BANGLADESH: QUEST FOR FREEDOM & JUSTICE BY KAMAL HOSSAIN — this book covers in detail the political developments that led to the emergence of an independent Bangladesh. Kamal Hossain gives a vivid eyewitness account of his own involvement in the different phases of the political struggles as Minister of Law and later as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of Petroleum and Minerals. He offers thoughtful analyses of how a country, ravaged by war and deprived of resources, gave itself a secular, democratic constitution, won the respect of the world, gained membership of the United Nations and actively pursued peace and stability in the region.
OLD WORLD EMPIRES: CULTURES OF POWER & GOVERNANCE IN EURASIA BY ILHAN NIAZ — the book provides a one-volume historical survey of the origins, development, and nature of state power in Eurasia. It covers several historical monarchies and autocracies and provides an insight of how the rulers of bygone days resorted to intrigues, coercion, torture, and complete obedience from their relatives, subordinates, and subjects in order to have absolute control over all matters of governance.
SEPARATISM IN EAST PAKISTAN: A STUDY OF FAILED LEADERSHIP BY RIZWANULLAH KOKAB WITH FOREWORD BY IAN TALBOT — this book provides an academic perspective on the Bengali nationalist movement, the seeds of which were sown in the 1940s. Being an original work by the author, the book aims to record the growth of the Bengali nationalist movement and shortcomings of Pakistani leaders in accommodating it. This scholarly empirical appraisal is a vital addition to the available literature on post-Partition history of the events leading from 1947 up to the breaking up of Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.
OTTOMAN TURKEY, ATATÜRK & MUSLIM SOUTH ASIA: PERSPECTIVES, PERCEPTIONS & RESPONSES BY M NAEEM QURESHI — this book studies the South Asian perceptions and responses regarding the political events that unfolded in the background of the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Turkish republic by Mustafa Kemal. It begins with an analysis of the literature on 19-century pan-Islam in South Asia and then gradually unfolds its practical expression in the politics of South Asia while interacting with the Turks in the milieu of British and Allied policies. The book also examines the enduring relevance of pan-Islam in the politics of Pakistan and ventures to measure its trajectory in the future.
THE FRONTIER CRIMES REGULATION: A HISTORY IN DOCUMENTS BY ROBERT NICHOLAS — this volume collects correspondence and regulations related to the British North-West Frontier province. These papers document the complex colonial adaptation of legal codes and levers of power to control what were seen as archaic but enduring social, moral, and cultural norms, based in Pakhtun customary social and devotional practices. The book contains the primary source documents related to the writing of the Punjab Frontier Crimes Regulation of 1887 and the ensuing years of debate over the need for additional revisions to the FCR.
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