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The
dialectics of development
Review by Ashutosh
Kumar
Politics and
development: A critical introduction by Olle Tornquist. Sage
Publications, New Delhi. Pages 197. Rs 245.
THE
post-World War II period saw the emergence of Afro-Asian
countries as independent nation-states. At the time of
decolonisation development became the foremost concern as well
as the basis of the legitimacy of an
"over-developed" state entrusted with the task of
achieving it in an overarching sense.
Udaipur:
the long proud royal history
Review by M.L. Sharma
The Kingdom of Mewar
by Irmgard Meininger. D.K. Printworld, New Delhi. Pages 208 +.
xii. Rs 1695.
"THE
history of Rajasthan," Charles Allen quotes Maharani of
Wankaner in his book "Lives of Indian Princes",
"is something marvellous but the history of Chittor is
above everything. Three times in its history, the women never
turned their backs when they saw that their husbands were
losing.
Criminal
treatment of a group of tribes
Review by S.S. Chib
Branded by Law:
Looking at India’s Denotified Tribes by Dilip D’Souza.
Penguin Books, New Delhi. Pages 200. Rs 200.
INDIA
is a land of not only of extremes but also of diversities.
There are bio-diversity, ethnic diversity, racial diversity,
geographic diversity, historic diversity, socio-economic
diversity and cultural diversity. Among its over one billion
people, nearly one-fourth of them have been notified as
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population.
He
was happiest collecting penguin eggs
Review by Lucy Moore
Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard
by Sara Wheeler. Jonathan Cape.Pages
257. 9.95 pound sterling.
WHEN
Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of Captain Scott’s companions on
his doomed polar expedition in 1912, fell in love aged 50, his
lovemaking followed an unusual pattern. He met 20-year-old
Angela Turner on a Norwegian cruise in 1937. He was alone, she
with her parents and brother. One day, the boat docked and
Angela and Cherry slipped off for a walk on their own.
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