At A Glance
Fault Lines
Stories of 1971
Eds. Niaz Zaman, Asif Farrukhi
The University Press Limited
An invaluable collection of short stories based on the 1971 Bangladesh War, this work is simply an eye opener. For history buffs all across the South Asian subcontinent, a new and positive understanding of a tumultuous period in the region is what these stories promise. Each story is a gripping read. Development Issues of Bangladesh III
Human Development and Quality of Life
Eds. M. Faizul Islam, Syed Saad Andaleeb
The University Press Limited
The title of the book makes things obvious. Development, now no more a matter of hard, dry statistics, has today embraced wider concepts. Hence the emphasis on human development, with the underlying focus on an improvement of the quality of life. The editors, both academics abroad, have done a good job of preparing a rich anthology. Explorations in Connected History
Mughals and Franks
Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Oxford University Press
Here is a historical connection that can only leave readers amazed, perhaps even asking for more. Beginning with the rule of the Mughals, the narrative goes down all the way to a recapitulation of the history, vis-à-vis colonization, of the Dutch, the Portuguese, the French, the English and the Persians. A thoroughly well-researched work. Men, Women, and Domestics
Swapna M. Banerjee
Oxford University Press
This is a work Bengalis on both sides of the political divide can relate to, for it speaks of a common phenomenon. Domestics have been part of bhadralok households for as long as anyone can recall. The varied ways in which individuals from lower down the social scale have influenced life is the core of the tale here. Source: The University Press Limited, Dhaka
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