An impressionistic account of the last Shah of Iran by a Polish journalist, this brilliant book captures the irony, force and power of the revolution that toppled the Shah. Kapuscinski has written an equally compelling book on another autocrat, Haile Selassie, the Emperor.
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The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle, with fierce hand-to-hand fighting in each room of each building, was brutally destructive to both armies. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline.
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The book puts something new across the popular belief that Latin Americam Magic Realism refers directly to Marquez. The book rejects this popular belief and discusses in detail the development of magic realism in Latin America and then specially assesses the contribution of Rulfo in the development of this mode of realism which later writers like Marquez popularised all over the world.
Articles in Part I discuss the general Political situation in Pakistan, the various political and constitutional developments and also the democratic movements of the people of this region. These discussions reveal the character and state of the society during the last phase of Pakistan in East Bengal. The articles in part I, therefore, provide a sort of introduction to the discussions contained in part II. They may also be helpful in making a comparative assessment of the situation before and after the emergence of Bangladesh as a new state.
Through the last five decades, Nayantara Sahgal has constantly responded to the changes that enveloped India and the world through her wide-ranging works of fiction and non-fiction. This book collects her writings and lectures on subjects ranging from literature and the arts to international relations and imperialism, written through some of Indias most turbulent phases- Independence, the Emergency, globalization, terrorism. Her astute social commentary is laced with personal wisdom that comes from first-hand knowledge of Indian politics and diplomacy. Known for her refusal to compromise with attempts to subvert modern India's democratic and multicultural tradition, Sahgal has watched some of Indias most historic moments unfold in her own backyard and has always appraised the situation with a critical eye and analytical acumen. The Political Imagination draws from Sahgals rich body of work and includes letters and commendations written to her that have never been published before. Combining public history with personal reflections, Sahgal reveals the politics of her own imagination in this collection of her most culturally insightful and socially conscious writings.
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বিষয় হিসেবে ইতিহাস সবসময় চ্যালেঞ্জিং এবং বিস্মৃতিপ্রবণও বটে, কারণ একটা সময় আসে যখন ঘটনা ও কল্পনা এবং সারবস্তু ও ছায়াকে আলাদা করা মুশকিল হয়ে পড়ে। পাশাপাশি, এ দেশে ইতিহাস রচনার বিষয়টি অনেক সময় দলের প্রতি অনুগত থাকার কারণে পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট হয়ে থাকে। বাংলাদেশ : ছয় দশক এ জাতীয় ত্রুটিগুলো কাটিয়ে ওঠার এক প্রচেষ্টা, তবে এখানে কেবল ঘটনাবহুল ছয়টি দশকের স্বতন্ত্র ইতিহাস তুলে ধরার চেষ্টা করা হয়নি, বরং সমগ্র জাতির গন্তব্য নির্ধারণকারী ঘটনাগুলোর বস্তুনিষ্ঠ ইতিহাস যথাসম্ভব নির্ভুলভাবে উপস্থাপন করা করেছে। ১৯৪৭ সালে দেশ বিভাগের পর থেকে যে বিষয়গুলো প্রত্যেক বাঙালিকে আলোড়িত করেছিল সেগুলোর ন্যায়সঙ্গত অনুসন্ধান উদ্যোগের ফলাফল হচ্ছে এই গ্রন্থটি।
“Babur Nama” Book Contents:
* Babur’s family Tree
* Maps
* Main Characters
* Islamic Calendar
* Preface
* Introduction
Part 1 : Fergana And Samarkand (Uzbekistan) Ah 899 – Ah 909
14 February Ad 1483-7 July Ad 1502
* Chapter 1 : Ah 899
* Chapter 2 : Ah 900 – Ah 903
* Chapter 3 : Ah 904
* Chapter 4 : Ah 905 – Ah 906
* Chapter 5 : Ah 907 – Ah 909
Part 2 : The Domain Of Kabul (Afghanistan) Ah 910 – Ah 931
14 June Ad 1504 – 12 December Ad 1520
* Chapter 6 : Ah 910
* Chapter 7 : Ah 911
* Chapter 8 : Ah 912
* Chapter 9 : Ah 913
* Chapter 10 : Ah 914 – Ah 924
* Chapter 11 : Ah 925
* Chapter 12 : Ah 926 – Ah 931
Part 3: Hindustan (India And Pakistan) Ah 932 – 5 Jumada Awal Ah 937
18 October Ad 1525 – 12 August Ad 1530
* Chapter 13 : Ad 932
* Chapter 14 : Ah 933
* Chapter 15 : Ah 934
* Chapter 16 : Ah 935
* Chapter 17 : Ah 936 – 5 Jumada Awal Ah 937
Notes
* Appendix 1 : Titles, Religious And Secular
* Appendix 2 : Glossary Of Foreign Words
* Appendix 3 : Babur’s Daily Prayers
* Appendix 4 : Babur’s Wives And Children
In a narrative beginning almost 1.5 million years ago with the emergence of Homo erectus, Frank Welsh takes the reader from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, from the Industrial Revolution to the age of terrorism. Using his masterly storytelling skills, he recounts the epic story of human growth, survival and achievement across all continents and ages. Providing insight into the lives of ordinary people in every corner of the globe, this comprehensive book is the perfect introduction to the human history of our planet. Shows History From The Perspective Of Those Areas And Peoples Outside Of The Familiar Western Historical Narrative
I am grateful to Margaret Hall, Julie Gordon and Dorothy Macintosh formerly of the South Asian History Section of the RSPacS at ANU. For institutional support for this project, I am grateful to the authorities of the Australian National University and the University of Dhaka.
