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Southern Asia. Indian Ocean Region

  • Connections and Complexityby Shinu Anna Abraham; Praveena Gullapalli; Teresa P Raczek; Uzma Z Rizvi

    Left Coast Press 2013; US$ 89.00

    This compilation of original research articles highlight the important cross-regional, cross-chronological, and comparative approaches to political and economic landscapes in ancient South Asia and its neighbors. Focusing on the Indus Valley period and Iron Age India, this volume incorporates new research in South Asia within the broader universe... more...

  • Institutions and Ideologiesby David Arnold; Peter Robb

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95

    Informative, timely and accessible introduction to the study of South Asia by leading scholars in the field. more...

  • The Indian Oceanby Michael N. Pearson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95

    In this stimulating and authoritative overview, Michael Pearson reverses the traditional angle of maritime history and looks from the sea to its shores - its impact on the land through trade, naval power, travel and scientific exploration. This vast ocean, both connecting and separating nations, has shaped many countries' cultures and ideologies through... more...

  • Avoiding Armageddonby Bruce O. Riedel

    Brookings Institution Press 2013; US$ 27.95

    India and Pakistan will be among the most important countries in the twenty-first century. In Avoiding Armageddon , Bruce Riedel clearly explains the challenge and the importance of successfully managing America's affairs with these two emerging powers and their toxic relationship. Born from the British Raj, the two nations share a common heritage,... more...

  • The Post-Colonial States of South Asiaby Amita Shastri; A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 190.00

    This text discusses the principal political and constitutional questions that have arisen in the states of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka following fifty years of independence. In Sri Lanka the pressing problems have been around the inter-ethnic civil war, experiments with constitutional designs, widespread prevalence of corruption and... more...

  • Transition to an Industrial Southby Michael J. Gagnon

    LSU Press 2012; US$ 29.95

    Renowned New South booster Henry Grady proposed industrialization as a basis of economic recovery for the former Confederacy. Born in 1850 in Athens, Georgia, to a family involved in the city?s thriving manufacturing industries, Grady saw firsthand the potential of industrialization for the region. In Transition to an Industrial South, Michael J. Gagnon... more...

  • Perspectives on South Asian Securityby Shanthie Mariet D'Souza; Rajshree Jetly

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2012; US$ 129.00

    This book is a collection of speeches and lectures delivered by political luminaries, practitioners and noted scholars on South Asian security at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.It offers interesting insights on the emerging security dynamics of South Asia. The issues covered are highly topical and include analyses... more...

  • The Ship, the Lady and the Lakeby Meriel Larken

    Bene Factum Publishing 2012; US$ 19.99

    An extraordinary account of one woman's single-minded campaign to restore a Victorian steamship to her former glory and make her an Andean attraction   Here is a vivid account of Meriel Larken's incredible quest to restore the Yavari steamship against the odds?a ship that is now celebrating its 150 year anniversary in 2012. In 1862 the English-built... more...

  • ASEAN-Russiaby Victor Sumsky; Mark Hong; Amy Lugg

    Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2012; US$ 68.90

    In 2012, Russia assumes the Chairmanship of APEC, and is keen to build on its memberships of both the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). Russia is geographically and historically part of Asia and the Asia Pacific, and has been a dialogue partner of ASEAN since 1996. Still, the obstacles of distance and languages have led ASEAN... more...

  • The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)by Lawrence Saez

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 125.00

    The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an international organization comprised of the eight countries in South Asia. This work aims examine the institutional structure, objectives and effectiveness of the SAARC in its role as South Asia?s leading regional institution. Drawing on original research it offers a fresh and... more...