two responding lectures Hilary Cropper of the F.I. Group plc emphasizes how leaders must galvanize staff with a unifying purpose and a collective desire to succeed; while Helen Taylor Thompson of Mildmay Hospital exemplifies the personal leadership qualities of persuasion, motivation and energetic individuality in her description of how she ensured that Mildmay survived and grew to be a world leader in its field.

Still on leadership, Lieutenant-General Jack Deverell, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Land Command, emphasizes the importance of such intangible concepts as duty, service, example and motivation. He concludes that these qualities, which lie at the heart of effective leadership, are difficult and sometimes impossible to teach. Responding to General Deverell's lecture, Philip Hodgson of the Ashridge Management College develops the theme of training and learning further, putting forward the theory that strong leadership involves `difficult learning'-meeting difficult challenges, facing up to hard lessons and tackling difficult tasks and situations that one would prefer to avoid. Lastly, Olympic swimming gold medallist Adrian Moorhouse, adds his own interpretations and insight, drawn from the world of sport.

Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan is currently Managing Partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management fom the University of Westminster in London.

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This timely volume contains a series of informative and thought-provoking articles by experts in their fields. Together they provide a detailed assessment of the political, economic, and religious forces affecting the major oil rich states of the Arabian Peninsula, along with a comprehensive analysis of the primary forces affecting economic and resource development in that region. Topics discussed include historical areas of underlying conflict, regional analyses of pivotal forces and trends, Islamic influences upon the concept of labor, the subtleties of cultural differences and the transfer of technology, and employment contracts. Specific chapters provide resource profiles of the major Arab states in the Persian Gulf, along with statistical projections of future resource needs. In the concluding chapter, the editors offer a comparative analysis of the human resource requirements of the smaller Gulf states, along with practical applications for human resources management. The volume also contains a select biblography, charts on Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, and a chart on comparative Western and Islamic organizations.

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