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The Epic of Ram presents a new translation of the R?mcaritm?nas of Tulsidas (15431623). Written in Avadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, t...

In 1752, the Bengali poet Bharatchandra Ray completed a long narrative poem dedicated to the glory of Annada, Shiva's consort and the divinity who,...

"We can no longer assume that liberal democracy is the wave of the future... This splendid book is an invaluable contribution to the debate about w...

Work is now more deadly than war, killing approximately 2.3 million people a year worldwide. The United States, with its complex regulatory system,...

The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics

Akbarnāma, or The History of Akbar, by Abu’l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose a...

Akbarnama, or The History of Akbar, by Abu'l-Fazl (d. 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose a...

The first volume details the birth of Akbar, his illustrious genealogy and in particular the lives and exploits of his grandfather, Babur and his f...

The Epic of Ram presents a new translation of the Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas (1543–1623). Written in Avadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, ...

What makes people fight and risk their lives for countries other than their own? Why did diverse individuals such as Lord Byron, George Orwell, Che...

International migration presents the human face of globalization, with consequences that make headlines throughout the world. The Cross-Border Conn...

Akbarnama, or the history of Akbar, by Abu’l-Fazl (br>D 1602), is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of pr...

The epic of Ram presents a new translation of the ramcaritmanas of Tulsidas (1543–1623). written in Awadhi, a literary dialect of classical Hindi, ...

A field-changing history explains how the subcontinent lost its political identity as the home of all religions and emerged as India, The land of t...

What makes people fight and risk their lives for countries other than their own? Why did diverse individuals such as Lord Byron, George Orwell, Che...

Constrained by shrinking budgets, can colleges do more to improve the quality of education? And can students get more out of college without paying...

Appian (Appianus) is among our principal sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, and sometimes...

Gandhi is revered as a historic leader, the father of Indian independence, and the inspiration for nonviolent protest around the world. But the imp...

Winner of the Z�calo Book PrizeA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Combines powerful moral arguments with superb storytelling."--New Sta...

A Project Syndicate Best Read of the YearOn the centennial of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, the definitive history of how Mao and hi...

A work on the shaping of our architectural environment.

A sweeping history of American cities and towns, and the utopian aspirations that shaped them, by one of America's leading urban planners and schol...

In The Colonial Politics of Global Health, Jessica Lynne Pearson explores the collision between imperial and international visions of health and de...

Many philosophers believe they can gain knowledge about the world from the comfort of their armchairs, simply by reflecting on the nature of things...