University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Madhuri Desai
Associate Professor of Art History and Asian Studies
Book Title
The Intelligence of Tradition in Rajput Court Painting
Book Description
Combining ground breaking research and elegant prose, this study of the visual arts of Early Modern South Asia sets a new standard for scholarship in the field. Besides breaking down established artistic and religious categories, Aitken's perceptive analysis opens new arenas of enquiry into South Asian aesthetics in ever changing political and social contexts.
Year
2013