LIST OF BOOKS ADDED DURING THE MONTH  (Mar. 2008)

Africa

The Resolution of African Conflicts : The Management of Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Edited by Alfred Nhema and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza. Addis Ababa : OSSERA, 2008. 207p., £17.00, ISBN 9781868884933

Aircraft

The Tejas Story : The Light Combat Aircraft Project The Tejas Story : The Light Combat Aircraft Project by Philip Rajkumar. Delhi : Manmohan, 2008. 174p., Rs.525, ISBN 9788173047640

Air Force - India

Winning India's Next War : The Role of Aerospace Power by T D Joseph. New Delhi : Knowledge World, 2008. 261p., Rs.820, ISBN 9788187966746

Armed Forces - Russia

Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military by Zoltan Barany. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007. 247p., £ 22.00, ISBN 9780691128962

Armed Forces - United States

Americans and Asymmetric Conflict : Lebanon, Somalia and Afghanistan by Adam B Lowther. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2008. 233p., Rs.995, ISBN 9780275996352

Transforming Military Force : The Legacy of Arthur Cebrowski and Network Centric Warfare by James R Blaker. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2007. 248p., Rs.995, ISBN 9780275994273

Bangladesh - Economic Condition

Economic Geography of Bangladesh by Haroun Er Rashid. Dhaka : University Press, 2005. 300p., Rs.550, ISBN 9789840517287

Bangladesh - Freedom Movement

Breav of Heart : The Urban Guerilla Warfare of Sector-2, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh by Habibul Alam. Dhaka : Academic Press and Publishers Library, 2006. 352p., Rs.375, ISBN 9789840802011

Conduct and Diplomacy : US and the Birth of Bangladesh by Jaswant Singh and S P Bhatia. New Delhi : Rupa & Co, 2008. 278p., Rs.395, ISBN 9788129113351

History From Below 1971 Edited by Sukumar Biswas. Dhaka : Muktijuddha Gabeshana Kendra, 2007. 224p., Rs.350, ISBN 9843000002244

Bangladesh - Politics and Government

Bangladesh Politics : Problems and Issues by Rounaq Jahan. Dhaka : University Press, 2005. 307p., Rs.400, ISBN 9789840510290

Democracy and the Challenge of Development : A Study of Politics and Military Interventions in Bangladesh by Moudud Ahmed . Dhaka : University Press, 1995. 394p. , Rs.360, ISBN 978984051282

Paradoxes of the Nationalist Time : Political Essays on Bangladesh by Ranabir Samaddar. Dhaka : University Press, 2002. 188p., Rs.300, ISBN 9789840516345

Politics and Security of Bangladesh by Talukder Maniruzzaman. Dhaka : University Press, 1994. 176p., Rs.190, ISBN 9789840512692

Biography - Bhutto, Benazir

Reconciliation : Islam Democracy and the West by Benazir Bhutto. London : Simon and schuster, 2008. 328p., Rs.795, ISBN 9781847372734

Stop Press : A Life in Journalism by Inam Aziz and Khalid Tr Hasan. Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2008. 170p., Rs.395, ISBN 9780195475760

Three Presidents and an Aide: Life, Power and Politics by Arshad Sami Khan. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2008. 286p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788182743434
Defence - East Asia

The Information Revolution in Military Affairs in Asia Edited by Emily O Goldman and Thomas G Mahnken. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 237p., £ 50.00, ISBN 9781403964670

Defence - India

Budgeting for Indian Defence : Issues of Contemporary Relevance by V N Srinivas.New Delhi : Knowledge World, 2008. 230p., Rs.720, ISBN 9788187966753

Gentlemen of the Raj: The Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949 by Pradeep P Barua. Westport : Praeger Publishers, 2008. 180p., Rs.695, ISBN 9780275979997

Indian Army Vision 2020 by Gurmeet Kanwal. New Delhi : HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. 341p., Rs.495, ISBN 8172237325

Democracy - Islamic Countries

Democratic Values in the Muslim World by Moataz A Fattah. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2006. 209p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788130904373

Economic Development - South Asia

South Asia Crisis of Development : The Case of Bangladesh by Moudud Ahmed. Dhaka : University Press, 2002. 341p., Rs.400, ISBN 9789840516537

Fiction

War With No End by Phyllis Bennis, Arundhati Roy and John Berger. London : Verso, 2007. 167p., £ 7.00, ISBN 9781844671847

Human Rights

Implementing Human Rights in the Third World : Essays on Human Rights Dalits and Minorities Edited by Abdulrahim P Vijapur. New Delhi : Manak, 2008. 520p., Rs.1250, ISBN 9788178271923

Democracy Dilemma: Ethnic Violence and Human Rights in Sri Lanka by N Manoharan. New Delhi : Samskriti, 2008. 279p., Rs.650, ISBN 9788187374503

India - China - Relations

Emerging Trends in India - China Relations Edited by Mohan Guruswamy. Gurgaon : Hope India, 2006. 247p., Rs.595, ISBN 9788178711010

India - Kyrgyz - Relations

India-Kyrgyz Relations : Perspectives and Prospects Edited by K Santhanam and Ramakant Dwivedi. New Delhi : Indian Council of World Affaris, 2008. 186p., Rs. 595, ISBN 9788189927080

India - Neighbouring Countries - Relations

Spotlight on Neighbours : Talks at the IIC Edited by I P Khisla. Delhi : Konark, 2008. 292p., Rs.600, ISBN 9788122007317

Indian Ocean

China and the Indian Ocean Region Edited by Ravi Vohra and P K Ghosh. New Delhi : National Maritime Foundation, 2008. 121p., Rs.475, ISBN 9788189927172

India - Pakistan - Relations

A Tale of Two Countries : Chronicles of Columnist 2004-2008 by Rajinder Puri. New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2008. 207p., Rs.395, ISBN 9788124113943

India - Russia - Relations

Significance of Indo-Russian Relations in 21st Century Edited by V D Chopra. Delhi : Kalpaz Publications, 2008. 328p., Rs.790, ISBN 9788178356473

India - West Asia - Relations
 

India and West Asia in the Era of Globalization India and West Asia in the Era of Globalization Edited by Anwar Alam. New Delhi : New Century Publications, 2008. 327p., Rs.785, ISBN 9788177081541

Intelligence

Inside IB and RAW : (The Rolling Stone that Gathered Moss) by K Sankaran Nair. New Delhi : Manas Publications, 2008. 235p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788170493051

Military Intelligence Blunders by John Hughes-Wilson. New York : Carroll and Graf, 1999. 372p., $ 12.00, ISBN 9780786707151

International Relations

International Relations From Cold War to the Globalized World by Andreas Wenger and Doron Zimmermann. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2006. 405p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788176497800

The Politics of Secularism in International Relations by Elizabeth Shakman Hurd. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2008. 247p., £ 22.00, ISBN 9780691134666

Iraq

Iraq Reconstruction : The Arab's Response to an Imperial Design by Javed Ahmad Khan. New Delhi : Manak, 2008. 206p., Rs.600, ISBN 9788178271972

Iraq : People, History, Politics by Gareth Stansfield. Cambridge : Polity, 2007. 262p., £15.00, ISBN 9780745632278

Islam

From Secularism to Jihad : Sayyid Qutb and the Foundations of Radical Islamism by Adnan A Musallam. Westport : Praeger Publishers, 2005. 261p., £ 25.00, ISBN 9780275985911.

Inside the Gender Jihad : Women's Reform in Islam by Amina Wadud. Oxford : Oneworld, 2006. 286p., Rs.295, ISBN 9781851684632

Islam : Faith and History by Mahmoud M Ayoub. Oxford : Oneworld, 2006. 242p., Rs.295, ISBN 9781851683505

Islam Misgivings and History by Asghar Ali Engineer. New Delhi : Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd, 2008. 228p., Rs.295, ISBN 9788189766783.

Living Islam : Muslim Religious Experience in Pakistan's North-West Frontier by Magnus Marsden. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. 297p., Rs. 395, ISBN 9780521727495

Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir in War and Diplomacy by Zahid G Muhammad. Srinagar : Gulshan Books, 2007. 228p., Rs.550, ISBN 9788183390712

Jihad

Jihad : From Quran to bin Laden by Richard Bonney. Hampshire : Palgrave, 2004. 594p., £14.00, ISBN 9780230507026

Architect of Global Jihad : The Life of al-Qaida Strategist Abu Mus'ab al-Suri by Brynjar Lia. New Delhi : Foundation Books, 2007. 510p., Rs.695, ISBN 9781850658566

Memoirs - Nanda T B

A Life of Passion : Story of a Sapper A Life of Passion : Story of a Sapper by T B Nanda. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2008. 168p., Rs.295, ISBN 9788182743335

Microsoft Excel 2007

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Inside Out by Mark Dodge and Craig Stinson. New Delhi : Printice-Hall of India, 2007. 1056p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788120331679

National Security - India

India's National Security : Military Challenges and Responses by Kuldip Singh Bajwa. New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2008. 327p., Rs.595, ISBN 9788124113899

Naxalism - India

The Naxal Challenge : Causes, Linkages, and Policy Options Edited by P V Ramana. Delhi : Pearson Longman, 2008. 240p., Rs.550, ISBN 9788131704068

News Media - Qatar

Al-Jazeera : The Story of the Network that is Rattling Governments and Redefining Modern Journalism by Mohammed Elnawaw and Adel Iskandar. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2007. 240p., Rs.295, ISBN 9788130901343

Nuclear Policy

China's Nuclear Future Edited by Paul J, Bolt and Albert S Willner. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2008. 221p., Rs.595, ISBN 9788130907963

Eliminating Weapons of Mass Destruction : Prospects for Effective International Verification by Berhanykun Andemiael and John Mathiason. Hampshire : Palgrave, 2005. 242p., £45.00, ISBN 9780333970349

Pakistan - Army

Pakistan: The State in Crisis by Khaled Ahmed. Lahore : Vanguard, 2002. 295p., Rs.595, ISBN 9694023652

Peace and Conflict

An Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies by Harun Ur Rashid. Dhaka : The University Press, 2005. 337p., Rs.550, ISBN 9789840516971

Reference Books

Asian Defence Review 2007 Edited by Jasjit Singh. New Delhi : Knowledge World, 2006. 291p., Rs.620, ISBN 9788187966562.

India 2008 : A Reference Annual India 2008 : A Reference Annual by Research Reference and Training Division. New Delhi : Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 2008 New Delhi : Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 2008. 1179p., Rs.300, ISBN 9788123014880

Indian Defence Yearbook 2008 Edited by R K Jasbir Singh. Dehra Dun : Natraj Publishers, 2008. 608p., Rs.1295, ISBN 9788186857120
Manorama Yearbook 2008 / Manorama Publication Edited by K M Mathew. Kerala : Manorama, 2008. 1040p., Rs.130, ISBN 05425778
SP's Military Yearbook 2007-2008 Edited by J Baranwal. New Delhi : SP Guide Publications, 2007. 472p. Rs.3750, ISBN 00768782
Viva-Facts on File Encyclopedia of Wars v.1 by Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2006. 503p., Rs.6995, ISBN 9788130902389
Viva-Facts on File Encyclopedia of Wars v.2 by Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2006. 994p., Rs.6995, ISBN 9788130902389
Viva-Facts on File Encyclopedia of Wars v.3 by Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2006. 1502p., Rs.6995, ISBN 9788130902389

Secularism - India

Our Republic Post 6 December 1992 A Dialogue Edited by Jaswant Singh. New Delhi : Rupa & Co, 2008. 136p., Rs.395, ISBN 9788129112545.

Tibet

Contemporary Tibet: Politics, Development and Society in a Disputed Region Edited by Barry Sautman and June Teufel Dreyer. Armonk : M.E.Sharpe, 2007. 360p., $ 30.00, ISBN 9780765613578

Terrorism

America's Secret War : Inside the Hidden Worldwide Struggle Between America and Its Enemies by George Friedman. New York : Doubleday, 2004. 354p. Rs.295, ISBN 9780385512459

What Makes a Terrorist : Economics and the Roots of Terrorism by Alan B Krueger. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007. 180p., £ 24.00, ISBN 9780691134383

The Faces of Terrorism : Social and Psychological Dimensions by Neil J Smelser. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007. 285p., £ 29.00, ISBN 9780691133089
Faces of Terrorism in Bangladesh by A M M Shawkat Ali. Dhaka : University Press, 2006 Dhaka : University Press, 2006. 127p., Rs.300, ISBN 9789840517686
Globalization and the Future of Terrorism : Patterns and Predictions by Brynjar Lia. London : Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), 2005. 259p., £20.00, ISBN 9780415402965
Countering Terrorism and WMD : Creating a global counter-terrorism network Edited by Peter Katona, Michael D Intriligator and John P Sullivan. London : Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), 2006. 300p., £22.00, ISBN 9780415384995
Maritime Counter - Terrorism : A Pan - Asian Perspective Edited by Swati Parashar. Delhi : Pearson Longman, 2008. 18p., Rs.600, ISBN 9788131704041

Global War on Terror :Shadow of Fear or Ray of Hope by M M Zaki. New Delhi : Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2008. 288p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788124113912

War & Warfare

The Art of War by Sun Tzu and Samuel B Griffith. London : Duncan Baird Publishers, 2005. 272p., £ 19.00, ISBN 9781844831795

Fighting Like a Guerrilla : The Indian Army and Counterinsurgency by Rajesh Rajagopalan. New Delhi : Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), 2008. 217p., Rs.595, ISBN 9780415456843

Fighting Talk : Forty Maxims on War, Peace, and Strategy by Colin s Gray. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2008. 190p., Rs.795, ISBN 9780275991319
Gulf Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars v.1 by Anthony H Cordesman and Khalid Al-Rodhan. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2007. 315p., Rs.1995, ISBN 9780275993993
Gulf Military Forces in an Era of Asymmetric Wars v.2 by Anthony H Cordesman and Khalid Al-Rodhan. New Delhi : Pentagon Press, 2007. 598p., Rs.1995, ISBN 9780275994007
The Meaning of Military Victory by Robert Mandel. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2008. 189p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788130908083

The Morality of War : A Reader Edited by David Kinsella and Craig L Carr New Delhi : Viva Books, 2008. 414p., Rs.795, ISBN 9788130908069

The Norms of War Cultural Beliefs and Modern Conflict by Theo Farrell. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2006. 225p., Rs.695, ISBN 9788130904349
Rethinking the Nature of War Edited by Isabelle Duyvestey Duyvestey. London : Frank Cass, 2005. 247p., £ 22.00, ISBN 9780415354625
War no More : Eliminating Conflict in the Nuclear Age Edited by Robert Hinde and Joseph Rotblat. New Delhi : Viva Books, 2007. 228p., Rs.295, ISBN 9788130906279

War Plans and Alliances in the Cold War : Threat Perceptions in the East and West Edited by Vojtech, Mastny, Sven G Holtsmark and Andreas Wenger. London : Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group), 2006. 310p., £19.00, ISBN 978041539564X

World War II Jungle Warfare Tactics by Stephen Bull. London : Osprey, 2007. 64p.,Rs.995, ISBN 9781846030697
World War II Combat Reconnaissance Tactics by Gordon L Rottman. London : Osprey, 2007. 64p., Rs.995, ISBN 9781846031373
World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics by Gordon L Rottman. London : Osprey, 2006. 64p., Rs.995, ISBN 9781841769530
War and Peace – South Asia

Four Crises and a Peace Process: American Engagement in South Asia by P R Chari, Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema and Stephen P. Cohen. New Delhi : HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. 252p., Rs.495, ISBN 9788172237318

 
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