1. Kashmir: A Disputed Legacy, 1846-1990
The Kashmir dispute has dominated Indo-Pakistan
relations ever since independence, fifty years ago. It has also played a major
part in the genesis of the Sino- Indian boundary dispute. In this
award-winning book, Alastair Lamb examines the history of this dispute.
2. The Story of
Philosophy
The Story of Philosophy: the Lives and Opinions of the
Greater Philosophers is a book by Will Durant that presents a history of
several Western philosophers and their ideas. It chronicles the ideas of the
great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments that influenced
them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.
The ideas of philosophers include–Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire,
Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana,
James and Dewey. The Story of Philosophy is a key book for any reader who
wishes to survey the history and development of philosophical ideas in the
Western world.
3. History of the
Arabs
History of the Arabs is a book written by Philip Khuri
Hitti and was first published in 1937. Hitti spent 10 years writing this book.
This authoritative study of the Arabians and the Arabic-speaking peoples is a
valuable source of information on Arab history. Suitable for both scholars and
the general reader, it unrolls one of the richest and most instructive panoramas
in history, telling with insight the story of the rise of Islam in the Middle
Ages, its conquests, its empire, its time of greatness and of decay. Hitti, one
of the world’s leading historians of the Arabic-speaking people, gives an ideal
introduction to their history and culture.
4. A Case of
Exploding Mangoes
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, a
Pakistani writer and journalist has written a fictional black comedy woven
around the intriguing event of the assassination of the former Pakistani
General and President, Zia ul Haq.
The book, A Case of Exploding Mangoes is loaded with
dark humour and takes clever digs at the Pakistani political setup. Hanif’s
writing style has been compared to Joseph Heller’s Catch 22, for its sharp and
witty satire of the political and military regime. A Case of Exploding Mangoes
is a bestseller and has received many awards, including the Best First Book
Award in the year 2009 in the Commonwealth Book Prize ceremony.
5. Kashmir in the
Crossfire by
Victoria Schofield
Why has the valley of Kashmir, famed for its beauty and
tranquility, become a major flashpoint, threatening the stability of a region
of great strategic importance and challenging the integrity of the Indian
state? This book examines the Kashmir conflict in its historical context, from
the period when the valley was an independent kingdom right up to the struggles
of the present day.
Drawing upon research in India and Pakistan, as well as
historical sources, this book traces the origins of the state in the 19th
century and the controversial “sale” by the British of the predominantly Muslim
valley to a Hindu Maharaja in 1846. Through an exploration of the implications
for Kashmir of independence in 1947, it gives a critical account of why, for
Kashmir, self-determination may seem a more attractive option than affiliation
to a larger multi-racial whole.
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