Unlearned Lessons: An Appraisal of India's Military Mishaps by Gautam Das ( New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications, 2007)
This book chronicles militarily significant events in Indian history from earliest times, including the Sino-Indian border dispute from 1950 through 1962, and the Sri Lanka involvement of 1987-90. Col. Gautam Das was formerly in the Indian Army, and was associated with the ICS Project on “Border Trade and Border Peoples”.
China , by Sreemati Chakrabarti, ( New Delhi : National Book Trust , India , 2007).
This book is meant for the general reader interested in China . It briefly covers various aspects of China 's history, polity, culture, society and economy.
Taiwan Today, edited by Anita Sharma and Sreemati Chakrabarti ( Delhi : Anthem Press, 2007).
East Asia today is undoubtedly the most dynamic region of the world in terms of economic growth and development. India 's ‘Look East Policy', dating from the mid-1990s, has widened the arena for a multidimensional relationship with the East Asian region. India-Taiwan economic relations have been growing, and cultural and educational ties between the two nations are also increasing. This book, based on a Conference hosted by the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi , explores many dimensions of Taiwan 's social, political and cultural fabric, and the dynamics of India-Taiwan relations. The book was released by Professor Deepak Pental, Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University , in a ceremony held on 4 December 2007 .
Patterns of Middle Class Consumption in India and China , edited by Christophe Jaffrelot and Peter van der Veer.
This book is the product of a Conference on “Consumerism and the New Middle Class in India and China”, held in New Delhi in November 2005 and jointly organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, the International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden,
the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales at Sciences Po, Paris, and the Centre for Human Sciences (CSH), New Delhi. The book explores the complex history and sociology of the middle class from a comparative perspective. It has papers written by sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists, the emphasis being on cultural transformations more than economic trends. The focus of the book is on the social and political implications of the new consumption patterns among the middle lasses of India and China in the context of economic growth, liberalization of markets and globalization. An entire gamut of aspects of the contemporary consumer culture have been explored -- tourism, leisure activies and the entertainment industry (art, Karaoke and soap operas). It is argued that these phenomena have particular Indian and Chinese incarnations, which need to be analyzed in a manner that does not privilege a limited western experience of globalization.
With its fresh insights and perspectives, the book will appeal to students of anthropology, sociology, political science, media studies and cultural studies.
China Report has been the collective expression of the China Study Group. Having started as a bi-monthly in 1964, it is currently a quarterly research journal published on behalf of the ICS, by Sage Publications India. Special issues guest-edited by eminent scholars have been published periodically. The theme of the special issue in 2004 was Twenty-five Years of Economic Reforms in China.
Members of the ICS have a number of books, monographs and research papers to their credit. They also frequently contribute to newspapers and journals on current developments in China. |
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