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Revisiting a revolt

The book attempts to focus on bourgeoisation as a factor that precipitated the Great Revolt of 1857.

Demystifying caste

The book will appeal to anyone who is interested in understanding the highly complex phenomenon of caste and is prepared to go beyond the “sacred” and

Elusive homeland

THIS book has been published posthumously, after the authors brutal murder in December 2006. It marks a sensitive attempt to visibilise the muhajirs,

A criminal legacy

THE colonial prison has attracted a wide range of scholars. They include historians such as Ranjan Chakraborty, David Arnold and Basudeb Chattopadhyay

Marginal whites

The novelty of this book is that it focusses on the white underclass and its life in colonial India.

Legacy of the Left

Three books on Bhagat Singh mark an effort to recover his legacy, which is distinctly associated with the revolutionary Left.

Narcotics and empire

The book tells the story of the origins of a dominant section of the Indian capitalist class and the rise of the city of Bombay.

Emerging nations, women's rights

Gendered Citizenship: Historical and Conceptual Explorations by Anupama Roy; Orient Longman, New Delhi; pages 291; Rs.550.

Women and German fascism

Gender and Power in the Third Reich: Female Denouncers and the Gestapo (1933-45) by Vandana Joshi; Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire and New York, 2003; p

Empire cinema and society

Colonial India and the Making of Empire Cinema: Image, Ideology and Identity by Prem Chowdhry, Vistaar Publications, New Delhi, 2001; pages 294, Rs.45

In search of an identity

Jharkhand: Politics of Development and Identity by Amit Prakash; Orient Longman, Hyderabad, 2001; pages 382, Rs.525.

An agenda unmasked

RSS's Tryst with Politics: From Hedgewar to Sudarshan by Pralay Kanungo, New Delhi, Manohar, 2002, pages 314, Rs.625.