History

The book puts thetumultuous 1960s into a truly international perspective in the first study toexamine the connections between great power diplomacy and global social protest.In the early part of thedecade, Cold War pressures simultaneously inspired activists and constrainedleaders; within a few year... More

This book traces the development of the weapons of the Indian warrior, from the earliest to modern times, and also provides illustrations of a wide variety of the arms and armour discussed. ... More

‘[Nehru] is a book for today, not heavy and cumbersome, but sharp and witty, and relevant not just to India, but to other countries as well’ —BiblioThis short, beautifully written biography examines a great figure of twentieth-century nationalism from the vantage point of the beginning of the ... More

Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power within India examines why, given all our skills, resources and talents, we, so obviously capable of being the best, settle so often for the worst. What is it that we as a nation are missing? At the heart of Ignited Minds is the belief that the people of a nation... More

The candid, poignant, unforgettable writing of the young girl whose own life story has become an everlasting source of courage and inspiration. Hiding from the Nazis in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building in Amsterdam, a thirteen-year-old girl named Anne Frank became a writer. The now famou... More

Bollywood is a world in itself, exposed only briefly to the real-day world through films and shows. Indian Cinema: The Bollywood Saga takes a more in-depth look into this world of great drama and glamour. It traces the evolution of Hindi cinema, its distinctive phases and growth, major influences, o... More

A thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery, A Turn in the South is a reflective journey by V. S. Naipaul in the late 1980s through the American South. Naipaul writes of his encounters with politicians, rednecks, farmers, writers, ordinary men and women, both black and... More

The search for durable peace in lands torn by ethno-national conflict is among the most urgent issues of international politics. Looking closely at five flashpoints of regional crisis, Sumantra Bose asks the questions upon which our global future may depend: how can peace be made, and kept, between ... More

This book presents a treasury of Art Deco buildings comprising residential, commercial and public architecture created during the glamorous and optimistic era of the mid 1930s and 1940s. New Book... More

India’s contributions to science and technology are among the most ancient and influential in the world. In mathematics, the decimal place value system with zero as a numeral, used universally today, owes its origin to India. The science of Ayurveda, which has been practised for millennia in India... More

One of the makers of modern India tells the story of the partition of India as never before, with intimate knowledge and feeling. India Wins Freedom has at last won its own freedom. The full text of this autobiographical narrative was confined, under seal, in the National Library, Calcutta, and in t... More

A vivid account of how the war in Iraq is being waged, through the eyes of an ordinary American soldier. When Joshua Key enlisted in the US Army, he believed in his country and the integrity of his government, and never imagined he would lose that belief. A family man from a conservative background ... More

Our foremost military historian offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldiers.... More

She will be remembered as one of the most inspiring and powerful politicians who was responsible for shaping the future of one of the largest democracies in the modern world.... More