"How Indian magic descended from the realm of the gods to become a popular amusement for the masses around the globe"--Provided by publisher.

A vibrant narrative of India’s magical traditions and their journey across the world India’s association with magicians goes back thousands of years. Conjur

India's association with magicians goes back thousands of years. Conjurors and illusionists dazzled the courts of Hindu maharajas and Mughal emperors. As Britis

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Magic Lantern Empire examines German colonialism as a mass cultural and political phenomenon unfolding at the center of a nascent, conflicted German modernity.