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  • Combating Corruption

    The Indian Case

    de Yogesh Atal ...
    With the exposure of major scams like 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games and Adarsh, public anger against corruption boiled over as witnessed in the massive protests of 201112.Combating Corruption: The Indian Case provides a perspective for viewing the increasing levels of corruption in the higher echelons of politics and bureaucracy in post-Independence India, and the limits of popular struggles and ... Leer más

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  • Indian Tribes in Transition

    The need for reorientation

    de Yogesh Atal ...
    India has witnessed a sea change in its social structure and political culture since Independence. Despite the developmental model that the country opted for, the hangover of the Raj continued to encourage fissiparous tendencies dividing the Indian populace on the basis of religion, ethnicity and caste hierarchy.This book argues for the need to develop a fresh approach to dismantling the ... Leer más

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    India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power

    Interest in India has never been greater. Here Shashi Tharoor, one of the subcontinent’s most respected writers and diplomats, offers precious insights into this complex, multifaceted land, which despite its dazzling diversity of languages, customs, and cultures remains-more than sixty years after its founding-the world’s largest democracy. He describes the vast changes that have transformed this ... Leer más

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  • Craft For A Dry Lake

    de Kim Mahood ...
    Winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction,The Age Book of the Year Award for Non-fiction, The Dobbie Prize for Best First Book.A lyrical memoir from a first-time author that has won critical acclaim Australia-wide. In the tradition of Drusilla Modjeska's Poppy, Mahood offers an intense and sensitive exploration of identity, familial ties and black/white ... Leer más

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  • State of Rebellion

    Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic

    Series series African Arguments
    Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence. In the face of the rapid spread of the conflict, journalists, politicians, and academics alike have struggled to account for its origins.In this first comprehensive account of the country's recent upheaval, Louisa Lombard shows the limits of the superficial explanations offered thus far – ... Leer más

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  • Molly Ivins: Letters to The Nation

    Writing in her native “Texlish,” Molly Ivins planted herself squarely in the tradition of plain-spoken and earthy American humor, the big river that runs from Mark Twain straight through to Will Rogers, Ring Lardner and George Carlin.Between 1982 and 2007, Ivins contributed seventeen consistently sharp and funny articles to The Nation, starting with what might be described as her “Letters From ... Leer más

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  • Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development

    de Ian Scoones ...
    The message of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development is clear: livelihoods approaches are an essential lens on questions of rural development, but these need to be situated in a better understanding of political economy. The book looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between ... Leer más

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  • Not With A Bang But A Whimper

    The Politics and Culture of Decline

    A beautifully-written and thought-provoking collection of essays on social, political and literary issues as diverse as violent crime on Britain's streets, the effects of the welfare state, modern architecture and the respective merits of Shakespeare and Dr. Johnson. Dalrymple uses examples from his long career as a prison doctor and his travels to every corner of the globe to illustrate his ... Leer más

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  • "All the Real Indians Died Off"

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    Series Libro 5 - Myths Made in America
    Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native AmericansIn this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as: ... Leer más

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  • Rise Of Singapore, The (In 2 Volumes)

    In the 50th anniversary year of Singapore's independence, it is timely to trace our developmental journey in order that young Singaporeans students, visiting tourists and foreigners working in Singapore may be informed about why and how Singapore succeeded, despite tremendous odds. The two volumes relate the developmental stories and secrets of Singapore, so that other developing countries can be ... Leer más

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  • Coranderrk

    We will show the country

    The battle for Coranderrk was one of the first sustained campaignsfor justice, land rights and self-determination. Proud of their culture, theircommunity and their award-winning farm, the Kulin people (led by William Barak)lobbied against the Aboriginal Protection Board and greedy local landowners, whowanted them removed. The authors foreground the events which led to the protestcampaign, the 1881 ... Leer más

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  • To End a Civil War

    Norway's Peace Engagement in Sri Lanka

    de Mark Salter ...
    Between 1983 and 2009 Sri Lanka was host to a bitter civil war fought between the Government and the Tamil Tigers, which sought the creation of an independent Tamil state. In May 2009 came the war's violent end with the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers at the hands of the Sri Lanka Army. But prior to this grim finale, for some time there had been hope for a peaceful end to the conflict. ... Leer más

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