Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The nation and its fragments The nation and its fragments Partha Chatterjee xiii, 282 p. ; 25 cm OL1057050W
India India Patrick French Second only to China in the magnitude of its economic miracle and second to none in its potential to shape the new century, India is fast undergoing one of the most momentous transformations the worl… OL16001927W
Broken republic Broken republic Arundhati Roy On Naxalite movement and Indian state's counter insurgency methods and other policies. OL16003966W
India since 1980 India since 1980 Sumit Ganguly "This book considers the remarkable transformations that have taken place in India since 1980, a period that began with the assassination of the formidable Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Her death, an… OL16189063W
Baksheesh & Brahman Baksheesh & Brahman Joseph Campbell "Joseph Campbell was one of the foremost interpreters of myth in our time. Yet when he traveled to Asia for the first time he was nearly fifty and at the crossroads of his life and career. This journ… OL2497158W
Inventing Boundaries Inventing Boundaries Mushirul Hasan Contributed articles. OL2628433W
The idea of India The idea of India Sunil Khilnani "Our appreciation of the importance of India can only increase in light of current events in Asia and after the revelations about India's nuclear capabilities. This study addresses the paradoxes and … OL2709948W
India India Mark Tully,Zareer Masani 174 p. : 22 cm OL2719675W
Selections Selections Jawaharlal Nehru Translation of articles on nationalism. OL296013W
A touch of greatness A touch of greatness R. M. Lala Author records his impressions about luminaries on eminent personalities predominantly of Indians from a wide variety of fields. OL3217406W
Partition of India Partition of India H. M. Seervai This is a remarkable study of the events leading up to the Partition of India in August 1947. Based on research on the politics of the period from 1935 to 1947, the author has provided an objective a… OL4183987W
Gandhi and the struggle for India's independence Gandhi and the struggle for India's independence F. W. Rawding A biography of Mohandas Gandhi, the Mahatma, who played a crucial role in the struggle for Indian independence from Great Britain in the 1930s and 40s. OL6444905W
Indian Summer Indian Summer Von Tunzelmann, Alex "The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire. One of the defining moments of world history had been brought about by a tiny number of people, includ… OL8445536W
Violent Belongings Violent Belongings Kavita Daiya "Violent Belongings is about the relation between culture and violence in the modern world, exploring contemporary ethnic and gendered violence, and the questions about belonging that trouble nations… OL9914584W