一本精美的书，介绍了拉贾斯坦邦西南部**的前王子国家之一印度的马尔瓦尔•焦特布尔王国近四个世纪的艺术创作

《沙漠中的孔雀》描述了从17世纪到1947年独立后的西南拉贾斯坦邦马尔瓦尔•焦特布尔王国皇家身份的演变，将该地区视为印度异常活跃的文化的缩影。一个国际化的撰稿人团队将这些地方故事与外部乃至全球的力量联系起来。因此，这本书为思考通过赞助，外交，婚姻同盟，贸易和征服而获得和调试的物体提供了新的视角。它重新阐述了女性在皇室的影响力，并探讨了君主制作为跨文化关系的镜头，在较早前的叙述中被边缘化的群体的未被认可的角色，文化异端现象以及大规模的多元文化交流。探索这些联系网络的《沙漠中的孔雀》为学术研究做出了颠覆性的贡献。其跨学科的艺术和文化交流方法提供了开创性的见解，为印度皇家视觉辉煌的故事增添了重要的篇章。

A beautiful book that presents nearly four centuries of artistic creation from one of the largest former princely states in India, the kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur in southwestern Rajasthan

Peacock in the Desert traces the evolution of royal identity in the kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur in southwestern Rajasthan from the 17th century to the establishment of independence after 1947, presenting the area as a microcosm of India’s extraordinarily vibrant culture. An international team of contributors has contextualized these regional narratives in relation to external—and even global—forces. The book thus offers a new perspective on the acquisition and commissioning of objects through patronage, diplomacy, matrimonial alliances, trade, and conquest. It sheds fresh light on the influential role of women at the royal courts and examines monarchies as lenses onto cross-cultural relationships, the unrecognized roles of groups marginalized in earlier accounts, cultural heterodoxy, and large-scale multicultural exchange. Exploring these webs of connection, Peacock in the Desert makes a transformative contribution to scholarship. Its multidisciplinary approach to artistic and cultural exchange offers pathbreaking insights, adding crucial chapters to the story of India’s royal visual splendor.