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Kashmir: The Case for Freedom by Tariq Ali Publisher Comments At home, the Kashmiri people's ongoing quest for justice and self-determination is as much ignored by their venal politicians as it is rejected by Pakistan. Internationally, their struggle is forgotten, as the West refuses to bring pressure to bear on... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Conflict Unending: India-Pakistan Tensions since 1947 by Šumit Ganguly Publisher Comments The escalating tensions between India and Pakistan have received renewed attention of late. Since their genesis in 1947, the nations of India and Pakistan have been locked in a seemingly endless spiral of hostility over the disputed territory of Kashmir.... (read more) Your price: $22.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Population, gender, and politics :demographic change in rural North India by Roger Jeffery Publisher Comments In this book, a study of the population processes of two castes in north India, the authors ask why fertility levels are higher among the Muslim Sheikhs than the Hindu Jats. They conclude that explanations can only partly be attributed to gender and... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Curfewed Night: One Kashmiri Journalist's Frontline Account of Life, Love, and War in His Homeland by Basharat Peer Publisher Comments Since 1989, when the separatist movement exploded in Kashmir, more than 70,000 people have been killed in the battle between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Born and raised in the war-torn region, Basharat Peer brings this little-known part of the world... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Conflict Unending: India-Pakistan Tensions Since 1947 by Sumit Ganguly Publisher Comments The escalating tensions between India and Pakistan have received renewed attention of late. Since their genesis in 1947, the nations of India and Pakistan have been locked in a seemingly endless spiral of hostility over the disputed territory of Kashmir.... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 by Richard M. Eaton Publisher Comments In all of the South Asian subcontinent, Bengal was the region most receptive to the Islamic faith. This area today is home to the world's second-largest Muslim ethnic population. How and why did such a large Muslim population emerge there? And how does... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $15.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Contemporary South Asia #0001: Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia: A Comparative and Historical Perspective by Ayesha Jalal Publisher Comments Challenging the view that a shared colonial legacy led to contrasting patterns of political development in South Asia--democracy in India and authoritarianism in Pakistan and Bangladesh--Ayesha Jalal argues that, despite differences in form, central... (read more) List Price $53.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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South Asian Cultures of the Bomb: Atomic Publics and the State in India and Pakistan by Itty Abraham Publisher Comments Since their founding as independent nations, nuclear issues have been key elements of nationalism and the public sphere in both India and Pakistan. Yet the relationship between nuclear arms and civil society in the region is seldom taken into account in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Martyr as Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh (Anthem South Asian Studies) by Ishwar Dayal Gaur Publisher Comments ‘Martyr As Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh’ is written from the viewpoint of vernacular Punjabi culture and tries to tread on the marginalized path of vernacular culture as a methodology of a historian's craft. The book... (read more) List Price $98.95 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Four Crises and a Peace Process: American Engagement in South Asia by P R Chari Publisher Comments India and Pakistan, nuclear neighbors and rivals, fought the last of three major wars in 1971. Far from peaceful, however, the period since then has been one long crisis, punctuated by periods of peace. The long-disputed Kashmir issue continues to be... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Everyday Life in South Asia (02 - Old Edition) by Diane P. Mines Publisher Comments This vivid anthology of ethnographic writing on South Asia focuses on the daily lives of people in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Firsthand accounts portray the ways ordinary people live and make their worlds through growing up and... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $16.00 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Valley of Mist: Kashmir: One Family in a Changing World by Justine Hardy Publisher Comments A personal, moving, and vibrant picture of one of the most beautiful and troubled places in the world, described through the experiences of one family, whose fortunes have changed dramatically with those of the region. If there is a paradise on earth, it... (read more) Your price: $16.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Modern South Asia: History, Culture and Political Economy by Sugata Bose Publisher Comments This new second edition has been updated throughout to take account of recent historical research. It brings the story up to date and offers new insights on the last millennium in subcontinental history. There is a new chronology of key events.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Valley of Mist: Kashmir: One Family in a Changing World by Justine Hardy Publisher Comments A personal, moving, and vibrant picture of one of the most beautiful and troubled places in the world, described through the experiences of one family, whose fortunes have changed dramatically with those of the region. If there is a paradise on earth, it... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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India and Pakistan: The First Fifty Years (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) by Selig S Harrison Publisher Comments Leading specialists on South Asia assess the progress and problems of India and Pakistan, their foreign and defense policies, and their relations with the United States.... (read more) List Price $36.95 Your price: $4.75 Used - Trade Paper
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Culture, Creation & Procreation: Concepts of Kinship in South Asian Practice by Monika Bock Book News Annotation These 12 chapters discuss the constitution of kinship among different communities in South Asia and addressing the relationship between ideology and practice, cultural models, and individual strategies. Chapters center around three topics: community... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $24.95 Used - Hardcover
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Island of Blood Frontline Reports From by Anita Pratap Publisher Comments In this distillation of frontline experiences and cultural insights, Anita Pratap, one of the finest journalists India has ever produced, faithfully reports on the consequences of war, ethnic conflict, earthquakes, cyclones, prejudices, and the mindless... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Bangladesh and Pakistan: Flirting with Failure in South Asia (ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy) by William B Milam Publisher Comments An active member of the U. S. Foreign Service until 2001, William B. Milam possesses an exhaustive knowledge of the history and culture of Bangladesh and Pakistan. His insightful study expresses a profound empathy for both countries and, with the death... (read more) Your price: $26.50 New - Trade Paper
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Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia by Ayesha Jalal Publisher Comments The idea of jihad is central to Islamic faith and ethics, and yet its meanings have been highly contested over time. They have ranged from the philosophical struggle to live an ethical life to the political injunction to wage war against enemies of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $18.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Government & Politics in South Asia by Craig Baxter About the Author Craig Baxter is professor emeritus of politics and history at Juanita College.Yogendra Malik is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Akron.Charles Kennedy is professor of political science at Wake Forest University.Robert Oberst... (read more) List Price $24.90 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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