India in the Discover series from Lonely Planet; covering a range of countries worldwide & practically designed to allow travellers to find the most iconic sites & attractions at a glance. Uniquely designed, each title in the series

Includes:: a series of lists of the best things to do & see, with highlights, thematic

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Eastern India at 1:1, 500, 000 in a series of double-sided maps from Nelles, with their slightly smaller size offering a convenient format for use when travelling. The map

Includes:: an enlargement showing in greater detail the environs of Kolkata/ Calcutta as well as street plans of central Kolkata & Varanasi, plus a site map of Khajuraho group of temples. Maps in the Nelles regional series of India present the country’s road & rail networks on a base with relief shading to show the topography. National parks & nature or game reserves are highlighted, as are numerous places of interest. Also shown are the country’s internal administrative boundaries with names of the states. Each map

Includes:: enlargements for most visited areas and/or street plans of main cities. Latitude & longitude are shown by margin ticks at 2°. None of the maps are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.





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For an affordable price, India is exposed in Clive Limpkin's beautiful pictures & insightful mini-essays. Limpkin traveled extensively throughout India, & the photographic legacy of his journeys is impressively far-reaching, both in geographic scope & subject. From ' Elephants' to ' Cremation', India Exposed examines natural life, culture, & regions in India. It is a comprehensive photographic tribute of the second-largest nation in the world. ...

India Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

The DK Eyewitness India Travel Guide is your guide to this beautiful part of the world. The guide

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India Handbook, a comprehensive & leading guides designed & written for independent travellers who enjoy exploring off the beaten track. Footprint guides have an established reputation, built up since 1921, for catering for more adventurous & individual travellers. An unrestrictive editorial style also gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint guides all have the same layout. Introductory sections introduce the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Each guide is organised geographically by region or country, with individual sections having a particular focus on an extensive range of sights & places of interest. Further, there are also details of accommodation, nightlife, restaurants & any notable local activities. Information boxes throughout the text give readers an insight into local customs, stories & sights of particular interest.A ‘ Background’ section explores the history, economy, government, education, culture, people, land & environment of the destination in significant depth. There is also a ‘ Footnotes’ chapter with a basic language guide for travellers & information about the author. A useful distance chart tailored to the destination is also included in the inside back cover. * Please note:* the series is gradually being revised, reverting to its previous style of ” Handbooks”, published in a hardback format. ...

This 86x 124cm wallmap is a physical map of India which

Includes:: the whole of Nepal, Bangladesh & large

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India`s is a tale of private success & public failure. Prosperity is, indeed, spreading across the country even as governance failure pervades public life. But how could a nation become one of the world`s fastest-growing economies when it`s governed by a weak, ineffective state? & wouldn`t it be wonderful if India also grew during the day-in other words, if public policy supported private enterprise? What India needs, Gurcharan Das argues, is a strong liberal state. Such a state would have the authority to take quick, decisive action; it would have the rule of law to ensure those actions are legitimate; & finally, it would be accountable to the people. However, India has always had a weak state & a strong society, says Das, which means that achieving something better will be an uphill struggle. ...

India Handbook 2010 in the Handbooks series from Footprint; comprehensive & leading guides designed & written for independent travellers who enjoy exploring off the beaten track. Footprint guides have an established reputation, built up since 1921, for catering for more adventurous & individual travellers. An unrestrictive editorial style also gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint guides all have the same layout. Introductory sections introduce the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Each guide is organised geographically by region or country, with individual sections having a particular focus on an extensive range of sights & places of interest. Further, there are also details of accommodation, nightlife, restaurants & any notable local activities. Information boxes throughout the text give readers an insight into local customs, stories & sights of particular interest.A ...

India in the Berlitz Handbook series; comprising a range of guides providing comprehensive information on a range of international countries. Each guide is arranged by region, with individual sections on notable cities & towns in the area, in addition to ...