India, Nepal, Bhutan Bangladesh & Sri Lanka at 1:2, 500, 000 on a clear, indexed map from Marco Polo Travel Publishing with prominent highlighting of interesting locations, street plans of Delhi, Mumbai, Colombo & Kathmadu, extensive index including national parks & World Heritage Sites, etc. The map covers India, plus the whole of Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka, with most of Pakistan as well as southern Tibet with Lhasa & Kailas. The north-western tip of the country with the Pakistani part of Jammu & Kashmir & the Karakoram is shown as an inset. Assam & the eastern states are also on an inset which extends the coverage to Mandalay in Burma. Two smaller panels show the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Cartography is from the renowned German publishers Mair Dumont. Topography is indicated by relief shading with spot heights & names of mountain & hill ranges & selected peaks. Colouring and/or graphics indicate deserts & marshes. Internal administrative borders are shown with names of the states. The map shows the country’s road & rail networks & highlights numerous towns & villages worth visiting, as well as interesting natural sites, both in India itself & in the adjoining countries. Latitude & longitude lines are marked at intervals of 1º. A 63-page booklet attached to the map cover provides an extensive index of place names in all the countries covered by the map including names of mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes, etc. Also included are lists of national parks & of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Multilingual map legend & all the text include English.A fold-out flap in the cover shows for route planning an overview of the whole area covered by the map with a grid reference system in the margins making it easier to find locations on the main map. Also included is an administrative map of India showing the division into states. ...

During your valuable holiday time you will want to experience the heart of India. Footprint's Dream Trip India
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With growing economic might, new political influence, & changing social dynamics, India has emerged as a major world power in the twenty-first century. This book charts the important features of India`s development since its independence in 1947, assessing those forces that have contributed to the nation`s growth as well as those that have impeded it. Through the lens of India`s past, Dietmar Rothermund offers a new perspective on India today & a fascinating look into the nation`s future.” India: The Rise of an Asian Giant” explores the diverse roots of India`s economic robustness, from agriculture to the export boom. He looks closely at the country`s democratic system, nuclear decisions, & alliance with the U.S. against terror. In his review of social changes, Rothermund discusses the institution of caste, the rise of a new middle class, the persistence of poverty, the media & Bollywood, & the significance of the global diaspora of twenty million Indians. In sum, he offers an impressive profile of India, an Asian giant whose role in the world`s future will surely be unique & important. ...

Since the Indian economy was liberated from bureaucratic, socialist controls in 1991, it has developed rapidly. A country once renowned for the backwardness of its industries, its commerce & its financial market is now viewed as potentially one of the major world economies of the twenty-first century. But there are many questions which need to be asked about the sustainability of this rapid economic growth & its effect on the stability of the country. Have the changes had any impact on the poor & marginalised? Can India`s democracy contain the mounting resentment of those left out of the new economic order? Can a high growth rate be sustained with India`s notoriously corrupt & inefficient governance? &, can the development of its creaking infrastructure be speeded up? How is India going to feed itself unless agriculture is reformed? This timely book will answer these questions through interviews with industrialists & cricketers, God men & farmers, plutocrats & former untouchables. Full of fascinating stories of real people at a time of great change, it will be of interest to economists, business people, diplomats, politicians, as well as to those who love to travel & who take an interest in the rapid growth of one of the world`s largest countries, & what this means to us in the West. ...

During your valuable holiday time you will want to experience the heart of India. Footprint's Dream Trip India: Backwaters, Beaches, Temples will ensure you discover the very best this varied destination has to offer as well as take you to some fantastic out-of-the-way places h&-picked by the authors. From exploring quiet backwaters to contemplating the magnificence of temples, this new guide is packed full of ideas, suggestions & expert advice & will help you design your own dream trip. Packed with detailed information on where to go & what to do A h&-picked selection of the very best places to stay & to eat Full-colour trip-planning section featuring detailed itineraries & maps Off-the-beaten track suggestions from the authors Compact, pocket-sized format so you can carry it with you Written by a local expert offering you insider information Footprint's carefully tailored information ensures that you get the most out of your dream trip. ...

India at 1:3, 150, 000 approx. in a series of Adventure maps from the National Geographic Society with cartography provided by Reise Know-How. The map is printed on light waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & is double-sided with a good overlap between the sides. Coverage

Includes:: most of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. Andaman & Nicobar Islands are shown on an inset. Cartographic information provided by Reise Know-How has been adjusted to follow the house style of the NGS Adventure series. Altitude colouring in broader bands has been replaced here by contours at 500m intervals plus relief shading. Road network

Includes:: selected local tracks & gives distances on main & on some secondary routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the states. Symbols highlight various places of interest including national parks & other protected areas, temples, archaeological sites, beaches, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals & the map has an index of place names. Overall, the slightly smaller scale of the NGS map & the presentation of the road & rail networks make the original Reise Know-How edition far clearer than the NGS map.PLEASE NOTE: to ensure regular supplies & faster delivery to our customers we keep as regular stock the Reise Know-How edition whilst the NGS version can be ordered on request.



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“ India after Gandhi” is the history of the world’s largest democracy, by Ramachandra Guha. Born against a background of privation & civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language & religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united & democratic country. This remarkable book tells the full story
- the pain & the struggle, the humiliations & the glories
- of the world’s largest & least likely democracy. While India is sometimes the most exasperating country in the world, it is also the most interesting. Ramachandra Guha writes compellingly of the myriad protests & conflicts that have peppered the history of free India. But he writes also of the factors & processes that have kept a country together, defying numerous prophets of doom who believed that its poverty would force India to break up or come under autocratic rule. Once, the Western world looked upon India with a mixture of pity & contempt; now, it looks upon India with fear & admiration. Moving between history & biography, the story of modern India is peopled with extraordinary characters. Guha gives fresh insights on the lives & public careers of India’s major leaders. Massively researched & elegantly written, “ India after Gandhi” is a superior account of India’s rebirth, & the work of a major scholar at the height of his powers. Guha was born in India in 1958 & after a broad-ranging academic career, he settled to become a full-time writer, based in Bangalore.

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Born against a background of privation & civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language & religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united & democratic country. Ramachandra Guha`s hugely acclaimed book tells the full story
- the pain & the struggle, the humiliations & the glories
- of the world`s largest & least likely democracy. While India is sometimes the most exasperating country in the world, it is also the most interesting. Ramachandra Guha writes compellingly of the myriad protests & conflicts that have peppered the history of free India. Moving between history & biography, the story of modern India is peopled with extraordinary characters. Guha gives fresh insights into the lives & public careers of those long-serving Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru & Indira Gandhi. But the book also writes with feeling & sensitivity about lesser-known (though not necessarily less important) Indians
- peasants, tribals, women, workers & musicians. Massively researched & elegantly written, India After Gandhi is a remarkable account of India`s rebirth, & a work already hailed as a masterpiece of single volume history. This tenth anniversary edition, published to coincide with seventy years of India`s independence, is revised & expanded to bring the narrative up to the present.


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Beginning in 1947, when ` India & Pakistan were born to conflict, ` renowned India scholar Stanley Wolpert provides an authoritative, accessible primer on what is potentially the world`s most dangerous crisis. He concisely distills sixty-three years of complex history, tracing the roots of the relationship between these two antagonists, explaining the many attempts to resolve their disputes, & assessing the dominant political leaders. While the tragic Partition left many urgent problems, none has been more difficult than the problem over Kashmir, claimed by both India & Pakistan. This intensely divisive issue has triggered two conventional wars, killed some 100, 000 Kashmiris, & almost ignited two nuclear wars since 1998, when both India & Pakistan openly emerged as nuclear-weapon states. In addition to providing a comprehensive perspective on the origin & nature of this urgent conflict, Wolpert examines all the proposed solutions & concludes with a road map for a brighter future for South Asia. ...

Combining factual information with a critical approach which probes the nature of culture & identity, this concise yet authoritative account paints a graphic picture of an area stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayan mountains. With coverage not only of India, but also of Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, & Sri Lanka, this book surveys nearly 5000 years, from the early settlers of prehistory to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi & the Tamil Tiger conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on the last 200 years, while the key theme of shifting regional identities underpins the author`s insights in to the social, economic & spiritual past of the region. In the world of globalization that we now inhabit, no world region is understood as being composed simply of enclosed national territories of politics, economy, society, & culture. South Asia is a global phenomenon, & working that idea into our understanding of South Asian history is a challenge that this new edition fully embraces. ...