Blogs in January 1970

Mistaken Modernity: India between Worlds 1st January 1970

From Hindu notions of dirt, South Asia’s preference for women leaders to patronage in democratic politics, the author resolves many of the paradoxes of contemporary India in this book.

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Tokyo vice 1st January 1970

A page turning insider’s account fighting crime in Japan. Does for Tokyo what Homicide did for Baltimore.

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Come on Shore and We Will Kill You and Eat You All 1st January 1970

Come On Shore and We Will Kill And Eat You All is a sensitive and vibrant portrayal of the cultural collision between Westerners and Maoris, from Abel Tasman’s discovery of New Zealand in 1642 to the author’s unlikely romance...

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Samira & Samir 1st January 1970

With her bestseller, Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep, Siba Shakib drew attention to the distressing situation of Afghan women. Taking up this theme again, she now tells a wonderful story of love and courage, and of a...

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India: The Road Ahead 1st January 1970

In this book Tully writes chapters about Indian society, historical issues, the caste system, and uses his own observations to draw conclusions about where India might be heading.

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