Skip to main content
Search Button
Librairie Kobo Canada Cartes cadeau Aide

Kobo Rakuten

Ma liste d'envies

Panier

Vous profitez des avantages réservés aux VIP !

Article(s) non disponible(s) à la vente
Veuillez vérifier votre panier. Vous pouvez supprimer le ou les articles qui ne sont pas disponibles maintenant ou nous les supprimerons automatiquement au moment du règlement de la commande.
articlesarticle
articlesarticle

Recommandé pour vous

Loading...


« somini sengupta »

1-12 sur 12 résultats pour « somini sengupta »
Skip side bar filters

  • The End of Karma

    Hope and Fury Among India's Young

    par Somini Sengupta ...
    “[A] sharply observed study . . . richly detailed portraits.”—EconomistSomini Sengupta emigrated from Calcutta to California as a young child in 1975. Returning thirty years later as the bureau chief for The New York Times, she found a vastly different country: one defined as much by aspiration and possibility—at least by the illusion of possibility—as it is by the structures of sex and caste. The ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

Les lecteurs de ce roman ont aussi aimé

  • Why Growth Matters

    How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries

    par Jagdish Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya ...
    In its history since Independence, India has seen widely different economic experiments: from Jawharlal Nehru's pragmatism to the rigid state socialism of Indira Gandhi to the brisk liberalization of the 1990s. So which strategy best addresses India's, and by extension the world's, greatest moral challenge: lifting a great number of extremely poor people out of poverty?Bhagwati and Panagariya ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation

    The Relentless Invention of Modern India

    par Adam Roberts ...
    Who can foretell India's future? Mr. Joshi is a fortune teller in a slum in south Delhi who uses a soothsaying green parrot to make predictions. When Adam Roberts visited him in 2012, Joshi's parrot declared that India was destined to become the most powerful nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The parrot also foretold that India would win the soccer World Cup.Parrots may not be the ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Transforming India

    par Sumantra Bose ...
    A nation of 1.25 billion, India is the world's most diverse democracy. Drawing on his extensive fieldwork and experience of Indian politics, Sumantra Bose tells the story of democracy's evolution in India since the 1950s and describes the challenges it faces today: from poverty and inequality to Maoist revolutionaries and Kashmir secessionists. ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

  • A History of Bangladesh

    par Willem van Schendel ...
    Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twists ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Fall and Rise of Telangana

    par Gautam Pingle ...
    Post Independence, the state of Andhra Pradesh was created by merging the Telangana region, a part of the princely state of Hyderabad, with the coastal region of Andhra and Rayalaseema—both parts of the erstwhile Madras state. With Madras, the major source of income of the state, allocated to Tamil Nadu, it was necessary to include the revenue-surplus Telangana to create a financially viable ... En savoir plus

    $10.98 CAD

  • Relocation Failures in Sri Lanka

    A Short History of Internal Displacement and Resettlement

    par Robert Muggah ...
    Each year, millions of people are internally displaced and resettled in the wake of wars and floods or to make way for large-scale development projects, and this number is increasing. Humanitarian and development specialists continue to struggle with designing and executing effective protection strategies and durable solutions.Relocation Failures explains how internal displacement and efforts to ... En savoir plus

    $51.99 CAD

  • Living Class in Urban India

    par Sara Dickey ...
    Honorable mention, 2018 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize from the South Asia Council of the Association for Asian StudiesMany Americans still envision India as rigidly caste-bound, locked in traditions that inhibit social mobility. In reality, class mobility has long been an ideal, and today globalization is radically transforming how India’s citizens perceive class. Living Class in Urban ... En savoir plus

    $37.99 CAD

  • Gandhi

    The Power of Nonviolence

    par 50minutes ...
    Collections series History
    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Mahatma Gandhi in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Gandhi’s life and achievements. In the 19th century, European countries had colonised large parts of Asia and Africa to increase their own power. Gandhi used his incredible conception of nonviolent civil disobedience and ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Communicating India’s Soft Power

    Buddha to Bollywood

    par D. Thussu ...
    Collections series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In recent years, India has emerged as a major economic and political power. Yet, the country's cultural influence outside India has not been adequately analyzed in academic discourses. This book, a pioneering attempt, from an international communication/media perspective, is aimed to fill the existing gap in scholarship in this area. ... En savoir plus

    $64.99 CAD

  • State of the World 2010

    Transforming Cultures From Consumerism to Sustainability

    par The Worldwatch Institute ...
    Collections series State of the World
    Like a tsunami, consumerism has engulfed human cultures and Earth’s ecosystems. Left unaddressed, we risk global disaster. But if we channel this wave, intentionally transforming our cultures to center on sustainability, we will not only prevent catastrophe, but may usher in an era of sustainability—one that allows all people to thrive while protecting, even restoring, Earth. In State of the World ... En savoir plus

    $35.19 CAD

  • In the Aftermath of Gezi

    From Social Movement to Social Change?

    Modifié par Oscar Hemer, Hans-Åke Persson ...
    Collections series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This edited volume addresses various aspects of social and political development in Turkey and the latter’s role within a global context. Paradigmatically and theoretically, it is situated in the realm of communication and/for social change. The chapters thread together to present a fresh and innovative study that explores an array of issues related to the Gezi protests and their aftermath by ... En savoir plus

    $102.99 CAD