In a journey across two thousand years, this enthralling book, written by a leading South Asian historian, describes the ties of trade, migration, and investment between India and the rest of the world and shows how changing patterns of globalization have reverberated in economic policy, politics, and political ideology within India. Along the way, the book asks three major questions: Is this a particularly Indian story? When did the big turning points happen? And is it possible to distinguish the modern from the pre-modern pattern of exchange? These questions invite a new approach to the study of Indian history by placing the region at the center of the narrative.

This is global history written (less)

Introduction: 1. The Afghan state: essential characteristics.

II. Historical perspective: 2.

Policies of Amir Abdur Rehman (1880-1901). 3.

Amir Amanullah (1919-29). 4.

Failure of Communist reforms. III.

Collapse of fundamentalism: 5. The Taliban: emergence and consolidation.

6. The Taliban: experimentation and failure.

IV. Towards a stable Afghanistan: 7.

Towards a stable Afghanistan: options and challenges ahead. Appendices.

Bibliography. Index.

"The tragedy of the Afghan situation lies in the fact that both external as well as internal forces have hampered its progress towards a viable state. The peculiarities of the Afghan society and the natural dichotomy between the state and society have impeded the process of modernisation and centralisation.

The three regimes of Amir Abdur Rehman Khan (1880-1901), Amir Amanullah (1921-29) and the Communists (1978-92) which tried to reform Afghanistan considerably failed or at best succeeded only partially. The Taliban regime (1996-2001) also lacked the vision to take Afghanistan on a path of (less)

Ethno-history. 2.

Habitat. 3.

Cultural matrix. 4.

Social constituents ashing. 5.

Bori. 6.

Gallong. 7.

Karko. 8.

Milang. 9.

Pailibo. 10.

Miniyong. 11.

Tangam. 12.

Ramo. 13.

Culture change. "Arunachal Pradesh - the abode of Adi group of tribes is the Land of Rising Sun or the Land of the Dawn Lit Mountains and a part of Eastern Himalayan Ranges situated on the Northern-East tip of India and borders Bhutan, China, Myanmar and the state of Assam.

The ever green wooded forests with streams, rivers meandering through mountains offer the cooling tranquility and scenic beauties where every morning the sunrise spreads its golden carpet first. The Adi are divided into a number of groups such as Minyong, Karko, Shimong, Janbo, Pangis, Pailibos, Bogum, Padams, Milangs etc.

The Adis by nature are democratic and have organised village council called Kebang. Their traditional dance called 'Ponung' is famous in the whole Arunachal Pradesh.

Adi (less)

Basham's 'The Wonder that was India' is a brilliant early history of one of the oldest civilizations. When it was first published in the United Kingdom in 1954, it became an instant hit, as it would in the United States a few years later.

Since then it has consistently found an avid readership all over the world, been translated into many languages, and has educated and entertained generations of general readers, serious students and travelers to India. This edition celebrates its fifty years in print with a foreword by Thomas R.

Trautmann, professor at the University of Michigan and once Basham's student, which brings alive the man and the academic behind this cherished volume and illuminates the historical influences upon it.The Wonder that was India is a classic that anybody with an interest in the civilizational beginnings of India must read.

It is a work of uncompromising scholarship and a labour of love (less)

The essays in the book examine Bollywood's popularity within and outside South Asia, focusing on its role in international relations and diplomacy. In addition to contributions that directly engage with the notion of soft power, a number of essays in the volume testify to the attractiveness of Bollywood cinema for ethnically diverse groups across the world, probe the reasons for its appeal, and explore its audiences' identification with cinematic narratives.

Established and emerging scholars in literature, theater, film, dance, music, media, cultural studies, and sociology from different parts of the world present their views from multidisciplinary perspectives based on case studies (less)

Constructing the Theatre Actress. 2.

Argumentative women in domestic spaces the plays of Rasheed Jahan and Ismat Chughtai. 3.

Independence, Partition and new theatrical imaginings. 4.

From social reform to social protest gender and caste politics in Kusum Kumar’s listen Shefali (Suno Shefali). 5.

The courtesan as virangana in contemporary Historical drama Tripurari Sharma’s San Sattavan Ka Qissa: Azizun Nisa. References.

Index. In the late nineteenth century, the presence of female actors on public stages was widely debated among middle-class people, theatre organizers, and social reformers and it continued to be discussed in subsequent decades.

This book looks at women’s relationship to modern Indian theatre and how that relationship has been articulated in twentieth-century India. Bhatia examines representations of female actors, housewives, dalits, and courtesans in literary, cinematic, and autobiographical texts and in plays and performances.

Focusing specifically on Premchand’s story The Actress, such films as Teesri Kasam and Main Madhuri (less)

The book takes readers through the rise of the East India Company and it's businesses across various regions like Indonesia, Persia, North America, India, and China. By the 18th century, the company was in shambles as a trading firm, but managed to build an empire in India by slowly increasing its geographical presence in the country.

The authors analyze the effect of the East India Company on the current Indian business scenario and India's effect on the trading company, and how it lead to the riches of many back in England (less)

Author's remarks (preface to third edition). 1.

Introductory (legal system in different countries). 2.

Rationalization of criminal justice. 3.

Federal crimes. 4.

The Indian Penal Code, 1860. 5.

Relevance of death penalty. 6.

Effectiveness of life imprisonment. 7.

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. 8.

Rights of accused in criminal trials. 9.

Unfettered discretionary powers to judiciary and government in the operation of criminal justice system. 10.

Court Pendencies. 11.

Reformation of the convict. 12.

Central and state laws. 13.

Tabular statement of crimes IPC 1860. "The book suggests total recasting of penal, procedural and law of evidence to make it victim oriented and not accused centric.

Out of eight capital offences in IPC 1860, two sections 303 (life convict committing another murder), and 307 II prescribed mandatory death. Section 121, 132, 302, 305, 364A, 396 prescribed death sentence with an alternative of life imprisonment.

Section 303 was struck down by Apex court as (less)

Basham's 'The Wonder that was India' is a brilliant early history of one of the oldest civilizations. When it was first published in the United Kingdom in 1954, it became an instant hit, as it would in the United States a few years later.

Since then it has consistently found an avid readership all over the world, been translated into many languages, and has educated and entertained generations of general readers, serious students and travelers to India. This edition celebrates its fifty years in print with a foreword by Thomas R.

Trautmann, professor at the University of Michigan and once Basham's student, which brings alive the man and the academic behind this cherished volume and illuminates the historical influences upon it.The Wonder that was India is a classic that anybody with an interest in the civilizational beginnings of India must read.

It is a work of uncompromising scholarship and a labour of love (less)

The action centres round the small independent Hindu state of Mevar in the province of Rajputana. This province was divided up into a number of lesser states, ruled over by as many independent, chivalrous and war-like chiefs who were constantly warring among themselves.

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Babar the first Moghul invader, found them too weak and divided to oppose him. One by one, the independent states of Rajputana fell, until, at the time of Akbar’s death, every ruler except the Rana of Mevar was compelled to acknowledge the sovereignty of the Moghul Emperor at Delhi, and pay tribute to his court.

But Mevar was to fall at last. Already (less)

In earlier studies, historians of the region focused on mechanized rather than craft industries, arguing that traditional manufacturing was destroyed or devitalized during the colonial period, and that 'modern' industry is substantially different. Exploring new material from research into five traditional industries, Tirthankar Roy's book contests these notions, demonstrating that while traditional industry did evolve during the Industrial Revolution, these transformations had a positive rather than destructive effect on manufacturing generally.

In fact, the book suggests, the major industries in post-independence India were shaped by such transformations. Tirthankar Roy's book offers new and penetrating insights into India's economic and social history (less)

I. Animals of the horse kind: 1.

The horse. 2.

The Ass. 3.

The Zebra. II.

Ruminating Animals: 1. Introduction.

2. The cow kind : the Buffalo.

3. Animals of the sheep and goat kind.

4. The musk animal.

5. Animals of the deer kind.

III. Quadrupeds of the Hog kind: 1.

Introduction. 2.

The Peccary of Tajacu. 3.

The Capibara, or Cabiai. 4.

The Babyrouessa, or Indian Hog. IV.

Carnivorous animals: 1. Animals of the cat kind.

2. Animals of the Dog kind.

3. Animals of the Weasel kind.

Vol. II.

V. Animals of the hare kind: 1.

Introduction. VI.

Animals of the rat, Hedgehog, etc. kinds: 1.

The rat kind. 2.

The hedgehog, or prickly kind. 3.

Quadrupeds covered with scales or shells instead of hair. 4.

Animals of the rat kind. 5.

Amphibious quadrupeds. VII.

The monkey kind, the elephant, Rhinoceros, etc.: 1.

Animals of the monkey kind. 2 (less)

Introduction. 1.

Deviance, social organisation and social disorganisation/Rajendra Pandey. 2.

Current penal philosophy/B.N.

Chattoraj. 3.

Evolution of correction in criminal justice/Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti. 4.

Religion, crime and correction/Durga Pada Das. 5.

Crime, judicial and correctional statistics/S.K.

Bhattacharyya. 6.

Social work in correctional settings : an analysis/K.D.

Sikka. 7.

Social work in criminal justice : agenda for change/S. Vijay Raghavan.

8. The courts and correction: role of the judiciary/N.

K. Chakrabarti.

9. Criminal law and advocacy: general strategies in trial under correctional laws/N.

K. Chakrabarti.

10. Police and corrections : problems and perspectives in India/S.

M. Diaz.

11. Role of police under correctional laws in India/V.

P. Srivastav.

12. Role of probation officer : a critical evaluation/S.

C. Raina.

13. Role of volunteers and correction/N.

K. Chakrabarti.

Index. Vol.

2. Institutional Corrections: 1.

Preface. Introduction.

1. The early history of modern prison system/A.

S. Raj.

2. After-care of institutionalized juveniles in historical perspective/Ananya Das Gupta.

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The book takes readers through the rise of the East India Company and it's businesses across various regions like Indonesia, Persia, North America, India, and China. By the 18th century, the company was in shambles as a trading firm, but managed to build an empire in India by slowly increasing its geographical presence in the country.

The authors analyze the effect of the East India Company on the current Indian business scenario and India's effect on the trading company, and how it lead to the riches of many back in England (less)

Introduction. 2.

Strategies of transformation. 3.

Chemistry of confrontation. 4.

Ambedkar's world. 5.

Ambedkar's ideals revisited. 6.

Gandhi's ideas about man and his world. 7.

World-views at war. 8.

The Dalit movement: rift in the legacy. 9.

Overview. Bibliography.

Index. "The book represents a radical departure from the genre of writings that deal with thought and works of M.

K. Gandhi and B.

R. Ambedkar, either singly or in a comparative framework, in a discursive manner or historically and chronologically.

These two extremely important personalities left a deep and indelible imprint on the content and direction of Indian politics. However, these writings rarely delve deeper to identify the factors and forces that made them so central to politics in India at a crucial historical juncture and yet so apart.

The merit of the book lies in its exploration and exposition of the deeper factors and forces that entered into the formation of their basic (less)