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THE AGE OF EXTREMES
₨ 3,545THE AGE OF EXTREMES is eminent historian Eric Hobsbawm s personal vision of the twentieth century. Remarkable in its scope, and breathtaking in its depth of knowledge, this immensely rewarding book reviews the uniquely destructive and creative nature of the troubled twentieth century and makes challenging predicitions for the future.
ISBN: 9780349106717
AUTHOR: ERIC HOBSBAWM
ISBN: 9780349106717
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: 1914-1991
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THE AGE OF EMPIRE 1875-1914
₨ 3,395The splendid finale to Eric Hobsbawm’s study of the nineteenth century, THE AGE OF EMPIRE covers the area of Western Imperialism and examines the forces that swept the world to the outbreak of World War One- and shaped modern society.
ISBN: 9780349105987
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ISBN: 9780349105987
Publisher: ABACUS
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THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
₨ 3,395Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant analytical clarity the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the Dual revolution, the 1789 French revolution and the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain. This enthralling and original account highlights the significant sixty years when industrial capitalism established itself in Western Europe and when Europe established the domination over the rest of the world it was to hold for half a century.
ISBN: 9780349104843
AUTHOR: ERIC HOBSBAWM
ISBN: 9780349104843
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: EUROPE 1789-1848
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THE AGE OF CAPITAL 1848-1875
₨ 3,345The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: capitalism . The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848. It was the triumph of a society which believed that economic growth rests on competitive private enterprise, on success in buying everything in the cheapest market (including labour) and selling it in the dearest. An economy so based, and therefore nestling naturally on the sound foundations of a bourgoisie composed of those whom energy, merit and intelligence had raised to their position and kept there, would – it was believed – not only create a world of suitably distributed material plenty but of ever-growing enlightenment, reason and human opportunity, an advance of the sciences and the arts, in brief a world of continuous and accelerating material and moral progress.
ISBN: 9780349104805
AUTHOR: ERIC HOBSBAWM
ISBN: 9780349104805
Publisher: ABACUS
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LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
₨ 2,995The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book . . . humane, dignified and magnificently unembittered’ The Times The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, A Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela’s destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, A Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader. ‘Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity . . . Unforgettable’ Andre Brink ‘Enthralling . . . Mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as Lincoln and Gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground’ Sunday Times
ISBN: 9780349106533
AUTHOR: NELSON MANDELA
ISBN: 9780349106533
Publisher: ABACUS
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FRIENDS, LOVERS, CHOCOLATE
₨ 2,800
ISBN: 0349119171
Publisher: ABACUS
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Author: ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH -
THE LOST KINGDOMS OF AFRICA
₨ 3,200
ISBN: 034911708X
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: THROUGH MUSLIM AFRICA BY TRUCK, BUS, BOAT AND CAMEL
Author: JEFFERY TAYLER -
THE SOUND OF NO HANDS CLAPPING
₨ 4,802
ISBN: 0349118515
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS & ALIENATE PEOPLE
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THE SECRET HISTORY OF AL-QA’IDA
₨ 3,601Over the last ten years, journalist and al-Qa’ida expert Abdel Bari Atwan has cultivated uniquely well-placed sources and amassed a wealth of information about al-Qa’ida’s origins, masterminds and plans for the future. In this book, Atwan reveals how al-Qa’ida’s radical departure from the classic terrorist / guerrilla blueprint has enabled it to outpace less adaptable efforts to neutralise it. The fanaticism of its fighters, and their willingness to kill and be killed, are matched by the leadership’s opportunistic recruitment strategies and sophisticated understanding of psychology, media and new technology – including the use of the Internet for training, support and communications.
Atwan also argues that current events in the Middle East represent watershed moments in the group’s evolution that are making it more dangerous by the day, as it refines and appropriates the concept of jihad and makes the suicide bomber a permanent feature of a global holy war.
ISBN: 0349120355
Publisher: ABACUS
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THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST
₨ 3,200Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don’t? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world’s worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month? Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.
ISBN: 0349119854
Publisher: ABACUS
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GUERRILLAS
₨ 4,001
ISBN: 034911885X
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: JOURNEY IN THE INSURGENT WORLD
Author: JON LEE ANDERSON -
ELECTRIC UNIVERSE
₨ 3,200
ISBN: 0349117667
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: HOW ELECTRICITY SWITCHED ON THE MODERN WORLD
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THE GOLDFINCH
₨ 3,095Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2014
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love – and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.
The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph – a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.
ISBN: 9780349139630
Publisher: ABACUS
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THE HEIRS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD AND THE ROOTS OF THE SUNNI-SHIA SCHISM
₨ 1,395The Prophet Muhammad taught the word of God to the Arabs. Within a generation of his death, his followers – as vivid a cast of heroic individuals as history has known – had exploded out of Arabia to confront the two great superpowers of the seventh-century and establish Islam and a new civilization. That the protagonists originated from the small oasis communities of central Arabia gives their adventures, their rivalries, their loves and their achievements an additional vivacity and intimacy. So that on one hand, THE HEIRS OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD is a swaggering saga of ambition, immense achievement, self-sacrificing nobility and blood rivalry, while on the other it allows us to understand some of the complexities of our modern world. For within this fifty-year span of conquest and empire-building, Barnaby Rogerson also identifies the seeds of discord that destroyed the unity of Islam, and traces the roots of the schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims to the rivalry of the two individuals who best knew and loved the Prophet: his cousin and son-in-law Ali and his wife Aisha.
ISBN: 9780349117577
Publisher: ABACUS
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THE TIPPING POINT
₨ 1,695The Tipping Point is an international bestseller and the debut book of Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell was first published by Little Brown in 2000. The book tries to explain and describe the secretive sociological changes that affect our everyday lives. The book also talks about the psychological and sociological behaviour of humans. In this book the author says that ‘’ ideas and products, messages and behaviours spread like viruses do’’, for example Hush Puppies shoes were a popular brand in 1970’s, but later became a local fashion amongst the people. Afterwards numerous fashion designers merged the shoes in their shows.
This book talks about many problems that people face in societies and in families. The author believes that we must get a clear understanding of what these ‘tipping points’’ are, that lead to such sudden changes in our lives. This book offers you all that you need to know, regarding how you can nurture the best probable plans that can help you do just around everything, from raising a child, to keeping your company running efficiently and more. Amazon.in brings to you this life-changing book.
ISBN: 9780349113463
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
Author: MALCOLM GLADWELL -
THE LOST CITY
₨ 4,402
ISBN: 0349120362
Publisher: ABACUS
Subtitle: A VERY GIFTED AND HAUNTING NEW WRITER’ VIKRAM SETH
Author: HENRY SHUKMAN