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A Land Without TimeA Peace Corps Volunteer in Afghanistan

John Sumser

Since 9/II, the American appetite for information on Afghanistan has surged. The bulk of this information hacome from the media, Afghan Scholars or from the Afghans themselves. For the first time, the story ofAfghanistan prior to, and during, the communist coup of 1979 is told from the perspective of an Americanworking as a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan. The story begins with Peace Corps recruitment and train the United States, then follows a group of young men and women to Afghanistan where they must learn

adapt to exotic food, mysterious customs and primitive hygiene. Then, as they begin to assimilate and feelconfortable in their harsh suroundings, a military coup leads to the arrest of the author, who is accused of an American spy and beaten in an effort to make him reveal secrets he doesn't have. Eventually, the authoextricated from prison as a new communist regime solidifies its hold on Afghanistan after centuries of Islamdominance. Thus the chain of events leading to 9/II is set in motion. Only a handful of foreigners lived inAfghanistan when...

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John Robert Sumser was born in Philadelphia and earned an MA in Philosophy at San Jose University, and anand PhD in Sociology at SUNY, Stony Brook, NY. He is a Professor of Communications Studies at California University, Stanislaus. He is the author of "Mass Communication or Mass Confusion: Meaning in Prime TimeTelevision," for which he received a grant award, and a number of books in the communications field.

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AfghanistanLand of Conflict and Beauty

John C. Griffiths

Fully updated, this is an insightful and fascinating account of the history, culture, social fabric, internal poand economy of a country at the forefront of international relationsSet against Afghanistan's deep-rooted religious, ethnic, and social divisions, this comprehensive history exaa nation that for centuries has been in constant conflict. Beginning with early Persian, Greek, and Mongolinvasions and continuing through the Russian incursion, it maps the history and development of Afghanistanthrough its wars and their effects. The recent, bitter civil war is also addressed as is the role of the Talibacontrolled most of the country under a fanatical and reclusive leader-including their stance on minority grothe importance of Islam, the place of women in society, and their support for Osama bin Laden. Fully updawith the most recent geopolitical and military events involving the country, this is a compelling history of anation caught between the headlines and its own past.

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Author BioJohn C. Griffithsis a journalist who contributes to Financial Times, the Sunday Times, and the Telegraph,

is the author of Hostage. He recently spoke to NPR as an expert on Afghanistan.

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Coming BackDiary of a Mission to Afghanistan

Edoardo Albinati

In March 2002, the repatriation of Afghan refugees began. It was one of the largest migrations in history, aexodus of biblical proportions, yet this time people were not fleeing, but returning to their own country, whthey found demolished houses, mined fields, and no water supplies. Edoardo Albinati spent 4 months inAfghanistan working in the UNHCR centers where the tide of returnees was at its peak. He travelled aroundcities of Kabul, Kandahar, the deserts and the rural areas in search of solutions for the reintegration of the

refugees. This book-written with the zest of a diarist and peopled by a myriad unforgettable faces and stothe daily account of what he saw, heard, and did while hundreds of thousands of people struggling for survrolled past in overcrowded trucks. It is the critical, impassioned testimony of a gigantic collective effort whoutcome is still highly uncertain.

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Good Morning AfghanistanWaseem Mahmood, Hamid Karzai

A case of food poisoning kept Waseem Mahmood off American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Penon September 11, 2001. Following the horrific attacks of that day, the ensuing invasion of Afghanistan, anfall of the Taliban, Mahmood felt compelled to ensure that the events on the ground in the country werebroadcast to Aghanis and the world beyond. Headed by Mahmood, a group of local and foreign journalistsresponded to the events by producing a radio program based in Kabul to disseminate much-needed informaTold with searing honesty, humor, and pathos, this is a story of struggle and courage in the face of war anstrife.

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Waseem Mahmood is the chairman of the Yeh Hum Naheen Foundation.

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BurmaA Nation at the Crossroads

Benedict Rogers, Desmond Tutu

The first major book on the contemporary situation in Burma-at a fascinating time of fast-moving

change in the country.

For more than 50 years, Burma has been ruled by a succession of military regimes which rank among the moppressive dictatorships in the world. Accused of crimes against humanity, they have brutally mistreated th

people.

Yet in the last couple of years, and in spite of sham elections, the pace of change has been breathtaking. is now hoped for. However, Burma is one of the most ethnically diverse nations in SE Asia: there are roughseven major ethnic groups living along its borders. They have a long history of conflict with the governmenhave been cruelly treated by the current regime. Their future affects the country as a whole, as Benedict Rexplains. Drawing heavily on his many fact-finding visits both inside Burma and along its frontiers, he gives unique appraisal of the current ethnic situation and its implications for the nation as a whole.

Wide-ranging, expertly researched, and full of brand new accounts of the courage and determinat...

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BENEDICT ROGERS is a writer and human rights advocate specialising in Asia. Based in London, he's a regulacontributor to the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribuneand The New York Times, angiven briefings and speeches at Oxford University, the LSE, the White House, US Congress, European Parlia

and other venues. Focused on Burma for much of the past 15 years, he has travelled almost 40 times to th

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country and all of its borders. Previous books include Than Shwe: unmasking Burma's tyrantandA Land WEvil: stopping the genocide of Burma's Karen people.

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Exodus BurmaThe British Escape through the Jungles of Death 1942

Felicity Goodall

Until a few weeks before the fall of Rangoon, the British had not dreamed the Japanese would invade Burmain early 1942, British soldiers trained for desert warfare fought a Japanese Army trained and equipped for th

jungle. Those who survived this fierce fighting faced malaria, air attack, and lack of food and water, on thewalk out through the Valley of Death. Ragged groups of soldiers and civilians were forced to trek out of Burthrough some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world. They hacked their way through jungle, forded rand climbed steep mountainsides to escape. Many did not survive the journey. Among these incredible storwas that of Bill Williams, who led refugees out on a herd of elephants. Other civilians who had enjoyed an idcolonial lifestyle were ill-equipped for the journey. Setting off with the family silver and their pets, they sooto abandon all but the essentials in order to survive. Thousands died, but many more crossed the border inIndia and safety.

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Felicity Goodallis a writer and broadcaster and the author of five popular history books. She is particularinterested in the human cost of war, and has written on conscientious objection in the First and Second W

Wars, and the home front in World War II. She has also written and directed a Radio 4 play about the firstwoman to be accredited as a war correspondent by the British Army. Her father was conscripted into the REngineers and served in the Burma campaign from 1942-45.

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A Short History of ChinaFrom Ancient Dynasties to Economic Powerhouse

Gordon Kerr

From the beginnings of Chinese prehistory right through to internet censorship, a comprehensive introductithe sprawling history of this enormous country

An absorbing introduction to more than 4,000 years of Chinese history, this book tells the stories of the tydespots, femmes fatales, artists, warriors, and philosophers who have shaped this fascinating and complexnation. It describes the amazing technological advances that China's scientists and inventors made manyhundreds of years before similar discoveries in Europe. It also investigates the Chinese view of the world anexamines the movements, aspirations, and philosophies that molded it and, in so doing, created the Chinesnation. Finally, the book examines the dramatic changes of the last few decades and the emergence of Chan economic and industrial 21st-century superpower.

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Gordon Kerris the author ofA Short History of AfricaandA Short History of Europe.

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AncestorsThe Story of China Told through the Lives of an Extraordinary Family

Frank Ching

Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning wisearch for the grave of his first- recorded ancestor, the 11th-century poet Qin Guan, and ending with a moaccount of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a cocast of characters. His unbroken family line includes-among many others-a lovelorn concubine, a traitor, amilitary hero, an imperial ghost-writer, a minister of punishments, and a woman noted for her skills in both vand martial arts. There is scarcely an aspect of Chinese life, from shamanism to violent rebellion, that Chindoesn't touch upon in this fascinating work. Through his vivid and personal portraits of his ancestors, the hof China itself unfolds: from the days of the ancient empire to its radical transformation today.

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Frank Ching worked as a journalist for the New York Timesbefore setting up the Wall Street Journal'sfirstbureau in Beijing. He also worked for Far Eastern Economic Reviewand the South China Morning Post. He i

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author of China: The Truth About Its Human Rights Record.



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Behind the Red DoorSex in China

Richard Burger

A sexual revolution is underway in China. Traditional morals and behavior are being turned on their head as country's climb towards economic prosperity brings sex into the open. But it is a revolution distinctly differfrom the one experienced in the West and has taken unexpected twists and turns.

Written in a highly engaging and readable style, Behind the Red Door: Sex in China takes the reader on a jo

from ancient days, when China's rulers relied on shockingly vivid Daoist sex manuals, to the present, whereis torn between sexual orthodoxy and Western-style openness.

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Richard Burgerhas more than 23 years of combined journalism and corporate communications experienceworked as an editor for the Chinese newspaper The Global Timesin Beijing and was a correspondent for thFairchild News Syndicateand a contributor to the Baltimore Sun. He worked as a communications specialiseight years in Greater China, with nearly four years spent in Beijing. His blog, The Peking Duck, was started2002 and was one of the first blogs in China.

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Beleaguered in PekingRobert Coltman, Gareth Powell

In June 1900, Boxer rebels attacked the foreign community in China's capital, forcing all non-Chinese along hundreds of Chinese Christians, to take refuge in the foreign Legation Quarter. In this first-hand account,American doctor Robert Coltman takes us inside the besieged legations, describing the diplomatic missteps,daring sorties, broken friendships and international camaraderie under fire.

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Robert Coltman was an American doctor, born in 1862. He went to China in the mid-1880s, and in 1896 he appointed professor of anatomy at the Tung Wen College in Peking. Two years later, he was appointed proof surgery at the Imperial University in Peking, and become the personal physician to the Chinese royalhousehold. He was also a freelance journalist, writing for the Chicago Record. After the Boxer Rebellion hadsuppressed, he stayed on in China for another 25 years, becoming an attorney for the Standard Oil Companthe port city of Tientsin to the east of Peking. He retired in 1925, returned to the United States and died in1931.

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ChinaEl mundo chino, creencias y rituales, creacion y descubrimientos

Edward L. Shaughnessy, Miguel Portillo

Exploring the major themes of Chinese history and culture over the last 4,000 years, this superbly illustratebook offers a vivid portrait of one of the world's most remarkable civilizations. With depth and clarity, this wtouches upon the key aspects of this country's historical, religious, philosophical and artistic heritage.

Explorando los grandes temas de la historia y cultura china a lo largo de ms de 4,000 aos, este libroesplndidamente ilustrado ofrece un retrato vvido de una de las civilizaciones ms notables del mundo. Coprofundidad y claridad, esta obra discute todos los aspectos claves de la riqusima herencia histrica, religiofilosfica y artstica de China.

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Edward L. Shaughnessyis a professor of Chinese history at the University of Chicago and the author of sbooks on China. He lives in Chicago.

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Chinese Identity in Post-Suharto IndonesiaCulture, Politics and Media

Chang-Yau Hoon

During Suharto's New Order (1966-1998), the ethnic Chinese expanded the nation's economy (and their owwealth), but, paradoxically, were marginalised and discriminated against in all social spheres: culture, langupolitics, entrance to state-owned universities, and public service and public employment. Following the fallSuharto, and the anti-Chinese riots in May 1998, Indonesia underwent a process of "Reformasi"anddemocratisation, whereby for the first time in several decades Chinese culture became more visible. Many Chinese took advantage of the new democratic space to establish political parties, non-governmentalorganisations (NGOs) and action groups to fight for the abolition of discriminatory laws, defend their rights promote solidarity between ethnic groups in Indonesia. They utilised the Reformasi atmosphere to promotepluralism and multiculturalism, and to liberate their long-suppressed identity and cultural heritage. This bsets out to unpack the complex meanings of "Chineseness" in post-1998 Indonesia, including the ways in wthe policy of mult...

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Chang-Yau Hoon Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Managem

University. He has published in international journals such as Asian Ethnicity, Chinese Southern Diaspora StAsia Pacific Education Review, Journal of Asian Business and Life Writing. He has co-edited special issues oJournal of Asian Business and Inside Indonesia, and is currently co-editing a volume entitled Chinese IndoneReassessed: History, Religion and Belonging.

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Congress and the Making of the Indian NationBhashyam Kasturi, Sucheta Mahajan, Aditya Mukherje...

This publication, in two volumes, is not only a short history of the Indian National Congress but is also, to aconsiderable extent, the history of the Indian people. These volumes provide a glimpse into the past 125 yand illustrates how the Congress traversed the path of Indian nation-building through extremely difficultexternal and internal challenges and can serve as a guide in helping the country negotiate future challenge

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Bhashyam Kasturiworks at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library located in New Delhi, India. SuchetaMahajanis chairperson of the Centre for Historical Studies at the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal University, located in New Delhi. Aditya Mukherjeeis a professor of contemporary Indian history at theJawaharlal Nehru University. Mridula Mukherjeeis director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in NDelhi. Pranab Mukherjeeis India's finance minister and among the senior most leaders of the Congress PaRizwan Qaiseris a reader in the department of history of the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. Anand Shaserved as the convenor of the editorial board for this publication and is union minister of commerce and indfor the government of India.

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Cultural Revolution in China's Schools, May 1966-April 1969Julia Kwong

How dissatisfaction with the school system led to the Cultural Revolution.

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Documents of DissentChinese Political Thought Since Mao

J. Chester Chung

Translated here are four documents, dated between December 1975 and October 1977, that reveal theexistence of wide ideological controversy. Taken together, these four documents present a picture ofextraordinary political vitality in China and contribute to our understanding of ideological currents and factiChina.

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Houseboat Days in ChinaJ.O.P. Bland, Andrew Chubb

J.O.P. Bland, the Times of London correspondent in Shanghai 100 years ago, published this delightful seriesmusings on the meaning of life and nature of the Chinaman from the perspective of the absolute confidencthe Anglo-Saxon in the days before the Great War. He promises a "record of Idleness", of duck and snipe aleisurely cruises through the backwaters of the Chinese countryside. The book delivers that plus colorful ininto the East-meets-West riddle of the Chinese Empire's last days.

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J.O.P. Bland arrived in Shanghai in 1883, the year he turned 20, and joined the Chinese Imperial MaritimeCustoms under Sir Robert Hart. For his services to the Chinese Government over the next 13 years, he wasa Mandarin of the fourth class, and received the Imperial Order of the Double Dragon. He acted as correspofor the London Times from 1897 until he left China in 1910. In total, he authored twelve books, includingHouseboat Days in China which was his third book. He was once described by New York Times as the bestinformed Westerner on China in the world. He died in 1945.

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In the Valley of the YangtzeStories from an American Childhood in China

Helen Roberts Thomas, Katherine P. Granfield

A China-born daughter of American Episcopal missionaries tells a story of China that is little-known to bothChinese and Americans in this robust memoir. What were Americans doing in China in the 1920s and 30s, anhow did an American child come to be born and raised there? Helen Roberts Thomas and her family were paa vibrant international community in the Yangtze Valley in the first part of the 20th century. The communimade up of educators, missionaries, and doctors as well as technical and military advisors to the new Chine

government. Freshly topical amid the current American fascination with another new China, this coming-ofstory mingles history with culture, politics, and crossing paths with the famous. And yet it is also a family dedicated to the memory of her parents; dotted with sibling love, rivalry, rebellion, and achievement; and in collaboration with her own daughter.

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Helen Roberts Thomaswas born in Shanghai, China in 1921 and only took up permanent residence in theUnited States after the Japanese invasion in 1937. She is a retired teacher and the founder of the Delawarchapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), cofounder and original member of the DelawareGovernor's Council for Women, and founder of the Delaware chapter of the Older Women's League (OWL).Katherine P. Granfieldis her daughter. They both live in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Pirate OutragesTrue Stories of Terror on the China Seas

Douglas R. G. Sellick

Derived from firsthand accounts, newspapers, journals, letters, and telegrams, this daunting compilation divauthentic piracy stories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Part history, part true crime, this fascinatingcollection highlights the raids that took place in an area famous for harboring pirates: the China Seas. Thisinformative and stirring narrative will appeal to shipping and maritime history buffs as well as those interestthrillers.

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Douglas R. G. Sellickis a freelance history and literary researcher and anthologist. He is the author ofCastaway: Remarkable True Stories of Survivaland Survivors: Great Open Boat Voyages.

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Shanghai - High Lights, Low Lights, Tael LightsMaurine Karns, Pat Patterson

First published in 1936, this remarkable guidebook explores the seamier side of Shanghai, China, in the mid-1930s. Written by two pretty, dissolute foreigners living life to the fullest and working, at least partially, inWhangpoo whiskey haze, this candid handbook focuses on the colorful nightlife-particularly the sex and sinthe city. This is a hilarious and unique history of a covert Shanghai.

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Maurine Karnswas a writer and inhabitant of Shanghai during the 1930s. Pat Pattersonwas a Canadian who represented all the major U.S. aircraft manufacturers in China in the 1930s.

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Shanghai, Past and PresentA Concise Socio-Economic History, 1842?2012

Niv Horesh

This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of theworld's best-known finance and industry hubs. As China's largest city, Shanghai today plays a central econrole, much as it did in the 1920s. The author provides a concise diachronic survey of the economic historymodern Shanghai, setting out how the city's urban infrastructure, municipal institutions, consumer culture,industry have shaped, and have been shaped by, this economic power house. The work tackles a range ofthemes, including the city's millionaires, then and now; racial tensions and quotidian liaisons between Europand Asians before World War II; and the gambling and prostitution industry. The postwar era is portrayed incomparative discussions on Shanghai under Mao Zedong, and during the reform era. These discussions brinnarrative up to date to cover important events such as the designation of the Pudong precinct as the cityengine of growth in 1991. The city's illustrious prewar past is compared with its present ambitions to becomAsia's l...

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Niv Horeshis a senior fellow at the University of Nottingham's China Policy Institute (UK) and associateprofessor in China Studies at the University of Western Sydney (Australia). He has worked in the past as abusiness development manager in China and as a civil servant in Israel and Australia.

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Tales About China and the ChinesePeter Parley, Andrew Chubb

Filled with a whimsical sense of humor and fantastic fables of faraway lands, this book, originally written fochildren, offers a Western perspective on China in the mid-19th century. Using vivid detail and excellentcartoons, it demonstrates the clash between the Marco Polo-inspired view of a mythically serene China anpolitical realities of the Opium War, including the harsh, colonial era. A delightful mix of fact and fancy, itencapsulates the ethos of an era when the West saw China as a remote and unspoiled empire, ripe for thepicking.

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Peter Parleywas a pen name coined by the highly popular and influential American author Samuel GriswoldGoodrich and was often used by imitators. The author of this book, whose real identity remains unknown, wone such imposter. Andrew Chubbis the editor of Earnshaw Books' Classic series.

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Tales of Old Hong KongTreasures from the Fragrant Harbour

Derek Sandhaus

Pirates, plagues, pistols, and poisons: with adventure of all varieties, this is a rollicking journey into coloniaKong. A collection of historical odds and ends-stories, quotations, cartoons, postcards, and drawings-this recounts in thrilling detail how a "barren rock" seemingly destined to fail rose to become one of the richesttrading outposts in Asia.

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Derek Sandhaushas written on Chinese history for magazines, blogs, and podcasts. He is the the editor oDecadence Mandchoue.

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Tales of Old PekingInside the Walls of China's Tumultuous Capital

Derek Sandhaus

A forbidden city for Westerners for hundreds of years, China's capital has always been viewed as one of thworld's most mysterious cities. This book re-creates a sense of old Peking through a pastiche of historicalsnippets-stories, quotations, cartoons, postcards and drawings-and shares intriguing tidbits about the ImpCourt. Placing Peking in the context of the Boxer Rebellion, when two very different yet equally headstrongcultures clashed, this is a valuable source for those interested in Chinese history.

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Author BioDerek Sandhaushas written on Chinese history for magazines, blogs, and podcasts. He is the author of Tof Old Hong Kongand the editor of Decadence Mandchoue.



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Tales of Old ShanghaiThe Glorious Past of China's Greatest City

Graham Earnshaw

The old Shanghai was a rich and cosmopolitan mixture of East and West and this engaging book offers a gliinto that world through an assortment of photographs, newspaper clippings, cartoons, stamps, and othercollectibles. Evoking different eras, this record also contains vintage advertisements, excerpts from travelguides, flyers handed out to ex-pats highlighting Shanghai's international atmosphere, and often hilariousfirsthand accounts from those who had the opportunity to live in or pass through this bustling trade port. Tscrapbook format allows readers to either read from the start or flip through to any page to learn of theextraordinary layers and depth of the old-world city.

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Author BioGraham Earnshawis a writer, a businessman, and a journalist. He is the author of several books, includinGreat Walk of Chinaand Life and Death of a Dotcomin China.



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The Long Road Back to ChinaThe Burma Road Wartime Diaries

Carl Crow, Paul French

Well-documented and compassionate, this memoir follows journalist Carl Crow as he journeys from Rangoonthe wartime Chinese capital of Chongqing in 1939. Including interviews with senior government members, threcord chronicles the daily struggle of the Chinese people under Japanese bombardment. A valuable historicresource, this firsthand account is also a gripping travel narrative.

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Author BioCarl Crowwas a journalist and the founder of China's first American- run English-language newspaper, thePress. He is the author of 400 Million Customersand Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom. Paul FrenchShanghai-based editor, writer, and analyst. He is the author of Carl Crow: A Tough Old China Hand, North The Paranoid Peninsula, and Through the Looking Glassand the coauthor of Fat Chinaand Oil and Water.

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The Reporter and the WarlordsAn Australian at Large in China's Republican Revolution

Craig Collie

Full of intrigue and swashbuckling adventure, the story of an Australian journalist who was at the heart of most turbulent period in Chinese history

Set against the turbulent background of China in the first half of the 20th Century, this reads like a romantnovel-but it's a true story. The reporter is the intrepid Australian journalist, Will Donald, who arrived in Hongin 1903 and by 1908 was managing editor of the China Mail. As a freelance journalist based in Shanghai, Dothen became advisor to a number of influential public figures, including Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek,entangling himself in their power struggles. He participated in the armed struggle to overthrow the last empof China and then wrote proclamations for Sun Yat-Sen, who ultimately became Provisional President of thRepublic of China. Will Donald's most intriguing alliance was with the swashbuckling Manchurian warlord andmorphine-addicted womanizer, Zhang Xueliang. The lives of these two extraordinary men became entwinedthe decades and provide a compelling narrative. The role of both ...

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Craig Collieis the author of Nagasaki: Living in the Shadow of the Bomband The Path of Infinite Sorrow.Author Bio



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Navigating a River by Its BendsA Comparison of Cambodian Remigration

Gea Wijers

This study compares narratives on migration, institutional entrepreneurial activity, and return through a samof Cambodian American and Cambodian French citizens coming back to their home country. It explores the in which these returnees create and employ their social capital in institutional entrepreneurial activities uporeturn, explaining why some start NGOs while others work for the Cambodian government. This subject is linto the societal debate on the ways in which the broad spectrum of institutional entrepreneurial activities m

impact the development of an emerging nation.

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Gea Wijersis an anthropologist and part of the Cambodia Research Group at VU University Amsterdam.

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New Girl LawDrafting a Future for Cambodia

Anne Elizabeth Moore

The engrossing report on young Cambodian women's struggles for human rights and media justice continuethis follow-up to the critically acclaimed Cambodian Grrrl. This account explains how, in an attempt to helpsuffering Cambodian women in the post-Khmer Rouge regime archive their own stories, history was rewritteCombining a modern understanding of the country and a wealth of historical knowledge, this firsthand accoexplains how modern Cambodia is attempting to recover from the crippling imperialism and state-backed geof the Khmer Rouge government. Seeking to gain more international news coverage and become part of theUnited States public's consciousness, this unique commentary on the current state of affairs of a country frequented by American tourism gives readers the first American viewpoint on the subject since the 1970s

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Anne Elizabeth Mooreis the author of several books including Cambodian Grrrland Unmarketable. Her whas been published in Feministing, In These Times, the Onion, and the Stranger, among others. She teachthe School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has been featured on NPR's Worldview. She lives in Chicago

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A Comprehensive History of IndiaPrehistory of India: Vol. 1, Part 1

M. K. Dhavalikar

This thoroughly researched first volume on the history of India shows that the development of human cultuSouth Asia can be properly understood only by studying the prehistoric past. The prehistoric phase forms tlongest period in human history, covering a few millennia, whereas the knowledge of writing was acquired b

just 5,000 years ago. The antiquity of man now goes back to 3.6 million years, and since then man has beprogressing against all odds. This book details the systematic excavations that have been carried out and

data that has been scientifically analyzed to show the stages of cultural evolution from food gathering to fproducing, including contributions from acknowledged experts in the field. It also places significant emphasiscientific evidence to demonstrate the role of the environment in the evolution of cultures.

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M. K. Dhavalikaris a retired professor of archaeology and director of the Deccan College Post-GraduateResearch Institute in Pune, India. He participated in the excavation at Pella in Greece.

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An Indian Social DemocracyIntegrating Markets, Democracy and Social Justice: A Twin Volume Collection

Sunil Khilnani, Manmohan Malhoutra

An extraordinarily rich collection of writings and discussions by a host of eminent personalities from aroundglobe, this volume shares ideas and visions about an emerging India and the challenges the country faces a gamut of issues. Drawing upon both the global and Indian experience of social democracy, it offers lesson

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from the many struggles to align competitive markets, democracy, and social justice. Can inequality be leswithout impeding the growth essential to sustain social spending?What is a sustainable pattern of growthWhat cultural, political, and economic hurdles stand in the way of realizing India's social democratic ideals

Answering these and other questions, this compilation puts India's social democratic agenda and ambitions critical scrutiny and challenges the political and ethical imagination of policymakers and citizens.

Sunil Khilnaniis the Avantha Professor and the director of the India Institute at King's College in London. the author of The Idea of Indiaand the coauthor of Civil Society: History and Possibilities. ManmohanMalhoutrais a trustee of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. He is a former assistant secretary general of t

Commonwealth Secretariat, a former member of the Board of International IDEA, and a former secretary geof the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. He also worked with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her Secretariat.

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Anything to Declare?Indian Customs

Central Board of Excise and Customs

Celebrating 50 years since the passage of the Customs Act of 1962, this book describes the functions of thIndian customs institution. It provides information about the role India's customs plays in facilitating internatrade, enforcing prohibitions and restrictions on the import and export of goods, preventing smuggling and dtrafficking, and ensuring public health, economic security, and national safety. It also contains photographreveal the past, evolution, and international role of Indian customs.

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The Central Board of Excise and Customsis a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry ofFinance in India's government. It formulates policy concerning the levy and collection of customs and centexcise duties, the prevention of smuggling, and the administration of matters relating to customs, central eand narcotics.

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By Sweat and SwordTrade, Diplomacy and War in Kerala Through the Ages

K. K. Nair

Going well beyond the usual narratives on Kerala history, this study discusses the unique history of a statedescribed in colonial documents as being perpetually at war but, remarkably, whose people have been histohappy. Ever since its discovery, Kerala's political climate was characterized by a variety of Chinese, Arab,European, and local powers fighting each other for economic and military ascendancy. And yet, despite ceof foreign contact and conflict, it continued to thrive and retain its independence. The influences Keralaabsorbed were of its own choosing. This book hypothesizes that this remarkable achievement was a directconsequence of Kerala's unique military, diplomatic, social, and economic culture. A society by no means pbut fairly close, causing British administrators to record that society in Kerala had arrived close to fulfilling utilitarian dictum of "the largest possible happiness of the largest numbers."

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K. K. Nairis a serving Indian air force officer and wing commander and the joint director of space operationAir Headquarters in New Delhi.

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Changing MindsA Guide to Facilitated Participatory Planning

Cole P. Dodge, Gavin Bennett

Conventional planning methods often do not suffice for complex institutions such as health systems anddevelopment projects, and this book introduces the practice of facilitated participatory planning (FPP), a nway of planning for a world that is multifaceted, competitive, and ever changing. The authors argue thatinvolving all the key stakeholders in the process makes for a trustworthy, inclusive, balanced, and dynamicplanning system. This analysis charts the evolution of FPP from pioneer concepts of awareness, empowerm

learning by doing, visualization, creative group processes, and incremental questions into a complete and udate system of principles and techniques. It includes case studies that show how FPP has been usedsuccessfully where other planning methods have failed. Academics, researchers, and managers who requireplanning procedures that go beyond the hierarchical approach will find this to be an invaluable resource.

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Cole P. Dodgeis the former regional director of UNICEF and a pioneer of the facilitated participatory plannmethod. Gavin Bennettis an award-winning strategic communication specialist.

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ChennaiA City of Change

Malvika Singh

Featuring the city of Chennai, this book offers a delightful journey through one of the most remarkable citieIndia. Elegant writings by a host of accomplished writers capture charm and tradition on one hand, transitioparadox on the other. Sharing the uniqueness of the city as time has seen it emerge, it also clearlydemonstrates to what extent these talented writers felt inspired to pen it down.

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Malvika Singhis the publisher of the monthly journal Seminarand a columnist for numerous daily newspapand magazines. She is the author of Delhi: India in One City.

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DelhiThe First City

Malvika Singh

Featuring the city of Delhi, this book offers a delightful journey through one of the most remarkable cities oIndia. Elegant writings by a host of accomplished writers capture charm and tradition on one hand, transitioparadox on the other. Sharing the uniqueness of the city as time has seen it emerge, it also clearlydemonstrates to what extent these talented writers felt inspired to pen it down.

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Education in Colonial IndiaHistorical Insights

Deepak Kumar, Joseph Bara, Nandita Khadria, Ch. Ra...

The collection of essays in this volume tries to address some of the issues and developments in the makinginclusive knowledge society in colonial India, and the transmission of knowledge through agents and instituof education in modern India from a historical perspective. The pace of knowledge diffusion has increasedparticularly over the last century, but the education system in India today is basically a legacy of the twocenturies of colonial rule, with limited and uneven access to knowledge. The volume traces the growth ofknowledge in India in modern times and its conflict with existing societal and religious expectations and alsthe conflict between individual and institutional ideas. It also addresses the issue of social exclusion-be itsectional, regional or gender oriented-and explores the growth of a new system of education in modern Ind

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Joseph Baracoordinates the research program of the Educational Records Research Unit (ERRU) at JawahNehru University. He has been a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla and has publishnumber of articles on social and educational history of modern India. Deepak Kumarteaches history of

education at the Zakir Husain Center for Educational Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is the authScience and the Rajand convened and presided over the International Association of Historians of AsiaConference in 2008. Nandita Khadriais a research officer on the academic staff of the ERRU with a speciainterest in agrarian history and the history of technical and women's education. Ch. Radha Gayathriis aresearch officer on the academic staff of the ERRU and has been working in the area of history of educatiomedicine with a special focus on women.

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HyderabadA City of Hope

Malvika Singh

Featuring the city of Hyderabad, this book offers a delightful journey through one of the most remarkable cof India. Elegant writings by a host of accomplished writers capture charm and tradition on one hand, transand paradox on the other. Sharing the uniqueness of the city as time has seen it emerge, it also clearlydemonstrates to what extent these talented writers felt inspired to pen it down.

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India BritannicaA Vivid Introduction to the History of British India

Geoffrey Moorhouse

From the beginnings of the East India Company in the seventeenth century down to February 28, 1948, whthe Somerset Light Infantry became the last British soldiers to leave Indian soil, Moorhouse charts the couBritish rule in India.

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Geoffrey Moorhouseis a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Geographical Society.

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India: The Next DecadeManmohan Malhoutra

Exploring India's growing global importance, this in-depth study examines the political, economic, and sociafactors in a variety of ways. Coupling lively discussion with background essays contributed by more than 4prominent people from different spheres of life-including distinguished scholars, well-known social commenttop journalists, eminent economists, corporate leaders, and veteran policymakers and administrators-this voffers a wide perspective on the democracy, economy, and society of an ever-evolving nation.

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Manmohan Malhoutrais a former member of the board of directors of International IDEA and the IndianAdministrative Service and has served in the secretariat of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. A former assistantsecretary general of the commonwealth, he is currently the secretary general of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundatio

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India-AzerbaijanThe Silk Route Connection

Nivedita Das Kundu

Reflecting the changing dynamics of the situation in India and Azerbaijan, this book discusses their mutual to improve their bilateral relationship. For more than a decade, Indian merchants passed through Azerbaijantraveling towards Europe, allowing Azerbijan to emerge as the largest trade center on the Silk Route. This vhighlights each country's mutual interest, challenges, and opportunities for diversifying cooperation in variosectors.

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Nivedita Das Kunduis an assistant director at the Indian Council for Social Science Research, a former

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professor at the University of Hannover and at the University of Helsinki, the author of Russia and Its NearAbroad: Strategic Dynamics and Implications, and the editor of India-Russia Strategic Partnership: Challenand Prospectsand Russia-India-China: Evolution of Geopolitical Strategic Trends.

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Indian Indenture in the Straits SettlementsThe Politics of Policy and Practice in the Straits Settlements

David Chanderbali

Based on remarkably detailed original research, this study examines 19th-century, Indian indentured-migrawork in Malaysia. Tracking the arrival of the Indian people and the history of labor movements, the accounanalyzes similarities in the broad labor system while differentiating between distinct local elements. Free ofethnic bias prevalent in other studies, this resource ultimately offers a better understanding of the currentethnic relationships of Indian communities in the Caribbean, South Africa, Mauritius, and Fiji.

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David Chanderbalitaught history and is currently the registrar at the University of Guyana. He is the autA Portrait of Paternalism: Governor Henry Light of British Guyana, 1838-48.

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India's Unending JourneyMark Tully

Born in India and educated in Britain, Mark Tully is a citizen of two countries and two cultures, both of whichave shaped his thinking and given him a unique perspective on the world today. In this thoughtful andremarkable book, he shares the formative experiences of his upbringing, his early vocation as a priest, hisdistinguished broadcasting career, and his fascination for India's traditions as well as its modern customs. Ichanging rapidly and will soon become one of the world's most influential nations alongside China and Amerfascinating, accessible style, Tully shows the many lessons he has learned from India and-most importantl

he believes India has yet to teach other countries about ways to deal with economic growth and poverty renvironmental issues, education, management, and democracy. As he explains, India's journey is one towarfuture in which we must draw deeply upon our spiritual and material resources and strive to find a balance face of uncertainty.

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Mark Tully was the BBC chief of bureau in New Delhi for 22 years and is the author of No Full Stops in India

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The Heart of India.

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IndikaUna descolonizacion intelectual: Reflexiones sobre la historia, la etnologia, la politica y la religion

Sur de Asia

Agustin Paniker

Examining not only the influence exercised by the Colonial West on India, but also the influence of India onWestern modern thought, this study aims to decolonize the Indian continent of the clichs and tales imposit by the West and by modernity. The result is a fascinating investigation that not only questions traditionaaccepted prejudices about India itself, but also criticizes the traditional perspective dictated by the Westesocial sciences.Examinando no slo la influencia del occidente colonial, si no tambin la influencia de la India en el pensamimoderno occidental, este estudio busca eliminar los estereotipos de la India impuestos por el occidente y pmodernidad. El resultado es una investigacin fascinante que desafa prejuicios tradicionalmente aceptadosla India, pero que tambin critica la perspectiva tradicional de las ciencias humanas occidentales.

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Journey of a Nation . . .Indian National Congress: 125 Years

Anand Sharma, Sonia Gandhi

On December 28th, 1885, the Indian National Congress (INC) met for the first time in Bombay. Providing a and crisp commentary on the Indian independence movement, this inspiring account demonstrates how thewent on to challenge the mightiest empire of the time, using a slogan of peace and a method of nonviolencby men and women of extraordinary intellect, courage, and commitment, the INC shaped the destiny of moIndia in the 20th century and now leads the country as a global power in the 21st century. Commemorating

years of the INC, this volume is enlivened by rare photographs and archival material and unfolds the saga ostruggle, sacrifice, and nation-building.

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Anand Sharmais the cabinet minister of commerce and industry for the government of India. He is the edthe widely acclaimed book Gandhian Wayand a former spokesman of the Congress Party. Sonia Gandhiis president of the Indian National Congress and the chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.

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KolkataA Soul City

Malvika Singh

Featuring the city of Kolkata, this book offers a delightful journey through one of the most remarkable citieIndia. Elegant writings by a host of accomplished writers capture charm and tradition on one hand, transitioparadox on the other. Sharing the uniqueness of the city as time has seen it emerge, it also clearlydemonstrates to what extent these talented writers felt inspired to pen it down.

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Policymaking for Indian PlanningEssays on Contemporary Issues in Honour of Montek S. Ahluwalia

Sameer Kochhar, C. Rangarajan, P. Chidambaram

Distinguished economists provide knowledge of and insight into India's economic growth and development iFestschriftto one of the country's key figures in economic reform, Montek S. Ahluwalia. A driving force in liberalization program of the past 20 years, Ahluwalia and his commitment to poverty alleviation and inclusigrowth have inspired change and discussion, including the pieces in this compilation. A must-read for studedevelopment economics and political economy, academics, and professionals interested in economic issues

developing countries, this collection of essays covers different drivers of economic growth and developmenoffers direction for India to become a major player in the global economy. Topics include poverty in India,urbanization and employment, global imbalances, currency wars, innovation and public information infrastruand planning in a liberalized economy.

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Sameer Kochharis the president of the Skoch Development Foundation, the leading think tank on digital,social, and financial inclusion issues in India; the CEO of Skoch Consultancy Services; a consultant for sevFortune 500 companies; and the creator of the world's largest independent online knowledge repositories ofinancial inclusion, digital inclusion, and urban development. He is the chief editor of Inclusion; the editor obooks Building from the Bottom, Financial Inclusion, Growth & Finance, and India on the Growth Turnpike; the author of Speeding Financial Inclusion. C. Rangarajanis the chairman of the Economic Advisory Councthe Prime Minister of India. He is the recipient of the Business Man of the Year Award, the Finance Man of Decade Award, the Financial Express Award for Economics, and the Wharton-Indian Alumni Award for

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Outstanding Leadership. He is the author of India: Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Other Essays; In

Economy: Essays on Money and Finance; Perspectives on Indian Economy: A Collection of Essays; SelectEssays on Indian ...




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Reconnecting Britain and IndiaIdeas for an Enhanced Partnership

Jo Johnson, Rajiv Kumar

The current relationship between India and the United Kingdom and what the growing partnership holds forfuture of the two nations-and consequently the rest of the world-is the focus of this study that combinesoriginal essays from more than three dozen thought leaders in the worlds of academia, business, politics, aarts. The book assesses the potential for the two countries to forge an enhanced partnership and surveys main features of a diverse and complex bilateral relationship. The essays analyze the scope for a new partnthat recognizes the role the UK can play in India's quest for international stature. Also included are a forewby Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a chapter by British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Jo Johnsonis a member of Parliament, an elected member of the Public Accounts Committee, and the depchairman of the Indo-UK All Party Parliamentary Group. He is a contributing editor at the Financial Times, whe previously worked as an associate editor, column editor, and Paris correspondent. Rajiv Kumaris thesecretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the former director

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chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. He is the author of

Long View from Delhiand Many Futures of Indiaand the editor of India and the Global Economy.



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Spying for the RajThe Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya

Jules Stewart

From the early nineteenth century, Imperial Russian expansion threatened the increasing British dominanceIndia. In the 1860s, Captain Thomas Montgomerie hit on the idea of training natives from Indian border stabe surveyors, and have them explore the region covertly. Disguised as traders of Buddhist monks, the Pundtaught themselves to count their own paces and to walk at exactly 2,000 paces to the mile, whether uphildownhill or on level ground. They were taught the use of sextant and compass, to navigate by the stars a

calculate altitudes by observing the boiling point of water. These loyal servants of the Raj, for personal prethe opportunity of employment or the sheer love of adventure displayed an extraordinary dedication to theBritish employers. Despite their precautions and tricks, some of them were sent back, imprisoned or tortureEven so, they managed to map the Himalaya, Tibet and surrounding areas with remarkable precision, therehelping the British to consolidate their rule in the Indian subcontinent.

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The Armed Forces of Independent India: 1947-2006Kaushik Roy

In this monograph, an attempt has been made to analyse the historical evolution of independent India's armforces. The development of the armed forces as an institution, its nature, purpose and the formulation of tdoctrines as regards the functions of the Indian military are the central concerns of this volume. It also opthe question regarding the nature of the Indian state. The methodology followed is an amalgam of organizaculture analysis and history of idea approach. In order to assess India's success in harnessing military powe-vis other developing countries, a comparative methodology is followed. A proper evaluation of the Indian forces' combat effectiveness is impossible without a detailed analysis of the militaries of Pakistan and Chinarigorous analysis of the empirical data will probably provide the Indian strategic managers with some policyrelevance.

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Kaushik Royis an associate researcher at the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the International PeaceResearch Institute in Oslo. He is also a lecturer in the department of history at Presidency College in Kolkat

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The India MosaicSearching for an Identity . . .

Bibek Debroy, D. Shyam Babu

A varied cross section of India's current intelligentsia contribute to this anthology of essays addressing whIndia represents for today and what it should stand for in the future. Aside from its booming economy thera number of key issues India must confront, among them the treatment of women and minorities, the conflbetween secularism and religion, and cultural phenomenons like the rise of Bollywood. Just as significant aspragmatic aspects of these concerns is the degree to which they affect India's overall image-the idea of In

both internally and internationally.

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Bibek Debroyis a professional economist and the editor of Anti-DumpingandThe Trade Game. He is a former director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies in New Delthe former director general of the PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi. D. Shyam Babuis

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fellow at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies in New Delhi. He is the author of Nuclear NonProliferation: Towards a Universal NPT Regime.


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The Maharajas' PaltansA History of the Indian State Forces (1888?1948): Part I

Richard Head, Tony McClenaghan

This pioneering and comprehensive volume on the history of the Indian State Forces provides hitherto unkninformation on battle and campaign honors, awards won by the Forces, as well as maps, color plates, anddetailed notes on uniforms and insignia. At the time of India's independence there were some 560 PrincelyStates, of which 58 maintained armed forces to a standard fit for use in the defense of India if needed. Thstates chose to join the Imperial Service Troops scheme, established in the late 1880s and lasting until 192and then the Indian State Forces scheme that took over in 1920 and continued through to 1947. The detahistory of each, and even more local forces outside of the two schemes, is covered in this thorough referethat is primed to be the top authority on Indian State Forces history.

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Richard Headis a quantity surveyor in the United Kingdom with an interest in the Indian State Forces. ToMcClenaghanworks in the oil and gas sector of the British government identifying and mitigating risks. Heformer British Army member.

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The Master and the DiscipleInteractions between Gandhi and Nehru and their Impact on Modern Indian History

Sangita Mallik

While it is generally known that Mahatma Gandhi had great affection for Jawaharlal Nehru and that this waof the most important factors in the latter succeeding him as the leading figure in the Indian National Congand becoming the Prime Minister of India, it is seldom realized that the relationship between the two was othe most determining factors in the history of the Congress and consequently in that of modern India, bothbefore and after the achievement of Independence. To bring all this into focus has been the main objectiv

this work.Part one of the book consists of the texts of letters exchanged between Gandhi and Nehru and part two shthe impact of the Gandhi-Nehru relationship on the history of the Indian National Congress. Some of the mowritings of Nehru on Gandhi after the latter's passing away, showing Nehru's deep attachment to the mastefollow. The introduction not only sums up the materials in two parts, but also discusses the impact of theGandhi-Nehru relationship on the history of India during the Nehru Era. The book will be of tremend...

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Sangita Mallikholds a M. Phil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She worked for several years aresearch officer at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi on the project Selected Works ofJayaprakash Narayan with Prof. Bismal Prasad as editor. She has served as research officer at the RajendraPrasad Academy and has been working as the deputy director there since 2008.

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The Milk Break and AfterRaghubir Singh Junior Modern School: 1961-2011

A commemorative volume celebrating 50 years of a glorious institution, the Raghubir Singh Junior Modern S(RSJMS), this record is packed with rich archival material, including anecdotes, photographs, and messageswoven into a crisp commentary. Offering the reader an interesting and picturesque glimpse into the life and

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of one of India's most sought-after schools, this book attempts to answer questions such as Why Modernifrom different walks of life consider themselves so connected to each other?and Why do they feel privilehave been a part of this institution?From its beginnings in an old bungalow in Daryaganj to the founding ofRSJMS at Humayun Road in 1961, this comprehensive history will be interesting, not only to ex-students,parents, teachers, and others associated with the school, but also to anyone connected with education.

RaghubirSingh Junior Modern School (RSJMS)is one of India's finest recognized private sector schoolstherefore, among the most sought-after. Named after its visionary founder Lala Raghubir Singh, it was foun1961 and is the autonomous junior branch of the 91-year-old parent institution, the Modern School.

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The Mughal WorldIndia's Tainted Paradise

Abraham Eraly

The Mughal emperors were larger-than-life figures, men written on a supra-human scale who exercised abspower. The three centuries of their rule mark one of the most crucial and fascinating periods of Indian histoThis study looks beyond the story of the empire's rise and fall-an exotic growth that was transplanted to Ifrom Islamic Persia-to bring the world of the Mughal ruler and Hindu subject vividly into focus. Blendingcontemporary sources and detailed description, an India full of strangeness and contrast is introduced: sac

harems and suttee rites, brutal war and cultural and artistic refinement, staggering opulence, deviantindulgences, and abject poverty. The bizarre religious cults, the Mughal fondness for formal gardening, themurderous female bandits, the sex lives of the nobles, and beyond-almost every aspect of life is examined,making this a comprehensive and absorbing introduction to India's last Golden Age.

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The Nature and Grounds of Political Obligation in the Hindu StateJ. J. Anjaria, Shailendra Anjaria, Ulka Anjaria

A lucid analysis of the role of the state in Hindu thought, this work discusses how Hindus see its rulers assubservient to Dharma, regarded as the elegant conceptual framework to understand the universe and thealso the nature of political obligation and the purpose of human activity. This work goes on to argue that tmodern state's regulation of men and institutions based on birth, power, wealth, or gender simply blocks thfulfillment of the individual's true aspirations and the development of a harmonious society. He calls for arenewed concept of Dharma, which would allow the state, in a true democracy, to fulfill its crucial role ofsupporting individual human endeavor. This new edition of the original 1935 classic by the legendary Indianscholar, economist, and policymaker J. J. Anjaria carries an additional preface by the author's son and newintroduction by the author's granddaughter.

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J. J. Anjariaserved as chief economic advisor in the Ministry of Finance and as executive director for Indithe International Monetary Fund. A renowned economist and author, he was awarded Padma Shri in 1957 aelected honorary fellow of the London School of Economics in 1968. Shailendra Anjariais the son of J. J.

Anjaria. He formerly worked for the International Monetary Fund. Ulka Anjariais the granddaughter of J. JAnjaria and an assistant professor of English at Brandeis University.

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United Provinces' Politics, 1939: The End of the First CongressMinistryGovernors' Fortnightly Reports and Other Key Documents

Lionel Carter

This is the third volume in a series that provides the texts of the Fortnightly Reports sent by the governorthe United Provinces to the viceroy-110 documents printed in total, including other key pieces sent by thegovernors or their secretaries. This installment covers the last 10 months of the first Congress Ministry in t

U.P. and the last 11 months of Sir Harry Haig's term as governor. 1939 was a very disturbed year in the U.with a marked increase in communal tension and violence. The Muslim League was growing in strength as wbodies like the Mahasabha, Youth League, and Forward Bloc. The Ministry itself was destabilized as a resupressure from the left-wing elements within Congress and the dissatisfaction of the wider electorate. InSeptember, war broke out between Britain and Germany. Negotiations were unsuccessful, and in NovemberMinistry resigned and the governor took charge of the province. The book documents how the negotiationstry to secure Congress cooperation were viewed from the U.P.

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Lionel Carteris a former secretary and librarian of the Centre of South Asian Studies at the University ofCambridge and a member of the team that produced the British government's series of Documents on theTransfer of Power to India, 1942-1947. He has published Chronicles of British Business in Asia, 1850-1960;Mountbatten's Report on the Last Viceroyalty; five volumes of Punjab Governor Reports, and two volumesU.P. Governor to Reports.

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In Search of the NinjaThe Historical Truth of Ninjutsu

Antony Cummins

Who were the real Ninja, what skills did they possess and how were they employed in warfare? Based upontranslations of the three most important ninja scrolls and other authentic documents, some never seen bef

Lost in modern myth, false history, and general misinterpretation, the Ninja have been misrepresented for myears, but recently, a desire for a more historical view of the ninja has become a popular theme in thehistory/martial arts community. Providing a rare, accurate view of the Ninja, this book is based upon theHistorical Ninjutsu Research Team's translations of the major ninja manuals and consists of genuinely newmaterial. Little historical research has been done on the Ninja of Japan. Here for the first time the connectthe famous Hattori family warriors with the Ninja is explained, the Samurai versus Ninja myth is dispelled, an

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realities of Ninja skills are analyzed. Such questions are answered as How did a Ninja work underwater whemining castle walls?and How can a bird be used to set fire to the enemy's camp?The book explores newldiscovered...

Author BioAntony Cumminsis a ninja historian and a regular contributor to magazines such as Combatand Military and Regalia. He runs the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team with the goal of translating historical ninja manuand is the author of True Ninja Traditions: The Ninpiden and The Unknown Ninja Scrolland True Path of thNinja.



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Samurai War StoriesTeachings and Tales of Samurai Warfare

Anthony Cummins, Yoshie Minami

The first English translation of 17th-century Japanese Samurai works which have never been out of print inJapan since printing was inventedEnter the world of 17th-century Japanese warfare and the warrior elite, the Samurai. This is a collection omajor texts, published in English translation for the first time. These works include writings on the three dismilitary strata: the Samurai, the Ashigaru or foot soldier, and women in war. They include guidelines, tactic

commentaries, and advice written by Samurai of the period, as well as intricate illustrations. Narratives of battles and sieges are included in the texts, such as the famous Battle of Sekigahara. This collection is aninvaluable resource that sheds new light on the world of the legendary Japanese warrior.

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Anthony Cumminsis the author of Conversations with an Assassin, The Illustrated Guide to Viking MartiaTo Stand on a Stone, and True Path of the Ninja. He is a martial arts teacher and a specialist on the ninjut

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manuals of Japan, and has released several DVDs as well as working as a host in the documentary The NinjShadow Warriors. Yoshie Minamitranslated the Shoninki by Natori Masazumi, also in collaboration with AnCummins.

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The Book of Five RingsThe Cornerstone of Japanese Culture

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The SamuraiSwords, Shoguns and Seppuku

Ben Hubbard

A complete, accessible account of the Japanese samurai-from warlords and women warriors to famous battand ritual suicides

The true nature of the samurai warrior is an elusive and endlessly fascinating enigma for those in the westtheir inauspicious beginnings as barbarian-subduing soldiers, the samurai lived according to a code known abushido, or "Way of the Warrior." Bushido advocated loyalty, honor, pride, and fearlessness in combat. Thowho broke the code were expected to perform seppuku, or suicide through belly-slitting. By its very designseppuku aimed to restore honor to disgraced warriors by ensuring the most painful of deaths. But as the sagrew into large warrior clans, the bushido virtues of loyalty and honor fell into question, as control was seiand the emperor supplanted by a powerful military ruler, the shogun. This book tells the story of the ensuincenturies-long struggle for power between the clans, as Japan's martial elite rose and fell.

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Ben Hubbardis the author of Medieval Castle.

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Unconditional Democracy (2nd Edition)Education and Politics in Occupied Japan, 1945-1952

Toshio Nishi

The difficult mission of a regime change: Toshio Nishi gives an account of how America converted the Japamindset from war to peace following World War II.

The difficult mission of a regime change: Toshio Nishi gives an account of how America converted the Japamindset from war to peace following World War II.

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Toshio Nishi is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. From 1991 to the present, Nishi has been adistinguished guest professor at Reitaku University in Chiba, Japan, and from 2004 a graduate school profeNihon University in Tokyo.

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A Short History of MalaysiaLinking East and West

Virginia Matheson Hooker

The origins of Malaysia's aboriginal peoples, the years of Western domination in the country, and the forcepolitical stance of its current leader are all outlined in this lively and informative account of Malaysia's histoand politics. A concise and accessible look at this constantly changing country, this book is perfect for trastudents, teachers, and businesspeople. Discussed are the major trends in its contemporary political life anchallenges the country faces in the 21st century as Malaysia serves as a model for rapid modernization. Th

lives of individuals from various time periods are examined to create a complete picture of Malaysia. Also inare maps and illustrations.

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Virginia Matheson Hookeris a professor of Indonesian and Malay at the Australian National University. Sthe author of Culture and Society in New Order Indonesia, The Precious Gift, and Writing a New Society.

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Life as the River FlowsWomen in the Malayan Anti-Colonial Struggle

Agnes Khoo

During the years spanning from 1949 to 1961, communist insurgents fought some 100,000 British troops in Summary

hopes of ending the British presence in Malaya. What was it like living during that time? What role did thecommunity of women play in the situation? What compromises did they have to make to survive?Answerthis enlightening collection of 16 real-life stories-Malayan women reveal their innermost thoughts on their hfor a new society, their changing lives, their evolving role in society, and their relationships with their malecounterparts.

Agnes Khoois a doctoral student at the University of Manchester and a former Non-Governmental Organis(NGO) researcher.

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Massacre in MalayaExposing Britain's My Lai

Christopher Hale

The first book to draw upon new files from the British National Archives, it also features interviews with vefrom both sides of the conflict to expose the truth behind the Batang Kali massacre

The Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) was the longest war fought by British and Commonwealth forces in t20th century. Today this "war without a name" is largely forgotten, though it had a powerful and secretinfluence on American strategy in Vietnam. Drawing upon recently released files from the British NationalArchives, this history will unfold a compelling narrative based on eyewitness accounts from both governmeforces and Communist fighters, and will expose the truth about the notorious massacre of Chinese villagersBatang Kali. Furthermore, it will show that British tactics in Malaya were more ruthless than historians havefar conceded. Like the conflict in colonial Kenya against the Mau-Mau, British tactics in Malaya involved mresettlement programs, ethnic cleansing, indiscriminate aerial bombing, and the brutal exploitation of aborigforces.

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Christopher Haleis a former BBC television producer and the author of Hitler's Foreign ExectionersandHimmler's Crusade, which won the prestigious Guiseppe Mazzotti "Premio Gambrinus" Prize. In 2007, he liveworked in Malaysia making a documentary for National Geographic, and began researching the history of Brlongest 20th century war.

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Moon Over MalayaThe 2nd Argylls and Plymouth Argyll Royal Marines in Malaya and Singapore

Audrey Holmes McCormick, Jonathan Moffatt

What really happened in Singapore and Malaya during the dark days of December 1941 to February 1942?Contrary to received wisdom, Singapore was not given up without a fight, as the testimony of the meninterviewed here attests. For many, of course, escape was not possible and they ended up in the notoriouJapanese POW camps. Their suffering also forms part of this classic study. The fighting at the Slim River inMalaya in January 1942, a rearguard to keep the Japanese back until reinforcements could reach Singaporedramatic enough on its own. Seven Battalion commanders would die there; only two brigadiers and two bacommanders would survive. The story of the camps is unforgettable: the Japanese soldier had been ordereshoot the comatose man "to prevent the spread of cholera," but he was shaking so much he could not profatal shot. So Primrose took the rifle, walked up and from six inches shot the man dead. The Japanese acchim of murder.

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Jonathan Moffattis a member of the Royal Marines Historical Society and a founder member and Chairmanthree conferences of the Researching FEPOW History Group, and a founding member of the Mal