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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
Author: Molly Emma Aitken
Selection Statement:
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