Covering the countries on the African continent, this text is designed for all budgets and provides a comprehensive guide to the region.
It includes: c...
"Over twelve thousand foreigners(that is, more than half the expatriate population in the country) now live in Bangalore. They hail from diverse background...
Born in India and educated in Britain, Mark Tully is a citizen of two countries and two cultures, both of which have shaped his thinking and given him a unique ...
This book features some of the greatest cities found around the world, from Athens to Kuala Lumpur to Washington, DC. The two-page coverage of each city gives b...
City of Djinns: A Year In Delhi by William Dalrymple is the author's second book. The book is a travelogue but it has been written more like a novel. It is ...
`A wonderful synecdoche for India: heterogeneous, contrary, suddenly seductive' Hindustan Time
`The Penguin Book of Indian Journeys is not exactly a coll...
Book overview Raghu Rai was recommended for membership of the Magnum Photo Agency in 1973 by Henri Cartier-Bresson, and today he is one of the world's most ...
In 1967, Naxalbari, a village in West Bengal, became the centre of a Mao inspired militant peasant uprising guided by firebrand intellectuals. Today, Naxalism i...
One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. For millennia it ...
Prospective visitors to Thailand are offered information and advice on travelling responsibly and sustainably. This edition includes a new environment and natur...
Women's relationships with food are passionate and obsessive, embracing and comforting, complex and frustrating. This savory sampling of stories by some of ...