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 This book provides a comprehensive view on rapidly changing India. It covers Indian culture, politics, economy and technology, as well as population and environmental issues.

“Economists and the Powerful” explores the workings of the modern global economy – an economy in which competition has been corrupted and power has a ubiquitous influence upon economic behavior. This study reveals the vast difference between the true workings of capitalism and the myths that mainstream economics would have us believe.

This volume critically examines the notion of a ‘new’ India by recognizing that India is changing remarkably and by exposing the many economic, social, and political contradictions that are integral to contemporary India.

'The World Bank needs India more than India needs it.' So goes an emerging consensus on both sides of the relationship between the Bank and its largest borrower. This book analyzes the politics of aid and influence, with a particular focus on sub-national state-level reforms in India.

'Politics and the Theory of Language in the USSR 1917-1938' provides ground-breaking research into the relationship between linguistic theory and politics during the first two decades of the USSR.

'South Asian Media Cultures' examines a wide range of media cultures and practices from across South Asia, using a common set of historical, political and theoretical engagements.

'The Museum of Bioprospecting, Intellectual Property, and the Public Domain' discusses the issue of intellectual property rights versus the public domain in facilitating access to genetic resources for biotechnology development, through a dialogue between seven fictional scholars and a hilarious octogenarian.

'Virtual Voyages' is a fascinating account of the European discovery of the elusive 'great south land' told through the literature of 'imaginary voyages'.

 This book addresses an old and basic question: what is the moral order of the market? ‘Corporate Wrongdoing and the Art of the Accusation’ is an exploration of accusations of wrongdoing and the revelations these accusations expose about the dark side of capitalism and modern corporations.

Provides a revealing global overview of air pollution and its startling impact through graphical and visual representation of data.

This collection of exercises, compiled for talented high school students, encourages creativity and a deeper understanding of ideas when solving physics problems.

A critical collection of late-Victorian poetry, fully annotated and explored, bringing to life the often overlooked but integral verse of the period.

'Petrified Utopia' redresses the lack of scholarship on the issue of the pursuit of collective happiness in Soviet culture, and presents a collection of essays that discuss different manifestations of happiness in literature and visual culture.

'Russia's Penal Colony in the Far East: A Translation of Vlas Doroshevich's Sakhalin' is the first English language translation of the Russian journalist Vlas Doroshevich's 1903 account of his visit to tsarist Russia's largest penal colony, Sakhalin, in the north Pacific.

An invaluable compendium of writing on the Middle East including extracts from canonical and less well known travellers' works.

This book is a collection of incisive articles on the interactions between Indian Popular Cinema and the political and cultural ideologies of a new post-Global India.

Containing 20 classic short stories by renowned authors, ‘The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction’ has been designed to offer students and instructors both inspiration and guidance when thinking critically about literary texts and their construction.

Jason Manolopoulos lends a unique perspective, based on experience of the global financial system, emerging markets and crises, European politics and Greek society, to demonstrate how one of the EU’s smaller countries played a catalytic role in a crisis that threatens the future of the euro, and possibly even of the European Union itself. He digs beneath the headline economic data to explore the historical legacy and psychological biases that have shaped an on-going political drama, in a book that has profound implications for our understanding of economics, as well as the policy choices for Europe’s elite.

The book examines the evolution of the predicament symbolised by the setting of the Doomsday Clock at a few minutes to midnight in the context of the Anthropocene Era from 1763, making special reference to the study of history.

This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second World Wars.

'Aboard the Democracy Train' is a gripping front-line account of Pakistan's decade of turbulent democracy (1988-1999), as told through the eyes of the only woman reporter working during the Zia era for the nation's leading English language newspaper.

This book provides a comparative analysis of the national innovation systems of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the trends in their science, technology and innovation policies.

‘Diagnosing the Philippine Economy’ describes the conditions that depress economic growth in the Philippine economy and their causes and potential solutions.

‘National Strategies for Regional Integration: South and East Asian Case Studies’ analyses the way Asian economies develop and implement effective approaches to regional cooperation and integration.

Consisting of country case studies and comparative analyses from Latin American and US based political economists, this volume addresses the shortcomings of foreign investment for development, and sets out the challenges facing policy makers in this field.

These essays explain why financial crisis breaks out, its social, economic and cultural consequences, and the limitations of policy in the face of economic stagnation induced by financial inflation.

This book reviews Benjamin Disraeli's political career in the context of Victorian politics. It also explores Disraeli 'the man' and his motivations and ambitions.

This book analyses the career of William Gladstone, charting the key stages in his political development and the ideas and influences that shaped his conduct.

'Blood on the Stone' is a gripping account of the cartel, warlords, gun runners and shadowy traders who populated Africa's bloody diamond wars, and the faltering, decade-long effort to clean up an entire industry.

How did the US financial crisis snowball into USD 15 trillion global losses? This book offers a clear synthesis and original analysis of the various factors that led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010, and is intended as a supplementary course text for undergraduate and postgraduate students in finance or finance-related courses.

The book illustrates the development of the financial crisis and traces its cultural origins in mainstream economics. The Keynesian theory of uncertainty and Minsky's concept of financial fragility provide an alternative interpretation of past events and future policy developments.

'Fat China' provides an in-depth analysis of the growing problem of obesity in China and its relationship to the nation's changing diet, lifestyle trends and healthcare system.

Thorough on the essentials and generous in its intellectual scope, 'The Anthem Dictionary of Literary Terms and Theory' is a guide to the literary terms most relevant to students and readers of English literature today.

'Feeding The World in the 21st Century: A Historical Analysis of Agriculture and Society' provides and utilizes a historical understanding of the current global food situation as the basis for analyzing the ultimate challenge on how to feed an ever-expanding world of 10 billion people.

'India and the Global Financial Crisis' offers a collection of key speeches delivered by Reddy during his tenure as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and provides insights into the challenges facing the management of India's calibrated integration within the global economy.

'National Systems of Innovation' presents a new perspective on the dynamics of the national and the global economy.

'The Retreat of Democracy' presents an expanded and reworked selection of Basu's best journalistic writings on political and economic themes since the late 1990s.

Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient.

'Action!' draws on the very best published and unpublished interviews of the 'right Lights Film Journal', and contains many gems, including the last ever interview given by Francois Truffaut, four months before he died. The book also benefits from many rare photographs of these great directors on set, and scenes from their groundbreaking works

An enlightening look into the medical, cultural, religious and philosophical implications of life extension.

'Friends and Enemies' delivers a thorough account of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), explaining its origins and evolution, looking at options for its future, and laying bare its inner workings.

This guide is a unique resource for art lovers and tourists alike. Selected on the basis of international reputation, architectural appeal, historical and cultural significance and the quality of the collections, Europe's foremost art galleries and museums are presented here in a comprehensive, accessible and attractive collection.

This guide is a unique resource for music lovers with a passion for travel. Selected on the basis of international reputation, architectural appeal, historical and cultural significance and performance quality, Europe's foremost concert halls and opera houses are presented here in a comprehensive, accessible and attractive collection.

The first ever book on Mumbai written in the Marathi language, this is a historically fascinating and revealing urban biography of nineteenth-century India.

A clear and concise guide to Latin designed to lead students between the ages of 14 to 18 through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists, and translation exercises, and onto mastery of the language.

A comprehensive discussion of the issues surrounding institutional progression in relation to the economy of the developing world.

An expansive and captivating interrogation of free speech in the modern world, exploring the limitations of the digital age.

Explores the relationship between the environment, human activity and social justice.

A comprehensive evaluation of the Russian oil and natural gas industry and its pivotal role in the volatile Russian economy.

A comprehensive and lively review of Benjamin Disraeli encompassing his political career, personal life and literary aspirations.

A unique volume about the relationship between politics and sport in South Asia.

A remarkable collection of essays, considering every angle of the Chechen conflict.

Moss's engaging historical account includes full treatment of politics, economics, foreign affairs and wars, and also of everyday life, women, legal developments, religion, literature, art and popular culture. This fully-revised edition features new text and illustrations.

A comprehensive, detailed and contemporary study of one of the most diverse, volatile and strategically significant countries in the world today.

A comprehensive chronological analysis of India's vibrant and diverse history.

A wide-ranging review of China's economic boom and the way in which it has been rapidly transformed beyond all recognition.

A comprehensive and accessible history of the culture, people and politics of this vast and enigmatic nation.

This title represents the most forward thinking and comprehensive review of development economics currently available

A unique title considering the challenges to the World Bank's development goals and reducing world poverty.

An ingeniously innovative analysis of Jane Austen's work, a highly respected and engaging critical study.

The most influential and controversial speeches of Joseph Stiglitz are gathered together for the first time in this volume, with an enlightening commentary by Ha-Joon Chang.

A clear and concise introduction to Latin designed to steadily lead students through a series of illustrative examples, readings, vocabulary lists and translation exercises.