Reviews for History of Indian Painting Rajasthani Traditions

The average rating for History of Indian Painting Rajasthani Traditions based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-07-27 00:00:00 Scott Newlon This is a succinct, clear book that doesn't mess around with poetry or narrative pieces: it's a plain ol' historical-political-economic history of Jordan. And it's good. Very good, really. Having said that, it's probably not for the most casual reader -- Robins assumes you know about the broader trends in the Middle East in the 20th century, and focuses then on Jordan's role without elucidating the context. Robins also seems, at times, stuck in the esoteric world of Jordaniana -- for me, most egregious was forgetting to mention why "Transjordan" became "Jordan" (surely of interest to the casual reader!), with Robins instead focussing on the more techni-legal elements of Jordan's official move from emirate to kingdom. Also, the book is from 2004, so it's pretty old -- not a lot of Abdullah II in here, so I'll have to seek that out elsewhere. Good for the engaged traveller, but start with a broader Arab history or be prepared to have Wikipedia ready to go for the confusing moments.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-09 00:00:00 John Davis This is an interesting and accessible history, although by my lights it has a couple of problems for the general reader. As someone who has no prior knowledge of Jordianian history, I found certain sections hard to follow because the author dealt more with his analysis of the causes and significance of certain events (for example the 1967 war) than the events themselves. I feel like this book would be more valuable with someone who already has a basic understanding of the history of the region, as much of this seems assumed. Acceptable for a complete beginner (like myself), but not ideal. I kept finding myself wanting more description of the events, less analysis.