Slight scratch to front of D/J. Previous owners sticker and stamp on title page, stamp residue on verso of title page.301pp.
Guild Publishing, 1986, Cloth, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition with This Publisher. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN:

Inventory #21631

Price: £ 9.50 GBP ($ 14.06 approx. - € 11.04 approx.)

Offering a thought-provoking, incisive analysis of Bengal and India, Ashok Mitra's memoirs, translated for the first time into English from the Bengali original, "Apila-Chapila" (Ananda, 2003), brings contemporary India alive. Growing up in British India, in old East Bengal, as a member of the Bengali middle class, he dissects its ideals, foibles, prejudices and flaws. The Partition of India found him and his family in the new country of East Pakistan that they were to leave, like millions of other refugees, to a new where they have to re-build lives. He goes on to analyse the fledgling democracy of India, taking his readers through the days of the early Five Year Plans, with which he was involved in the 1950s. Ashok Mitra's involvement with economic policy continued in his work as Chairman of the Agricultural Prices Commission, and with his appointment as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India when lndira Gandhi became Prime Minister. Soon after, the political crisis in East Pakistan turned into the war of liberation and the author provides much new insider information. Highlighting a different aspect of his live, that of his association with writers and intellectuals, Ashok Mitra talks of his friendship with Sachin Chaudhuri and his brothers and the founding of the "Economic Weekly" and its second coming as the "Economic and Political Weekly". Throughout the book, he also weaves in the cultural and literary history of Bengal as his literary interests have been as vital as his political ones. Mitra's reminiscences are enriched by his analysis of Marxism and Marxists in a poor country, of how the alliance of parties that formed the Left Front that has been elected to power in the state of West Bengal functioned, his story of his stint as the Minister of Finance and Planning in the late 1970s and 1980s, and what lay behind his sudden resignation. He is open about his disagreements with the current world-wide mantra of globalisation and liberalisation. The memoirs give valuable insights, adding to our understanding of India's past, present and possible future. Corners bumped.473pp.
Samya, 2007, Cloth, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: Very Good. . . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 8185604436

Inventory #15964

Price: £ 20.00 GBP ($ 29.60 approx. - € 23.24 approx.)

Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. The main argument is that race is a defining characteristic of politics and has played, and continues to play, a central role in the political systems of present-day societies. This is a book that inserts race as a core element in the political science paradigm, as it addresses the questions of why and how race became a central aspect of contemporary politics.222pp.
The Golden Dog Press, 2002, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 0919614922

Inventory #18002

Price: £ 12.50 GBP ($ 18.50 approx. - € 14.53 approx.)

Written between 1909 and 1911, this autobiography describes Vaggioli's philosophical temperament, his search for justice, his objections to war, and his activities as a missionary in New Zealand. It covers the period of his life between 1879 and 1887. The introduction provides background information, and a few black and white illustrations are featured. 271pp.
University of Otago Press, 2001, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: . First English Translation. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 1877276111

Inventory #14061

Price: £ 12.50 GBP ($ 18.50 approx. - € 14.53 approx.)

Henrietta Maria was only 15 when she left France to marry Chales I. For many of his subjects she was his evil genius, a self-willed, interfering Roman Catholic, capable of ruining them all. For Charles himself she was a delightful consort, as lively as she was unpredictable. Neither of them saw the growing troubles around them but when civil war erupted, Henrietta threw herself wholeheartedly into fighting for the royal cause. She travelled Holland in an attempt to pawn the Crown jewels and even marched at the head of her own army. Her heroic efforts and hair-raising voyages read like an adventure story in their own right. Following her success with "Queen of Scots" and "Bonnie Prince Charlie", Dr Marshall once again brings history to life for the general reader. She has vividly recreated the key personalities at the English and French courts, conveying the trauma of lives torn apart by the civil war. 147pp.
HMSO, 1990, Paperback, Book Condition: As New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. First Edition. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 0112904793

Inventory #20990

Price: £ 7.50 GBP ($ 11.10 approx. - € 8.72 approx.)