Ghosh: 220 books

È il marzo del 1838 e la Ibis, una magnifica goletta a due alberi che, con la vela di maestra e le vele di prora ben tese sembra un uccello dalle grandi ali bianche, è appena arrivata al largo dellisola di Ganga-Sagar dove il Gange sfocia nel Golfo del Bengala. Dalla nave si scorgono soltanto le...

A New York, in un futuro non molto lontano, Antar, un egiziano addetto alle ricerche telematiche per conto dell« IWC», unorganizzazione internazionale che si occupa dellesaurimento delle risorse idriche del pianeta, si imbatte in una vecchia tessera di riconoscimento, un id di una compagnia presso...

The Politics of the American Dream analyzes the role of the 'American Dream' in contemporary American political culture. Utilizing analytic political theory, Ghosh creates a unique picture of Dream Politics, and shows the effect on the landscape of American politics.

This book provides a radical rethinking of the prominent Indian thinker Rabindranath Tagore, exploring how his philosophy of education relates to the ideas of Western theorists such as Kant, Plato and Aristotle. Tagore's thoughts on pedagogy, university and formal education are subjected to a fascinating...

Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic: Twin Histories presents an entirely new portrait of Max Weber, one of the most prestigious social theorists in recent history, using his most famous work, The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism, as its central point of reference. It offers...

This is a fascinating autobiography set before the partition of the subcontinent. Kali Prasad Ghosh belonged to a zamindar or landed family in Bengal. He joined the Congress movement and later, in the 1920s, became more radical. He was brought up as an intellectual but, in the end, his interest shifted...

The republication of the book, Rohtas Garh, by Wopendranath Ghosh, a member of the Bengal Provincial Civil Service in the early decades of twentieth century is an important step in the direction. The book was first published in 1908 and has its origin in author’s sincere and keen interest in the past...

The essays in this collection explore the activities of two populations of displaced peoples that are seldom discussed together: Indigenous peoples and refugees or diasporic peoples around the world. Rather than focusing on victimhood, the authors focus on the creativity and agency of displaced peoples,...

In the early years of the British empire, cohabitation between Indian women and British men was commonplace and to some degree tolerated. However, as Durba Ghosh argues in a challenge to the existing historiography, anxieties about social status, appropriate sexuality, and the question of who could...

This book provides an economic analysis of various aspects of ‘market quality’, a new concept which emerged in the 21st century, using the tools of ‘oligopoly theory’ and ‘auction theory’ that evolved over the 19th and 20th centuries. In the economics literature the link between the theories...

"Every child is born with innate wisdom... growing up, the stories they hear and their own experiences strengthen the ability to tell between right and wrong. Shri Mataji has created that perfect magic carpet that we sail on- from episodes where She demonstrated courage in the face of violence, to...

Systems are everywhere and we are surrounded by them. We are a complex amalgam of systems that enable us to interact with an endless array of external systems in our daily lives. They are electrical, mechanical, social, biological, and many other types that control our environment and our well-being.  By...

The question that faces governments and militaries the world over is how best to allocate resources for management of defence in the new age. This book, by Shri A.K. Ghosh who has an economics background, explores the framework for change in resource allocation and capability building. It emphasises...

Even as globalization seems to be in retreat in political circles, the march of commercialization and markets continues. Government policies, whether tariffs, exits, or walls, cannot impede the competitive drive to meet consumer demand for products and services, whether within national boundaries...