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Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara: The British Library Kharosthi Fragments

March 22, 2015

As the Dead Sea Scrolls have changed our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity, so a set of 29 scroll fragments acquired in 1994 by The British Library promise to improve our knowledge of the history of Buddhism in India. The fragmentary birch bark scrolls were found inside one of set of inscribed clay pots. […]
The Man from Pakistan: The True Story of the World’s Most Dangerous Nuclear Smuggler

March 22, 2015

The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Should such an assault occur, there is a strong likelihood that the trail of devastation will lead back to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani father of the […]
Settling the Frontier: Land, Law and Society in the Peshawar Valley, 1500-1900

March 22, 2015

This political and social history explores four centuries in the history of the Peshawar region, from 1500 to 1900. It examines how different residents experienced imperial expansion (from the Mughals to the British), technological innovation, and the growth of state institutions, while they simultaneously nurtured and transformed indigenous power relations, socio-cultural practices, and a political […]
The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor

March 22, 2015

In his shocking and revelatory new work, the celebrated journalist William Langewiesche investigates the burgeoning global threat of nuclear weapons production. This is the story of the inexorable drift of nuclear weapons technology from the hands of the rich into the hands of the poor. As more unstable and undeveloped nations find ways of acquiring […]
India and Pakistan: The First Fifty Years (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)

March 22, 2015

One fifth of the world’s people live in India and Pakistan. Looking back on their first fifty years of independence, leading specialists on South Asia assess their progress and problems, their foreign and defense policies and their relations with the United States. The three coeditors, who compare the achievements of India and Pakistan in a […]
Pakistan: Eye of the Storm

March 22, 2015

Pakistan – with its political instability, vociferous Islamic community, pressing economic and social problems, access to nuclear weapons, and proximity to Afghanistan – stands at the very centre of global attention. Can General Musharraf, Pakistan’s military ruler, control the forces that helped create the Taliban in Afghanistan? In this book, journalist Owen Bennett Jones looks […]
Pakistan: History and Politics 1947-1971 (Oxford Pakistan Paperbacks)

March 22, 2015

This work is a comprehensive account of the history and politics of Pakistan from its inception to its breakup, which resulted in the establishment of Bangladesh. It encompasses with depth and precision all the developments in politics, economy, and foreign relations that help in understanding the historical process. It throws light on the democratic and […]
Storm Warning: Riding the Crosswinds in the Pakistan-Afghan Borderlands

March 22, 2015

The Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands are pivotal to international security. They are often dangerous, strategically crucial and little explored by outsiders. Robin Brooke-Smith provides a new perspective on Northwest Pakistan in this first-hand account of his years in this troubled region. Tracing the build-up to 9/11 and the upheaval that has followed, this is a captivating behind-the-scenes […]
Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future of the Global Jihad

March 22, 2015

Pakistan and America have been gripped together in a deadly embrace for decades. For half a century American presidents from both parties pursued narrow short-term interests in Pakistan. This myopia actually backfired in the long term, helping to destabilize the political landscape and radicalizing the population, setting the stage for the global jihad we face […]
War Talk

March 22, 2015

As the United States pushes for war on Iraq, Arundhati Roy, the internationally acclaimed author of The God of Small Things, addresses issues of democracy and dissent, racism and empire, and war and peace in this collection of new essays.The eloquence, passion, and political insight of Roy’s political essays have added legions of readers to […]

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