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  • The Anarchy

    The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

    av William Dalrymple ...
    THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL AND TIMES BOOK OF ... ... Läs mer

    151,04 kr

  • The God of Small Things

    Winner of the Booker Prize

    av Arundhati Roy ...
    ‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’This is the story of Rahel and Estha, twins growing up among the banana jam vats and peppercorns of their blind grandmother’s factory, and amid scenes of political turbulence in Kerala. Armed only with the innocence of youth, they fashion a ... Läs mer

    107,58 kr

  • No Beast So Fierce

    The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History

    av Dane Huckelbridge ...
    The astonishing true story of the man-eating tiger that claimed a record 437 human lives**“Thrilling. Fascinating. Exciting.” *—*Wall Street Journal • "Riveting. Haunting.” —Scientific AmericanNepal, c. 1900: A lone tigress began stalking humans, moving like a phantom through the lush foothills of the Himalayas. As the death toll reached an astonishing 436 lives, a young local hunter was ... Läs mer

    125,07 kr

  • Over the Edge of the World

    Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

    av Laurence Bergreen ...
    “A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition, prize-winning biographer ... Läs mer

    108,85 kr

  • Caste

    The International Bestseller

    av Isabel Wilkerson ...
    THE TIME NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR | #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Powerful and timely ... I cannot recommend it strongly enough" - Barack ObamaBeyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. In Caste, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson provides a profound, eye-opening portrait of this hidden phenomenon. This is the story of how our world was s ... Läs mer

    165,56 kr

  • A Passage to India

    av Edward Morgan Forster ...
    A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Time magazine included the novel in its "All Time 100 Novels" list. The ... Läs mer

    10,60 kr

  • The Last Mughal

    av William Dalrymple ...
    In this evocative study of the fall of the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Raj, award-winning historian William Dalrymple uses previously undiscovered sources to investigate a pivotal moment in history.The last Mughal emperor, Zafar, came to the throne when the political power of the Mughals was already in steep decline. Nonetheless, Zafar—a mystic, poet, and calligrapher of great ... Läs mer

    93,27 kr

  • The Golden Road

    How Ancient India Transformed the World

    av William Dalrymple ...
    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Waterstones and TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARA SPECTATOR and History Today BOOK OF THE YEARA revolutionary new history of the diffusion of Indian ideas, from the award-winning, bestselling author and co-host of the chart-topping Empirepodcast'Richly woven, highl... ... Läs mer

    193,76 kr

  • Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

    As seen on TV

    av Professor Mary Beard ...
    Serie serie Civilisations
    'The reigning Queen of Classics' Spectator'Mary Beard is the best in the business' Dan Snow'Excellent' Guardian**'Enthralling' Sunday TimesBritain's most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations?**Central to this huge question are the ways in which we have depicted the human and the divine from prehistory to the present day. And across such iconic creations as Angkor ... ... Läs mer

    101,64 kr

  • Nemesis

    The historical epic from the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith

    av Wilbur Smith, Tom Harper ...
    A FIGHT FOR HONOUR. A QUEST FOR REVENGE.Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her - to survive, no matter what. He ... Läs mer

    90,83 kr

  • Akbar and the Rise of the Mughal Empire

    av Colonel G.B. Malleson, Charles River Editors ...
    *Includes Table of ContentsColonel G.B. Mallesons Akbar and the Rise of the Mughal Empire is a history of the Mughal Empire and its emperors, including Akbar, Babar, and Humayun. A table of contents is included. ... Läs mer

    17,44 kr

  • Annihilation of Caste

    av Dr B.R. Ambedkar ...
    B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. Ambedkar - a figure like W.E.B. Du Bois - offers a scholarly critique of Hindu scriptures, scriptures that sanction a rigidly hierarchical and iniquitous social system. The world's best-known ... Läs mer

    9,33 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Empireland

    How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

    av Sathnam Sanghera ...
    **EMPIREWORLD IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOWWINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTION*****THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past' Gerard deGroot, The Times_________________________________________________... ... Läs mer

    124,12 kr

  • The Frozen River

    Seeking Silence in the Himalaya

    av James Crowden ...
    ‘A tour de force of luminous writing.’ Mark Cocker, SpectatorIn 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there, living alongside the Zangskari people, before the arrival of roads and mass tourism.James immerses himself in the ... Läs mer

    116,17 kr

  • India After Gandhi

    A History

    av Ramachandra Guha ...
    'Magisterial' - The Financial TimesAn updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and controversies of the past decade, placing them in their proper sociological and historical context and setting out the author's justifiable concerns for the decline of democracy in India.Born against a background of privation and civil ... Läs mer

    194,61 kr

  • White Mughals

    Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India

    av William Dalrymple ...
    A romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that crossed and transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its timeJames Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798 he glimpsed Kahir un-Nissa—who's name translates to 'Most excellent among Women'—the great-niece of the Nizam's Prime Minister and a ... Läs mer

    98,15 kr

  • Delhi Sultanate to Mughal Empire

    a journey of power and majesty

    av Abdul Nafiu Bhatti ...
    This book offers biographies of the rulers of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. It explores their lives, reigns, and influence on Indian history, providing a comprehensive look at these pivotal periods. ... Läs mer

    20,83 kr

  • China

    A History

    av John Keay ...
    Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss, superhuman endeavour and incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today. From the dawn of legend to the ... Läs mer

    182,73 kr

  • The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism

    Secular Claims, Communal Realities

    av Achin Vanaik ...
    With the Hindu nationalist BJP now replacing the Congress as the only national political force, the communalization of the Indian polity has qualitatively advanced since the earlier edition of this book in 1997. This edition has been substantially reworked and updated with several new chapters added. Hindutva's rise necessitates a more critical take on mainstream secular claims ironically ... Läs mer

    114,58 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Operation Grasshopper

    Army Aviation in the Korean War

    av Dario Politella ...
    Operation Grasshopper first published in 1958, is the little-known yet vital story of U.S. Army Aviation operations during the Korean conflict. In contrast to the Air Force, Army "Grasshopper" pilots flew light, unarmed planes (especially the Cessna L-19 'Bird Dog') and helicopters, to report on enemy troop movements and artillery positions, to perform rescue missions of fellow soldiers, and to ... Läs mer

    9,32 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Aurangzib And The Decay Of The Mughal Empire

    av Professor Stanley Lane-Poole ...
    This is the tale of the last of the great Mughal Emperors of India, Aurangzib or the "world-seizer", his life is traced by expert historian Professor Lane-Poole though the blood, battles and intrigue of his vast wars, rapid expansion, religious piety and fatal over-extension."The greatest of Indian rulers, the Emperor Akbar, died in 1605. Third in the succession of his dynasty, he was first in his ... Läs mer

    9,32 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Famous Hindu Temples in Pakistan

    av Dr. Mahesh Bhaskar ...
    It's about the famous Hindu Temples in Pakistan where both Hindus and Muslims pay homage. ... Läs mer

    Gratis

  • Bombay Brokers

    Redigerad av Lisa Björkman ...
    A political party worker who produces crowds for electoral rallies. A “prison specialist” who serves other people’s prison sentences in exchange for a large fee. An engineer who is able to secure otherwise impossible building permits. These and other dealmakers—whose behind-the-scenes expertise and labor are often invisible—have an intrinsic role in the city's functioning and can be indispensable ... Läs mer

    245,38 kr

  • Global Icons

    Apertures to the Popular

    av Bishnupriya Ghosh ...
    A widely disseminated photograph of Phoolan Devi, India’s famous bandit queen, surrendering to police forces in 1983 became an emotional touchstone for Indians who saw the outlaw as a lower-caste folk hero. That affective response was reignited in 1994 with the release of a feature film based on Phoolan Devi’s life. Despite charges of murder, arson, and looting pending against her, the bandit ... Läs mer

    335,06 kr