The Younghusband expedition (to Lhasa): an interpretation, 2nd ed. with a new chapter 'A hundred years on', foreword by Sirolaf Caroe

Mehra, Parshotam

ISBN: 9788121208437, 8121208432

The book describes the fighting with the Tibetans, the stand off between Younghusband and the commander of his escort, the role of Chinese Amban, the shameless loot and pillage of Tibet's rich cultural heritage.

Afghan Napoleon: the life of Ahmad Shah Massoud

Gall, Sandy

ISBN: 9789354474026, 9354474020

The continuing turmoil in Afghanistan--and its repercussions in the subcontinent and beyond--has its roots in the Cold War and the Soviet invasion of the country. One man who played a decisive role during that period was Ahmad Shah Massoud, 'the Lion of Panjsher'. This now-legendary military strategist and leader unified the mujahideen forces in north-eastern Afghanistan and led a series of dra...

Bangladesh at 50: development and challenges,

ISBN: 9789390122523, 939012252X

This book traces the country's history since 1971, while also commenting on the possible concerns that societal, political and institutional structures are likely to face in the future.

Jinnah: his successes, failures and role in history

Ahmed, Ishtiaq

ISBN: 9780670090525, 0670090522

This book traces Jinnah's journey from an Indian nationalist to a Muslim communitarian, and then from a Muslim nationalist to, Pakistan's all-powerful head of stone.

Religion and politics in Sri Lanka

Phadnis, Urmila

ISBN: 9788194496281, 8194496284

Beyond east and west: the story of civilization through the great epics

Swaroop, Suchethana

ISBN: 9780367427634, 036742763X

Erika and King Tribhuvan: the extraordinary true story of a woman who went to Nepal, met a king, and with him overthrew a kingdom

Leuchtag, Erika

ISBN: 9789937711609, 9937711606

Russia: revolution and civil war, 1917-1921

Beevor, Antony

ISBN: 9781474610148, 1474610145

Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's Red Army and Lenin's single-minded Communist dictatorship. Terror begat terror, wh...

Fifty years in Ceylon: an autobiography, ed. by Annie Skinner,1891

Skinner, Thomas

ISBN: 9789390035168, 9390035163

India-what can it teach us?, Indian ed. by KA Nilakanta Sastri

Muller, F Max

ISBN: 9788121503945, 8121503949

Peacock throne: the drama of Mogul India

Hansen, Waldemar

ISBN: 9788120802254, 812080225X

Imagining Afghanistan: the history of politics of imperial knowledge

Manchanda, Nivi

ISBN: 9781108811767, 1108811760

The author uncovers and critically explores Anglophone practices of knowledge cultivation and representational strategies and argues that Afghanistan occupies a distinctive place in the imperial imagination: over-determined and under-theorised, owing largely to the particular history of imperial intervention in the region.

Shared histories of modernity: China, India and the Ottoman Empire

Islamoglu, Huri et al.(ed.)

ISBN: 9780415481663, 041548166X

This volume addresses a key concern of historians and social scientists today by undermining conventional assumptions of a binary division between 'modern' European nation states and 'pre-modern' Asian empires. It brings together historians of the Qing, Ottoman, Mughal and British Indian empires to address the modern transformation of these regions without dividing world history into Western an...

A century in Ceylon: a brief history of the work of the American Board in Ceylon 1816-1916

Root, Helen I.

ISBN: 9788121232067, 8121232066

This rare and valuable book gives a brief account of notable missionaries, and of the mission work of the American Board in Ceylon, over a period of one century from 1816 to 1916. The first missionaries sent to India by the American Board in 1812 met the opposition of the East India Company and were ordered to leave Calcutta at once. One of the missionaries Newell started as he supposed for Bom...

A history of frontiers: the strategic crossroads of Gilgit-Baltistan, 1839 to 2019

Singh, Ashutosh

ISBN: 9789360801649, 936080164X

This book is a detailed yet concise study of the history and evolving geopolitics of Gilgit-Batistan from 1839 to 2019. The book examines the impact of demographic changes, land disputes, and the regions uneasy place in larger geopolitical games. It raises important questions about representation, local agency, and the consequences of being a pawn in global power politics.

Exploring Lalitpur

Bajracharya, Rosha et al.

ISBN: 9789937191913, 9937191912

The more one explores Lalitpur, the more we get fond of it. The people, the traditions, culture, annual festivals, food and world class monuments make up for one of the most loveable places on earth. The author reminds, this is a place we all love, like, or are fond of. In the past, the focus has been on the history and culture of this city which misses out on many other aspects of what this pl...