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Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims from Independence to Ayodhya by Mushirul Hasan Publisher Comments In the opening chapters of Legacy of a Divided Nation, Mushirul Hasan examines the origins of Muslim separatism under the British, the making of the partition of India, and the meaning of partition for a host of Muslim communities, individuals, and... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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India: A Mosaic by Robert B Silvers Publisher Comments How can we understand India today, fifty years after Independence and only months after its nuclear tests outraged the world? The novelist Arundhati Roy has written, specially for this collection, a fierce denunciation of the Indian nuclear program... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Taj Mahal: Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire by Diana Preston Publisher Comments The dazzling story of the Taj Mahal and the empire whose spirit it epitomizes. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj Mahals flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have or centuries dazzled... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Empires of Indus ; Story of a River (10 Edition) by Alice Albinia Publisher Comments One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains and flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. It has been worshipped as a god, used as a tool of imperial expansion, and today is the cement of Pakistan's... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Britannica Guide to India: A Comprehensive Introduction to the World's Fastest Growing Country by Encyclopedia Britann Publisher Comments With over a billion people, 21st-century India stands on the verge of being one of the world’s newest superpowers. In the sixty years since its independence, it has transformed into a modern nation with limitless resources—yet it is also a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beast and Man in India: A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in Their Relations with the People by John Lockwood Kipling Publisher Comments 1904. An elementary study of Indian animals, their treatment and usage, and the popular feelings and sayings current about them. Though this involves much that is commonplace and trivial, it also allows a glimpse into Indian life, thought and character... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $24.00 New - Trade Paper
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Domestic Goddesses: Maternity, Globalization and Middleclass Identity in Contemporary India Urban Anthropology Series by Henrike Donner Publisher Comments Based on extensive fieldwork in Calcutta, this book provides the first ethnography of how middleclass women in India understand and experience economic change through transformations of family life. It explores their ideas, practices and experiences of... (read more) List Price $99.95 Your price: $96.20 Google eBooks - Electronic
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A Brief History of India, Second Edition (Brief History Of...) by Judith E. Walsh Publisher Comments Admired for its spiritual traditions (two of the world's major religions Hinduism and Buddhism originated here), for its peaceful struggle for independence led by Mohandas K. Gandhi, and for its vibrant culture (from Bollywood and spicy cuisine to... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sisters of the Sari by Brenda L Baker Publisher Comments A debut novel about an American woman and an Indian woman who are about to dramatically change each other's lives-along with the lives of those around them. While vacationing in India, Kiria Langdon, the opinionated and driven CEO of a major company... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Land Reforms in India, Volume 4: Karnataka: Promises Kept & Missed by Abdul Aziz and Sudhir Krishna Publisher Comments The fourth in a major series that examines the status of land reforms in India, Land Reforms in India, Volume 4 critically reviews the implementation of land reform legislation in the state of Karnataka. It presents the most recent data available in... (read more) Your price: $12.00 Used - Hardcover
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New History of India 7TH Edition by Stanley A Wolpert Publisher Comments After more than twenty-five years in print, A New History of India continues to be the most accessible and popular one-volume history of India available. Stanley Wolpert has condensed more than 4,000 years of India's history into a graceful and engaging... (read more) List Price $38.00 Your price: $28.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru (1 January - 31 March 1958): Second Series, Vol. 41 by Jawaharlal Nehru Publisher Comments Part of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru series, this volume includes lectures, writings, letters, speeches, and other literary works of Nehru, covering three months of his Prime Ministership, from 1 January to 31 March 1958. It reveals his wide... (read more) List Price $86.95 Your price: $46.00 Used - Hardcover
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Shah Jahan: The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Emperor by Fergus Nicoll Publisher Comments Shah Jahan ruled the Mughal Empire at its high water mark, his name translating literally from the Persian as "King of the World."After ruthlessly suppressing his rivals, he went on to promote Mughal artistic and architectural achievements to the zenith... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $11.24 Sale - Hardcover
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State of India's Livelihoods Report 2010: The 4p Report by Sankar Datta And Vipin Sharma Publisher Comments The State of India s Livelihoods (SOIL) Report is an annual publication that aims to document recent trends and issues in the sphere of livelihoods promotion of the poor. A one-of-its-kind report, it is the only document that aggregates the experiences... (read more) List Price $43.00 Your price: $17.39 New - Trade Paper
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Comparative Studies in Religion and Society #8: Absent Lord by Lawrence Babb Publisher Comments What does it mean to worship beings that one believes are completely indifferent to, and entirely beyond the reach of, any form of worship whatsoever? How would such a relationship with sacred beings affect the religious life of a community? Using these... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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India by Michael Wood Publisher Comments In the 13th Century, Marco Polo described India as “a land of wonders,” and his observation is no less true today. India is the world’s largest democracy, a nuclear power, and a rising economic giant-but also the world’s most... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Coolitude: An Anthology of the Indian Labour Diaspora (Anthem South Asian Studies) by Marina Carter Publisher Comments Coolitude is both an intellectual interpretation of and a poetic and artistic immersion into the world of the vanished coolie. This collection of previously unpublished texts, poems and sketches captures the essence of the Indian plantation experience... (read more) List Price $35.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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India (4TH 09 Edition) by Stanley A. Wolpert Publisher Comments Praise for previous editions: "To all of us who delightedly and sometimes repetitively call ourselves Old India hands, Stanley Wolpert is the acknowledged authority. This book tells why. Indian history, art, culture, and contemporary politics are here in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of India by Hermann Kulke Publisher Comments A History of India is a compact synthesis presenting the grand sweep of Indian history from antiquity to the present. This new edition has been thoroughly revised containing new research, and an updated preface, index and dateline. The authors examine... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of India (Palgrave Essential Histories) by Peter Robb Publisher Comments A History of India explores the principal themes that unify Indian history and offers the reader a sophisticated and accessible view of India's dynamics from ancient times, the Mughal Empire, the British Raj through post-1947 India. The book examines... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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