{"product_id":"the-buffalo-century-kesavan-veluthat-9780367355852","title":"The Buffalo Century: V\u0026#257;ñche\u0026#347;vara D\u0026#299;k\u0026#7779;ita's Mahi\u0026#7779;a\u0026#347;atakam: A Political Satire for All Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Buffalo Century \u003c\/em\u003eis a keen exploration of satire and its role in society and politics. Written in praise of a buffalo, Vāñcheśvara Dīkṣita's \u003ci\u003eMahiṣaśatakam \u003c\/i\u003eis timeless in its treatment of power, and its subversion. In resurrecting eighteenth-century Tanjore for the modern reader, Kesavan Veluthat lifts the poem beyond its immediate literary context and situates it in a contemporary global political setting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a modern English translation along with the Sanskrit text, this work provides a fare that is as rich in double entendre\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eas it is in its onomatopoeic metaphors. A literary triumph and the voice of an age, this book will be a key text for students and scholars of history, political science, sociology, literature, especially Sanskrit and comparative, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kesavan Veluthat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036735585X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367355852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Kesavan Veluthat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064853410047,"sku":"9780367355852","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11324c30-6e71-40d0-8887-ddc5de5c6b7e.jpg?v=1768671473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-buffalo-century-kesavan-veluthat-9780367355852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}