books.google.com - This study is meant as a contribution to debates about literary and martial cultures in history as conducted by Joshua Goldstein (2001), Sheldon Pollock (2003) and the celebrated Indian historian Romila Thapar (1999). It offers insights into martial ethics and identity politics through an analysis of...http://books.google.com/books/about/In_praise_of_death_electronic_resource.html?id=z6eR2CX_zbsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareIn praise of death [electronic resource]