Indianapolis in Indiana on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. The map

Includes:: a more detailed enlargement of downtown Indianapolis, plus insets covering Brownsburg & Plainfield. Other communities covered by this title include Beech Grove, Carmel, Fishers, Greenwood, Lawrence, Southport, Speedway & Zionsville. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc.

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India`s Disappearing Railways is a vibrant photo-essay by Australian photographer Angus Mc Donald, capturing for the first time in print the sub-continent`s unique narrow-gauge hill railways in all their vivid colour, character & chaos. It is an intimate & humorous portrait of life on the trains, evoking the very soul of India; & with a rare empathy & insight illustrates the lives of those who ride them, who work on them, & who live alongside them. Yet as the nation modernises, these railways
- whether in the snow-peaked Himalaya, the terai of Rajasthan or the verdant Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu
- are vanishing. India`s Disappearing Railyways records a way of life that is slowly disappearing
- the Indian government is gradually converting its narrow-gauge lines
- & documents the diversity of this vast & multilayered country from a unique standpoint.



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Annette Bonnier traveled throughout India over a 3 year period photographing the lives of domesticated & wild elephants. These photographs are a cultural documentation of this complex & majestic animal, with its intelligence, intricte social hierarchy, & highly evolved communication skills, & is caught in a changing world between the past & the future. ...

Sir Mark Tully, born in India & educated in Britain, is a citizen of two countries
- indeed, two continents
- & two cultures.

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SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016, GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 ` Authoritative, expansive & incisive...helps restore India to the global twentieth century` Sunil Khilnani Between 1939 & 1945 India changed to an extraordinary extent. Millions of Indians suddenly found themselves as soldiers, fighting in Europe & North Africa but also
- something simply never imagined
- against a Japanese army threatening to invade eastern India. Many more were pulled into the vortex of wartime mobilization. Srinath Raghavan`s compelling & original book gives both a surprising new account of the fighting & of life on the home front. For Indian nationalists the war has tended to be seen as a distraction from the quest for national independence
- but Raghavan shows that in fact the war lay at the very heart of how & why colonial rule ended in South Asia. By seeing the Second World War through Indian eyes, Raghavan transforms our understanding of the conflict
- with famous battles such as those in North Africa & Iraq reinterpreted, as well as fascinating & little known campaigns such as the destruction of Italian northeast Africa. Time & again, it was Indian troops that made Britain into a global power &, as the war came to an end, it was the Indian army that fought the final battles which marked the end both of the Japanese empire, & of the British.



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The Indigenous People Trail map at 1:75, 000 highlighting a trekking circuit in the less visited part of Nepal directly east of Kathmandu. The map is part of the Nepa Maps series which provides extensive coverage of trekking areas of Nepal on detailed contoured maps with trekking routes & hiking trails, huts & camp sites, local places of interest & other tourist information. The map covers an area directly east of Kathmandu, with Dhulikhel & Khopasi at its western edge & Charikot in the north-eastern corner. Numerous trails are marked, with the main highlighted route crossing the area east of the Sunkashi River. Contours are at 80m intervals, with additional vegetation colouring. Margin ticks show latitude & longitude at intervals of 5`. The map is indexed &

Includes:: additional information on various stages of the main trek & other activities in this area. Titles in this series have cartography is based on the country’s topographic survey, with contours usually at 40m or 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, colouring & graphics to show various features of the terrain, including glaciers, forested or cultivated areas, etc. Numerous peaks, with additional spot heights, plus names of glaciers & mountain ranges are prominently shown. The network of rivers, streams & lakes is shown in great detail, with many smaller rivers & lakes named. Overprint highlights main trekking routes & numerous local trails, with symbols indicating various places of interest & tourist facilities. Most maps are indexed & include additional information such as route profiles, glossaries, etc. All the information is in English & heights are given in metres.

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Indigo is the rich, electrifying history of a precious dye: its relationship to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, its profound influence on fashion, & its spiritual significance
- all very much alive today. But it is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine Mc Kinley`s ancestors include a clan of Scots who wore indigo tartan, several generations of Jewish `rag traders` & Massachusetts textile factory owners, & African slaves who were traded along the same Saharan routes as indigo. Her journey takes her to nine West African countries & is resplendent with powerful lessons of heritage & history which shape the way she understands her world at home.
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Produced from plants by a process akin to alchemy, indigo has a unique chemistry that renders it compatible with all natural fibres. From the time of the ancient Egyptians it made an incredible impact worldwide as the world`s only source of blue of every hue, & was also indispensable for creating a glorious range of colours when combined with other natural dyes. It is hard to imagine the incredible impact indigo must have made on the many civilizations that chanced upon it. This classic study, reissued with a new final chapter, examines this extraordinary dye from all angles: the historical, agricultural & botanical origins of the different plant sources; different production & dyeing methods; commerce & economics; various patterning techniques used on a wide range of beautiful textiles; indigo`s continued presence in folklore, art & alternative medicine; & its iconic status as the dye that makes blue jeans blue. The accumulation of over twenty years research on the subject, Indigo: Egyptian Mummies to Blue Jeans is the richly told story of a commodity that has been central to international trade & textile production for centuries, across time & cultures. Richly illustrated throughout with stunning details & scenes from around the world, this is the definitive study of the fascinating dye behind blue denim. ...

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Indochina (Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia) at 1:1, 200, 000 on an indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. The map divides the region north/south, with a good overlap between the sides. Light altitude colouring with contours & peak heights presents the topography. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network

Includes:: selected local roads & tracks & gives driving distances on main & many secondary routes. Border crossings are clearly indicated. Railway lines & ferry routes are included & local airports are marked. The map also shows internal administrative divisions with names of the provinces.A range of symbols highlights various places of interest including UNESCO World Heritage sites, religious temples & shrines, beaches & diving sites, etc (please note: some names of places of interest are shown in German). Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 30

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