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An arranged marriage falls tragically short of expectations. In a beauty parlour, friendly gossip unearths uncomfortable truths. In pre-independent India, a young widow fights to succeed in a profession that is an exclusive male preserve. And an ageing music teacher refuses to let poverty snuff out ... More

Medals or stripes proclaiming your designation are of little consequence when you are cornered by a hardened criminal. Viewed from this perspective alone, life 'on the beat' for top-cop Aftab Ahmed Khan has been no safer than that of any ordinary policeman patrolling the mean streets. What made a ma... More

When Bhagat Singh was executed by the British after a sham trial for his involvement in the Lahore Conspiracy Case at the age of twenty-three, he was glorified by the Indians as a martyr for his youth, his defiance and his reckless bravery. It was only many years later, after Independence in 1947, t... More

The Mafia Encyclopedia, third edition offers an unflinching survey of the mob`s most influential personalities; their power struggles, crimes and rackets; and their unique culture and jaragon. Completely updated to cover the five main Mafia families, the history of the Mafia, current cases, internat... More

New Page 1 In the preparation of this handbook, every effort was made to provide the pathologist in training with an up-to- date, concise manual detailing the many varied aspects of forensic pathology. Specialized areas, such as forensic anthropology and forensic pathology, have been mentione... More

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive,The 48 Laws of Power was a piercing distillation of three thousand years of the history of power. This new concise edition of the 500 page bestseller distils yet further the wisdom of great thinkers such as Machiavelli, Sun-tzu and Carl von Clausewitz, and ... More

In 1938 Subhas Chandra Bose reached the peak of his political life, when he was elected President of the Indian National Congress. Leading the forces of anti-coloniaIism and socialism, he was re-elected in 1939, having defeated Gandhi's nominee in a bitterly contested election. However, in the face ... More

This challenging new book reviews the ethics at the heart of the Islamic legal system and suggests that these laws have been misinterpreted by certain sources in an attempt to control women.... More

This is an excellent primer for International Relations courses, and all potential readers interested in the interplay of law and politics. It provides succinct and authoritative coverage of the ties between contemporary world events and the norms that supposedly govern them. ... More

Funny, gorgeous, seriously sexy, Aaron would be the perfect boyfriend - were it not for two minor character flaws: his all-consuming terror of commitment and his complete inability to remain faithful. Nevertheless, when his girlfriend Jeena is faced with exile to India, Aaron conquers his deep-seate... More

This book outlines the concept of collective bargaining as it has developed in many industrial countries. It does not restrict itself to the development and present status of collective bargaining in the industrialised market economies alone, but analyses its development and practice in Indian indus... More

A comprehensive textbook on accounting fordifferent types of corporations. The text in each chapter is accompanied with illustrativematerial and many questions and problems for better grasp of the subject. Thebook deals exhaustively with the requirements of students preparing for B.Com.,M.Com., MBA,... More

This volume not only collects some of the best essays written on international law during the past fifty years but also offers a bold new perspective on the subject The editors' fresh perspective puts old insights in a new light and illuminates more recent work, including cutting-edge post-Cold War ... More