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The Anarchy

The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

par William Dalrymple ...

Finalist for the Cundill History PrizeONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and NPR“Superb … A vivid and richly detailed story … worth reading by everyone.” -The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling author of Return of a King<... ... En savoir plus

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Finalist for the Cundill History PrizeONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and NPR“Superb … A vivid and richly detailed story … worth reading by everyone.” -The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling author of Return of a King<...
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity

par Katherine Boo ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADES“Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate ... En savoir plus

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADES“Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate
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East of the Sun

A Richard and Judy bestseller

par Julia Gregson ...

The captivating million copy bestseller of three young women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India.India 1928. A land of heat, dust and dreams, and the promise of love ...Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beautiful but naïve bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knows. Victoria, her bridesmaid couldn't ... En savoir plus

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The captivating million copy bestseller of three young women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India.India 1928. A land of heat, dust and dreams, and the promise of love ...Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beautiful but naïve bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knows. Victoria, her bridesmaid couldn't
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Pakistan: A Hard Country

par Anatol Lieven ...

DAILY TELEGRAPH and INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 20122011 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALISTIn the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, and the spread of terrorist attacks by groups based in Pakistan to London, Bombay and New York, there is a clear need to look further than the ... En savoir plus

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DAILY TELEGRAPH and INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 20122011 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALISTIn the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, and the spread of terrorist attacks by groups based in Pakistan to London, Bombay and New York, there is a clear need to look further than the
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India

A History

par John Keay ...

The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India – from ancient time to the modern day. Five millennia of the sub-continent’s social, economic, political and cultural history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East.India’s history begins with a highly advanced urban civilisation in the Indus valley, regressing to a tribal and pastoral ... En savoir plus

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The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India – from ancient time to the modern day. Five millennia of the sub-continent’s social, economic, political and cultural history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East.India’s history begins with a highly advanced urban civilisation in the Indus valley, regressing to a tribal and pastoral
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Nemesis

The historical epic from the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith

par Wilbur Smith, Tom Harper ...

A FIGHT FOR HONOUR. A QUEST FOR REVENGE.Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He ... En savoir plus

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A FIGHT FOR HONOUR. A QUEST FOR REVENGE.Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He
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Age of Entanglement

German and Indian Intellectuals across Empire

par Kris Manjapra ...

Collections Livre 183 - Harvard Historical Studies
Age of Entanglement explores patterns of connection linking German and Indian intellectuals from the nineteenth century to the years after the Second World War. Kris Manjapra traces the intersecting ideas and careers of a diverse collection of individuals from South Asia and Central Europe who shared ideas, formed networks, and studied one another’s worlds. Moving beyond well-rehearsed critiques ... En savoir plus

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Age of Entanglement explores patterns of connection linking German and Indian intellectuals from the nineteenth century to the years after the Second World War. Kris Manjapra traces the intersecting ideas and careers of a diverse collection of individuals from South Asia and Central Europe who shared ideas, formed networks, and studied one another’s worlds. Moving beyond well-rehearsed critiques
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Thomas Hoover's Collection :The Moghul with Active TOC

par Thomas Hoover ...

“...the finest book on India since Kipling.” India 1620: India is ruled by the son of the great Akbar, and is about to pass his crown to one of his sons. Brian Hawksworth, ship's captain and emissary of King James, must choose sides, but will he choose correctly? The future of England, and of India, depend on it. He had come to India to open trade for “barbaric” England and squeeze out the ... En savoir plus

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“...the finest book on India since Kipling.” India 1620: India is ruled by the son of the great Akbar, and is about to pass his crown to one of his sons. Brian Hawksworth, ship's captain and emissary of King James, must choose sides, but will he choose correctly? The future of England, and of India, depend on it. He had come to India to open trade for “barbaric” England and squeeze out the
... En savoir plus
Over the Edge of the World

Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

par Laurence Bergreen ...

“A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition, prize-winning biographer ... En savoir plus

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“A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition, prize-winning biographer
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The Enlightenment Trap: Obsession, Madness, and Death on Diamond Mountain

par Scott Carney ...

The 2023 edition of The Enlightenment Trap includes two new chapters, photography, and updated total revision.In 2012, 38-year-old Ian Thorson's search for spiritual transcendence ended in tragedy on a remote Arizona mountaintop. His wife, a woman anointed as a goddess by an eccentric Buddhist community, held him in her arms as he slowly died from dehydration and dysentery. For Scott Carney, a ... En savoir plus

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The 2023 edition of The Enlightenment Trap includes two new chapters, photography, and updated total revision.In 2012, 38-year-old Ian Thorson's search for spiritual transcendence ended in tragedy on a remote Arizona mountaintop. His wife, a woman anointed as a goddess by an eccentric Buddhist community, held him in her arms as he slowly died from dehydration and dysentery. For Scott Carney, a
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The Last Heroes

Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom

par P Sainath ...

So who really spearheaded India's Freedom Struggle? Millions of ordinary people-farmers, labourers, homemakers, forest produce gatherers, artisans and others-stood up to the British. People who never went on to be ministers, governors, presidents, or hold other high public office. They had this in common: their opposition to Empire was uncompromising. In The Last Heroes, these footsoldiers of ... En savoir plus

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So who really spearheaded India's Freedom Struggle? Millions of ordinary people-farmers, labourers, homemakers, forest produce gatherers, artisans and others-stood up to the British. People who never went on to be ministers, governors, presidents, or hold other high public office. They had this in common: their opposition to Empire was uncompromising. In The Last Heroes, these footsoldiers of
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Annihilation of Caste

par Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Digital Fire ...

First published in May 1936, ‘Annihilation of Caste’ is a work of political writing that spoke against the caste system and Hindu orthodox religious leaders, written by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a very renowned political leader, distinguished jurist, Buddhist activist, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, orator, writer, economist, scholar, and editor. Dr. Ambedkar fought to eliminate social ... En savoir plus

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First published in May 1936, ‘Annihilation of Caste’ is a work of political writing that spoke against the caste system and Hindu orthodox religious leaders, written by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a very renowned political leader, distinguished jurist, Buddhist activist, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, orator, writer, economist, scholar, and editor. Dr. Ambedkar fought to eliminate social
... En savoir plus
The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India

Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India

par Philip J. Stern ...

Almost since the event itself in 1757, the English East India Company's victory over the forces of the nawab of Bengal and the territorial acquisitions that followed has been perceived as the moment when the British Empire in India was born. Examining the Company's political and intellectual history in the century prior to this supposed transformation, The Company-State rethinks this narrative and ... En savoir plus

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Almost since the event itself in 1757, the English East India Company's victory over the forces of the nawab of Bengal and the territorial acquisitions that followed has been perceived as the moment when the British Empire in India was born. Examining the Company's political and intellectual history in the century prior to this supposed transformation, The Company-State rethinks this narrative and
... En savoir plus
Hello Bastar

The Untold Story of India's Maoist Movement

par Rahul Pandita ...

With direct access to the top Maoist leadership, Rahul Pandita provides an authoritative account of how a handful of men and women, who believed in the idea of revolution, entered Bastar in Central India in 1980 and created a powerful movement that New Delhi now terms as India's biggest internal security threat. It traces the circumstances due to which the Maoist movement entrenched itself in ... En savoir plus

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With direct access to the top Maoist leadership, Rahul Pandita provides an authoritative account of how a handful of men and women, who believed in the idea of revolution, entered Bastar in Central India in 1980 and created a powerful movement that New Delhi now terms as India's biggest internal security threat. It traces the circumstances due to which the Maoist movement entrenched itself in
... En savoir plus
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80

Enriched edition. A Detailed Account of British Involvement in Afghanistan's Turbulent Past

par Archibald Forbes, Alicia Stevens ...

In "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80," Archibald Forbes offers a meticulous chronicle of two pivotal conflicts that shaped British imperial policy in the Afghan region. Written in the late 19th century, Forbes's narrative combines a journalistic approach with military analysis, drawing on his unique experiences as a war correspondent. His keen observational skills shine through vivid ... En savoir plus

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In "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80," Archibald Forbes offers a meticulous chronicle of two pivotal conflicts that shaped British imperial policy in the Afghan region. Written in the late 19th century, Forbes's narrative combines a journalistic approach with military analysis, drawing on his unique experiences as a war correspondent. His keen observational skills shine through vivid
... En savoir plus
Indian Summer

The Secret History of the End of an Empire

par Alex von Tunzelmann ...

The last days of the British Raj. The end of empire. A love affair between Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last British viceroy to India, and Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister.The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million people from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, a nation admitted it was no longer a superpower, and a king ceased to ... En savoir plus

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The last days of the British Raj. The end of empire. A love affair between Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last British viceroy to India, and Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister.The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million people from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, a nation admitted it was no longer a superpower, and a king ceased to
... En savoir plus
On the Face of the Waters - A Tale of Mutiny

par Flora Annie Steel ...

“On the Face of the Waters - A Tale of Mutiny” is a 1896 historical novel by Flora Annie Steel set in 1850s India during the Sepoy Rebellion, which resulted in the dissolution of the British East India Company. Flora Annie Steel (1847 – 1929) was an English writer who notably lived in British India for 22 years. She is best remembered for her books set or related to the sub-continent. Other ... En savoir plus

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“On the Face of the Waters - A Tale of Mutiny” is a 1896 historical novel by Flora Annie Steel set in 1850s India during the Sepoy Rebellion, which resulted in the dissolution of the British East India Company. Flora Annie Steel (1847 – 1929) was an English writer who notably lived in British India for 22 years. She is best remembered for her books set or related to the sub-continent. Other
... En savoir plus
The Beautiful and the Damned

A Portrait of the New India

par Siddhartha Deb ...

The one book you need on the New India.In 2004, after six years in New York, Siddhartha Deb returned to India to look for a job. He discovered that sweeping change had overtaken the country. With the globalization of its economy, the relaxation of trade rules, the growth in technology, and the shrinking down of the state, a new India was being born. Deb realised he had found his job: to explore ... En savoir plus

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The one book you need on the New India.In 2004, after six years in New York, Siddhartha Deb returned to India to look for a job. He discovered that sweeping change had overtaken the country. With the globalization of its economy, the relaxation of trade rules, the growth in technology, and the shrinking down of the state, a new India was being born. Deb realised he had found his job: to explore
... En savoir plus
The Cambridge History of India: Volume 1, Ancient India

par E.J. Rapson ...

The Cambridge History of India, Ancient India is an authoritative history of India from the beginning of history until the time after Alexander the Greats conquest. 26 chapters and over 500 full-length pages discuss topics such as the geography of India, the ethnic origins of its people, the history of the Aryans and the Jains, and Indias interactions with Greece, Persia, Scythia, and Parthia. ... En savoir plus

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The Cambridge History of India, Ancient India is an authoritative history of India from the beginning of history until the time after Alexander the Greats conquest. 26 chapters and over 500 full-length pages discuss topics such as the geography of India, the ethnic origins of its people, the history of the Aryans and the Jains, and Indias interactions with Greece, Persia, Scythia, and Parthia.
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Royals and Rebels

The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire

par Priya Atwal ...

In late-eighteenth-century India, the glory of the Mughal emperors was fading, and ambitious newcomers seized power, changing the political map forever. Enter the legendary Maharajah Ranjit Singh, whose Sikh Empire stretched throughout northwestern India into Afghanistan and Tibet. Priya Atwal shines fresh light on this long-lost kingdom, looking beyond its founding father to restore the queens ... En savoir plus

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In late-eighteenth-century India, the glory of the Mughal emperors was fading, and ambitious newcomers seized power, changing the political map forever. Enter the legendary Maharajah Ranjit Singh, whose Sikh Empire stretched throughout northwestern India into Afghanistan and Tibet. Priya Atwal shines fresh light on this long-lost kingdom, looking beyond its founding father to restore the queens
... En savoir plus
Lost in Shangri-La

A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

par Mitchell Zuckoff ...

A New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe members that aided those stranded on the ground in this "Shangri-La."Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoff unleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War II ... En savoir plus

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A New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe members that aided those stranded on the ground in this "Shangri-La."Award-winning former Boston Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoff unleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War II
... En savoir plus
China

A History

par John Keay ...

Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today. From the dawn of legend to the ... En savoir plus

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Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today. From the dawn of legend to the
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A Rasa Reader

Classical Indian Aesthetics

par Sheldon Pollock ...

Collections series Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought
From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion in art. Their investigations led to the deconstruction of art's formal structures and broader inquiries into the pleasure of tragic tales. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became ... En savoir plus

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From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion in art. Their investigations led to the deconstruction of art's formal structures and broader inquiries into the pleasure of tragic tales. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became
... En savoir plus
The New Koreans

The Story of a Nation

par Michael Breen ...

Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpected miracles: economic development, democratization, and the arrival of their culture to global attention.Who are the Koreans? What are they like? The New Koreans examines how they have been ... En savoir plus

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Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpected miracles: economic development, democratization, and the arrival of their culture to global attention.Who are the Koreans? What are they like? The New Koreans examines how they have been
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