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Asia has been the home of many traditions of exquisite genres of embroideries which have a social context, an artistic form and a symbolic value. The volume comprises essays ranging from Palestine, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. These make explicit the rich tradition of embroidery in a social, economic and political context.

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Kapila Vatsyayan, internationally acclaimed for her inter-disciplinary research of fundamental importance, is the author of over a dozen books, on different facets of the artistic tradition of India and Asia. Amongst these works, 'Indian Classical Dances' has served as a Bible for four generations of performers, so has 'Traditional Indian Theatre: Multiple Streams', which has been translated into several Indian languages and serves as a fundamental text for students of Indian theatre in many parts of the world.

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