"To all of us who delightedly and sometimes repetitively call ourselves Old India hands, Stanley Wolpert is the acknowledged authority. This book tells why. Indian history, art, culture, and contemporary politics are here in accurate, wide-ranging, and lucid prose."--John Kenneth Galbraith PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION: "Wolpert understands India.... Fluent, wide-ranging and often wise, this volume is a useful addition to a shelf of books on India."--Shashi Tharoor, Washington Post Book World "A superb distillation of a lifetime's learning by UCLA's great historian of India. Refreshingly concrete and detailed, [and] vibrantly written, Wolpert's overview repeatedly succeeds at explaining a culture that gave us little things like the decimal system, chess, cotton cloth, meditation, and two religions called Buddhism and Hinduism."--Philadelphia Inquirer "If one were to read a single book about India in a lifetime, this should be it."--Library Journal
This book charts the fascinating life of Mahatma Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress and peaceloving protestor for independence.
Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India
James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India.
The vital role of Geoecology and mineral resources of India in furtherance of metallurgical innovation is also one of the prime aspects of this monograph. This excellent book will be useful to scholars andm students of metallurgy.
Follow in Gandhi's steps as this book helps you uncover his role in key historical moments, like the Partition of India, the Dandi March and the Quit India Movement.
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Heinemann Advanced History titles focus on periods of great change in countries that are once again taking centre stage in world politics.
We relaxed in the small ward - room at the CCO and Punnu Khan went on to Castle Barracks to talk to the strike leaders . Somewhat later we received a signal that the Admiral ( Flag Officer , Bombay ) who had heard of the evening's ...
A vivid telling of the chaotic story of the partition that shaped the modern world.
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