India: A History by John Keay, relates thousands of years of events which took place in the land known as current day India. The country has a history longer than many other existing cultures on earth, but most historical work on India concentrates on the period after the arrival of Europeans, with predictable biases, distortions & misapprehensions. Taking the longest possible view, Keay surveys what is both provable & invented in the historical record. His narrative begins in 3000 B.C. with the complex, & little understood, Harappan period, a time of state formation & the development of agriculture & trade networks. This period coincides with the arrival of Indo-European invaders, the so-called Aryans, whose name, of course, has been put to bad use at many points since. Keay traces the growth of subsequent states & kingdoms throughout antiquity & the medieval period, suggesting that the lack of unified government made the job of the European conquerors somewhat easier--but by no means inevitable. He continues to the modern day, his narrative ending with Indian-Pakistani conflicts in 1998. ...

THE THIRD BOOK IN V.S. NAIPAUL`S ACCLAIMED INDIAN TRILOGY -- WITH A NEW PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR Much has changed since V. S. Naipaul`s first trip to India & this fascinating account of his return journey focuses on India`s development since independence. Taking an anti-clockwise journey around the metropolises of India -- including Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, & Delhi -- Naipaul offers a kaleidoscopic, layered travelogue, encompassing a wide collage of religions, castes, & classes at a time when the percolating ideas of freedom threatened to shake loose the old ways. The brilliance of the book lies in Naipaul`s decision to approach this shifting, changing land from a variety of perspectives: the author humbly recedes, allowing the Indians to tell the stories of their own lives, & a dynamic oral history of India emerges before our eyes. India: A Million Mutinies Now is a truly perceptive work whose insights continue to inform travellers of all generations to India. ` Brilliantly enjoyable.. . Everybody should read him` Sunday Telegraph ` With this book he may well have written his own enduring monument, in prose at once stirring & intensely personal, distinguished both by style & critical acumen` Financial TImes ...

V.S. Naipaul's fascinating account of his journey around India approaches this shifting, changing land from a variety of perspectives. Through interviews with people from many different walks of life, he builds an oral history of a country constantly on the move. ...

In ten incisive chapters Andrew Robinson provides a clear focus to each segment of the unfolding story of Indian history, from the remarkable cities of the Indus Valley civilization four millennia ago to the Hindu dynasties, from the Mughal Empire to the British Raj, & from Indian independence to the nations emergence as the worlds largest democracy & one of its fastest growing economies in the modern era. ...

Excellent topographic trekking maps of the Ladakh
- Zanskar region at 1:150, 000 from the Geneva based Editions Olizane on light,
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PEPIN gift & creative paper books all contain 4 pages of introduction & 12 large sheets of very high-quality wrapping paper. These sheets can easily be removed from the books by tearing them along a perforated line. The wrapping papers are folded to fit into the book; when removed & opened they measure 50 cm x 70 cm (191/2 inch x 271/2 inch; a standard size for gift wrapping papers). Depending on the theme, we have selected a suitable light-weight paper quality. For example, papers with designs in gold, silver or bronze are printed on silky art paper on which the inks show to their best advantage. Designs with an antique or h&-made feel are printed on high-quality creamy paper. PEPIN papers make your gift package look very special. In addition, our papers are suitable for scrap booking & all sorts of craft projects. Each volume contains 12 different, exceptional designs. ...

India`s states on road maps from the Delhi-based International Publications, with most titles also including an informative, illustrated booklet describing main sights. The maps show more, or sometimes different small towns or villages than included in other similar publications. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps present the state with its constituent districts in different colours & also show the division of districts into talukas. Town symbols indicate both district & taluka headquarters. Road network

Includes:: many local roads, some with driving distances, although sometimes locations are marked without road access to them shown on the map. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols indicate various locations of interest, including historical sites, wildlife sanctuaries, beaches, etc. In many titles additional panels around the main map and/or in the accompanying booklet provide more information: enlargements with more detailed presentation of the road network, street plans of main cities, etc. The booklets, which also include a general introduction to the state & district-by-district descriptions, are published on high quality paper & are illustrated with numerous colour photos. For more details please see the individual descriptions.PLEASE NOTE: the various locally-produced state maps of India often show different small towns & villages, supplementing each other to provide a more detail picture of each state.

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India in a series of four regional maps from ITMB providing either convenient double-sided coverage of large parts of the country, or road maps backed by a street plan of the region’s main city. The regional maps are indexed, have altitude colouring to show the topography, & highlight various sights & places of interest. The street plans also indicate various tourist sights & facilities, & are indexed.* * For more information please see individual descriptions.* ...

To venture into the jungle & look a tiger in the eye, to marvel at the fantastic monument of the Taj Mahal, to watch pilgrims bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges
- moments like these are among the highlights of a trip to India. In this new pictorial work by Axel Gomille, you can experience the magic of this exotic land: a world of contrasts, of ever-changing colours, exotic scents & unfamiliar sounds, that seduces all of your senses all at once. Axel Gomille is particularly intrigued by the unique connection between nature & culture, that is so characteristic of India. Over the past twenty years, he has returned again & again to the subcontinent with his camera to document the rich fauna & its close links to human society. In the jungle he found tigers, sloth bears, elephants & many other animals. In the swamps he observed crocodiles & fell under the spell of the exotic bird life. He visited temples & palaces that recall the splendour of a bygone era, & at a camel fair market in the Thar Desert he was transported back to the Middle Ages. The text & photographs in this book pay homage to one of the most beautiful, most diverse & most fascinating countries in the world.
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Leap & Hop India By Isabelle Demenge Illustration by Emilie Sarnel Leap & Hop is a series of travel books written especially for children by Isabelle Demenge with illustrations by Emilie Sarnel. The idea of the series is to turn a ”grown-up” trip into a fun adventure for children. These interactive books aim at getting children to discover new places & learn about other cultures through interesting information as well as games & activities. For parents, the books provide an ideal way to stick to a grown-up itinerary with a focus on cultural sites, & to create an unforgettable travel experience for their children. As kids play along by drawing, writing, & collecting items of interest throughout the journey, they`ll find themselves creating a very personal souvenir as the book is transformed into a travel scrapbook for them to keep. Leap & Hop India focuses on Agra & Rajasthan. Kids can learn to distinguish between history & myths surrounding the Taj Mahal, go on a scavenger hunt in the palaces of maharajahs in Udaipur, write their name in Hindi, & read about the palace intrigues of the Mughal emperors, among others. ...