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In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in
history to have worldwide reach--across most of Europe to the Americas,
the Philippines, and India. The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would
establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher
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First published in 1936, and now available in a centenary edition,
this book was written by Nehru almost entirely in prison from June 1934
to February 1935. His account, though replete with autobiographical
details, is much more than a personal document; in the words of
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In March 1971 Awami League rebelled in East Pakistan. Indians were their sponsors; they also jumped into the fray. Nevertheless the rebellion was crushed quickly. The Bengali Nationalists were caught in a web of their own creation. Apprehending reprisals for the blood curdling crimes they had pe..
This book is a political memoir. It focuses primarily on this writer’s
personal and working relationship with Pervez Musharraf from about 1994
when I first met him to the present in 2022. The text comprises content based on direct first-hand
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Reham was born in Libya in the 1970s to an educated, affluent Pakistani-origin family. Her eventful life took her from Gaddafi's Libya to the Zia years in Pakistan and thence to England as a teenage bride before she returned to Pakistan in her 40s. It’s a life of extraordinary contrasts: both a brut..
Shalia is a proud daughter of the desert, but
after years of devastating war with the adjoining kingdom, her people
are desperate for peace. Willing to trade her freedom to ensure the
safety of her family, Shalia becomes Queen of the Bonelands.But
she soon learns that her husband, Calix, is ..
This book investigates the relationship between international
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relevance of strategy, as well as of absolute and relative gains, in
norms formation in hybrid orders.
Highlighting caveats of the legacy of Huntington’s paradigm of ..
These six stories, written at the height of
Camus' artistic powers, all depict people at decisive, revelatory
moments in their lives. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien.The six works featured in this volume are: "The Adulterous Woman" ("La Femme adultère") "The Renegade or a Confused S..
Troy of The Iliad could still be standing there in all glory today if it
were not for Odysseus who conceived the Trojan Horse and laid the
foundation of Greek victory. He is now returning to Ithaca, his
homeland, where his wife Penelo- pe and his son Telemachus await him.
The journey home, a..
Nawaz Sharif has the unique distinction of being elected as the country’s prime minister for a record three times. But each time he was removed unceremoniously half way through his term. He was elected to the country’s highest political office for the third time in 2013 general elections.
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This is the first to be published and consists of his lectures. Articles and papers on the themes of history and politics. Among the more significant of contents are pieces on Muslim India in British party politics. The All India Muslim Conference, the Indian Khilafat Movement, Mian Kafayet Ali’s (“..
This book
identifies and analyzes the impact of the various ways in which local
people are responding, taking stands, recapturing their culture, and
saying ‘stop’ to the violent extremism that has manifested over the past
decade (even longer) in Pakistan. Local groups throughout Pakistan are..
In
a compelling new set of interviews, Noam Chomsky identifies the “dry
kindling” of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.In
wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian, his longtime
interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider “the world we are leaving
to our grandch..
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The extraordinarily visible and ubiquitous presence of the state in most
of South Asia points to its overarching power. The state’s unbridled
reach also suggests its importance as a locus for societal hopes,
frustrations, and aspirations. However, scholar..
Lahore during the Raj was a prosperous and
cosmopolitan place, where many communities lived together and there was a
constant flow of goods, people and ideas. In the Mughal era, the city’s
strategic location at the junction of roads to Kabul, Multan, Kashmir
and Delhi made it a seat of power..
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much of the world revolves around economics, so why do most texts make
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Explore the fascinating myths of Greek and Roman civilizations!The
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mythology.From th..
A clear and straightforward explanation of genetics in this new edition of the popular 101 series. Our
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Uncover the mysteries of the past with this exciting, comprehensive guide on world history.History
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Discover the origins and traditions of world religions!With
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Intelligible and stimulating, The Problems of Philosophy addresses many issues which have continually surfaced in the field of philosophy. It covers topics such as reality, the nature of matter, inductive reasoning, truth, and the limits of philosophical knowledge. Russell prefers knowledge over met..
On his way from Tangiers to China, the medieval
Moorish traveller Ibn Battuta arrives in Konya, Turkey where the
legendary dervish Rumi had lived, danced and died. More than half a
century may have passed since his death, but his poetry remains alive,
inscribed in every stone and tree and pa..