Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
51 books
In Political Tribes, Amy Chua diagnoses the cause of our current political discord: tribalism. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most – the ones that people will kill and die for – are ethnic, religious, sectarian or clan-based. Time and time again our blindness to tribalism has undermined our foreign policy.
At home, we have recently witnessed the rise of identity politics, a movement that encourages us to define ourselves ...
Islam began as a stranger,' said the Prophet Mohammed, 'and one day, it will again return to being a stranger.
The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy ...
Insightful, surprising and with ground-breaking revelations about our society, Everybody Lies exposes the secrets embedded in our internet searches, with a foreword by bestselling author Steven Pinker
Everybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters – and to themselves. In Internet searches, however, people confess their secrets – about sexless marriages, mental health problems, even racist views. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, an economist and ...
What makes Virat Kohli the undisputed monarch of the cricket world today is not his iconic status in the sports hierarchy but that the highest praise comes from the opposition camp and past greats.
However, his family didn't always have it good. No stranger to loss, Kohli's biggest support both on and off the field – his father, succumbed to a cerebral stroke when he was very young. In a fitting tribute that would've made his old man proud, Kohli returned ...
Dr. APJ Kalam abolished the practice of having a larger chair for the Rashtrapati on a dias when attending any function.
He regularly read both the Quran and the Geeta and played the veena and wrote poetry in his spare time.
This book seeks to explain the basic principles of Ayurveda. Providing deep insight into the understanding of basic constitution of the body, it describes in detail the ailments in the body and their treatment. It discusses at length the fundamentals of Ayurveda, such as the five basic elements, the three biological humors, three supporting pillars of the body, the seven fundamental tissues, the vital essence, the excretory products, digestion and metabolism, ...
This is a book on the children who have been orphaned in India due to various reasons. It presents an insight into the world of the orphans and deals with the Indian state’s attitude towards them—focusing on the government apathy towards them and issue of legislation aimed at the welfare of the orphaned children. It delves into the many problems they face and the solutions to these problems. Referring to specific orphaned children and their concerns, ...
Like its previous edition, this book provides an accessible introductory guide to some of the most important aspects of literary theory, linking them to more traditional terms and approaches. In doing so, it offers a fuller introduction to a wider range of literary theories, including post-structuralism, post-modernism, New Historicism, post-colonial theory, and theories of sexual identity. Additional theories are revised and extended in this edition with ...
This book provides a unique perspective on Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi party AAP through the keen observations and first-hand insights of an active AAP volunteer and close personal friend of Kejriwal from his undergraduate days at IIT Kharagpur. They re-connected more than a decade after IIT at UC Berkeley when Kejriwal was on a visit while still actively running his NGO Parivartan and have remained in contact ever since. The book captures Kejriwal s ...
At the turn of the 21st century, just a decade since economic liberalisation, India was at the threshold of a changing geopolitical environment. The complex 2000s witnessed economic acceleration of China and the ASEAN, West's engagement with South East Asia, and the growing shadow of terrorism that has influenced political realities in the region and beyond. As India addresses these concerns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global footprint is steadily growing, ...
For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west – in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and culture – and is shaping the modern world. This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure to many ...
While many have called for an end to "business as usual", Eve Poole actually explains what needs to change and how it could be done. This is a forensic and inspiring account. (Financial Times columnist and Visiting Professor at Cass Business School, London)
Eve Poole's precise and elegant deconstruction is a properly human antidote to the pathologies of late capitalism, drawing on psychology and moral philosophy as well as economics to expose its fake ...
The most prestigious cricket publication in the world now includes specialized content created for the Indian cricket fan. Besides interesting articles from cricket experts and writers, the book has match summaries, scores, analyses, and player profiles from Indian cricket. A must-have for any cricket fan and any Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack faithfuls OR A must-have for all cricket fans and fans of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Description Wisden ...