United Kingdom. Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2014. Maps, xx + 298pp, bibliography, index. "South Asia has developed from a group of newly independent post-Colonial states of at most secondary importance to the wider world to its current position as a region of central strategic importance to both global economic development..... More
United Kingdom. Penguin Books. 2007. 464pp, paperback. Translated from the original Gujarati by Mahadev Desai with a foreword by Pankaj Mishra. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in western India in 1869. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the..... More
United States. Penguin Books. 2019. xxiv + 326pp, notes, bibliography, paperback. Edited with an introduction by Tridip Suhrud. The year 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi's birth, and Penguin Classics presents a short but comprehensive selection of text by Gandhi that speaks to non-violent civil disobedience..... More
United Kingdom: Penguin Books Ltd., 2019. Black and white plates, 1129pp, notes, index, paperback. Gandhi lived one of the great 20th century lives. He inspired and enraged, challenged and delighted many million men and women around the world. He lived almost entirely in the shadow of the British Raj, which..... More
New Zealand. Penguin Books, 2011. Young adult novel. In the second book of the engrossing Return of Ravana series, the action swings from the floodlit studios of Mumbai to the glittering Rajput courts, while Vikram and his friends battle an age-old adversary whose power is growing like never before. Concepts..... More
New Zealand. Penguin Books, 2012. Young adult novel. Why are the four teenagers in this series reliving the Ramayana? Who was Ravana? Where is the real Lanka? Age-old mysteries are uncovered and forgotten powers regained, as the quest to end the tyranny of Ravindra moves towards its electrifying finale. Concepts..... More
New Zealand. Penguin Books, 2012. Young adult novel. Ravana is back. Our teenage friends are on the run from their nightmarish enemy and his army. Memories and legends are coming alive all over India, and the fight to the finish has begun. Concepts: history, beliefs, fantasy (When referring to this..... More
USA: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton. 1988. New ed. Map, xxvii + 433 pages, lower edges little marked, little worn covers lifting slightly, still a good copy in paperback. The Opening of India to the West, The Renascence of Hinduism, Nationalism Takes Root: The Moderates, The Marriage of..... More
New Delhi. Munshiram Manoharlal. 1975. Reprint. xiv + 252pp, index, worn dustjacket. English translation of the Latin work De Imperio Magni Mogolis, sive India vera, Commentarius ex variis auctoribus congestus by Joannes De Laet. Consisting of two parts the first part contains geographical, commercial and adminstrative details abstracted from various..... More
Bangkok. Orchid. 1998. xx + 187pp, index, bibliography, appendices, dustjacket. This book is about cultural translation and comparison between Hinduism and capitalism, which can both be concieved as sociocultural systems which influence the ways people think, feel and communicate. When referring to this item please quote stockid 48941... More
Melbourne. Brass Monkey Books. 2011. 156pp, paperback. A mother farewells her dead children on an unusual pilgrimage; a wife’s affair with an old schoolfriend brings unexpected joy and pain; a young domestic worker rediscovers the husband she thought she had lost. Mridula Koshy tells the stories of ordinary women in..... More
United Kingdom. Hachette Children's Books. 2014. Children's reference book, hardback. History Detective Investigates: The Indus Valley is a hands-on, investigative approach to history. Learn all about The Indus Valley, its people and the story of a civilization that goes back some 5,000 years. The Indus Valley was one of the..... More
Albany. State University of New York Press. 1998. Notes, bibliography, index, xx + 205pp.. A good paperback copy. "Examines the legendary life and poetic works of Ramprasad, the eighteenth-century Bengali devotee of the Goddess, whose songs were influential in his own time and remain popular today." (Publisher's description). (When referring..... More
London. Vintage. 2018. 374pp, paperback. "The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven..... More
New York. Penguin. 2006. New ed. Introduction by Pankaj Mishra, xviii + 157pp, glossary. "The Ramayana" is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. 'Almost every individual living in India,' writes R. K. Narayan in the Introduction to this new..... More
United States. Dover Publications. 2004. 48 pages, black and white illustrations, accompanying CD-ROM, paperback. 197 black-and-white illustrations selected from ancient pottery, mosaics, and other authentic sources include details from fresco paintings, jewellery patterns, and other artifacts. The striking royalty-free motifs are easily adaptable for use in textiles and wallpaper, furniture..... More
Australia. Trocadero Publishing. 2013. Children's reference book, paperback. As well as being the world’s largest democracy, India is rapidly growing into an economic colossus. This is the story of centuries of conflict and empire building, of invasion and conquest, of religious innovation and turmoil. It also shows how a small..... More
Rutland, Vermont. Tuttle. 2020. Watercolour illustrations, 64pp, glossary, 28.6 x 22.5cm. Hardback in dustjacket. "Indian Children's Favourite Stories is a charming selection of eight Indian tales that provide an insight into traditional Indian culture. They make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. Retold for an international audience..... More
London. Munshiram Manoharlal. 1958. xvi + 638pp, in good condition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 66221). More
New Delhi. Munshiram Manoharlal. 1967. Map, black and white line illustrations, xxiv + 546pp, appendix, very light browning to occasional pages, dustjacket trifle worn. The Chronicles of the Pathan Kings of Delhi is an important work for those interested in the coins of the Sultans of Delhi describing as it..... More
New Delhi. Asian Educational Services. 1991. Reprint. 2 volumes. Edited with a Life of the Author, an introduction and notes by Edward Grey. Volume I: Folding map, line ills, liv + 192pp. Volume II: xii + 261pp, index. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 42465). More
