FRASER, SYLVIA

The Rope in the Water a Pilgrimage to India

Toronto: Thomas Allen & Son, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919028438. Some edge wear to extremities of both book and dust jacket, previous owner's name on front free end paper ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 7.90 X 5.50 X 2 inches; 352 pages; "At Kovalam beach on India's southwestern shore I plunge into the Arabian Sea, the same soft temperature as the air...Looking shoreward, I see lifeguards gesturing. Since I'm much further than I imagined, I begin a determined swim toward them...The lifeguards continue to blast and gesture, but I'm powerless against the riptide irresistibly sweeping me out to sea. Though my situation appears hopeless, I'm about to undergo the most remarkable and mysterious event of my life...." So begins The Rope in the Water, the story of Sylvia Fraser's three-month pilgrimage to India in search of "something larger than myself, something deeper, something more."Travelling 12,000 kilometers across deserts and through jungles, Fraser visits sacred sites such as the twilight city of Varanasi on the Ganges, dense with the smoke of hundreds of funeral pyres; north to the glittering Golden Temple of the Sikhs; up Mount Abu where she stays with a Hindu sect called the Brahma Kumaris; south to a Buddhist retreat where she meditates eleven hours a day for ten days while observing a vow of silence; and to the Kovalam beach where her life is saved by a miracle.Fraser brings alive the sense-luscious tapestry of India, from its fluorescent seas of turbans and flowing robes, to the cerulean alleyways and the hot crush of urban bazaars, while exploring Eastern concepts such as "You create your own future" and "Change yourself and you change everything." Humourous and intelligent, The Rope in the Water is an uplifting yet earthbound literary odyssey for all those interested in the physical and philosophical worlds beyond their own.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16873

Catalogue: Travel::India

Keywords: 0919028438 India ganges varanasi pilgrim TRAVEL ASIA

HIBBERT, CHRISTOPHER

The Great Mutiny

New York: The Viking Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670349836. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations, glossary of terms used, chronological table, extensive notes & references, bibliography and index.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 472 pages; In May 1857 3 regiments mutinied and went on a rampage in Meerut, near Delhi. It soon spread to all the Northwestern provinces - anyone of European descent was a target, British soldiers and their families, primary targets. Buildings were burned down and many were slaughtered. The sepoys vastly outnumbered the the British soldiers. "The final spark was provided by the ammunition for the new Enfield Pattern 1853 rifled musket. These rifles, which fired Minié balls, had a tighter fit than the earlier muskets, and used paper cartridges that came pre-greased. To load the rifle, sepoys had to bite the cartridge open to release the powder. The grease used on these cartridges was rumoured to include tallow derived from beef, which would be offensive to Hindus, and lard derived from pork, which would be offensive to Muslims." It was much more complicated than this of course. One only need to read this well researched history to understand.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21192

Catalogue: Militaria::India

Keywords: 0670349836 India enfield rifles Sikhs hindus muslims uprising sepoy mutiny Militaria India

JOSHI, L.M. & FAUJA SINGH (EDITORS)

History of the Punjab (Vol. 1) from Prehistoric Times to the Age of Asoka

Patiala, India: Registrar, Punjabi University Patiala, 1997. Second Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 8173803366. Boards show light shelf wear, DJ shows heavier shelf wear with short tears and chipping. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in English; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 354 pages; "This volume of the series on the comprehensive period of Punjab history pertains to the earliest period in Punjab history, ranging from its remotest past to the close of the Mauryan rule.". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 21221

Catalogue: History::India

Keywords: 8173803366 punjab Mauryan Archaelogy chandrigarh aryans Sikhism HISTORY India

LANNOY, RICHARD

The Speaking Tree a Study of Indian Culture and Society

London: Oxford University Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0192151770. Illustrated by Color Frontispiece. Corners lightly bumped, light edge wear to DJ, 1/4 inch tear bottom edge of DJ ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 466 pages; "Explores India's past, its cultural development, and its contemporary social achievements and dilemmas.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12550

Catalogue: India

Keywords: 0192151770 India

ONDAATJE, CHRISTOPHER

Sindh Revisited a Journey in the Footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton 1842

Toronto: Harpercollins Canada, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002554364. Light edge wear to book and dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Colour illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 351 pages; The travels of Richard Burton, 19th-century traveller, orientalist, archaeologist, linguist, anthropologist and controversial diplomat, are traced in this text. The book is both a biography and exploration of the British India of yesterday and the India and Sindh of today. Colour illustraions and maps throughout. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16561

Catalogue: Exploration::India

Keywords: 0002554364 Sir richard francis burton sindh Exploration anthropologist Archaeologist India EXPLORATION ASIA

PAYNE, ROBERT

The Life and Death of Mahatma Gandhi

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1969. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, Price-clipped DJ has heavier wear with short tears, creasing and light soiling. 1/2" square piece missing from DJ at front top near spine. Blind stamp lower back corner of book indicates a book club. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, B&W photographs, stated first edition ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 703 pages; "Robert Payne re-creates Mahatma Gandhi both as a spiritual and historical force and as a living personality. Beginning with the moving story of a shy, awkward boy from a provincial Indian city who married at thirteen, then was separated from his bride for years while he read law in London, the book describe Gandhi's life as a successful barrister in South Africa who turned his back on wealth to defend Indian settlers against discrimination and persecution. In the tradition of his best-selling biographies of Lenin and Schweitzer, Robert Payne's life brings Gandhi alive as a rounded personality. Payne superbly describes Gandhi's daring marches to aid the oppressed, his fasts and imprisonments, his historic achievements at international congresses and conferences in India and England where, clad only in shawl and loincloth, he met with prime ministers and viceroys and won their respect as he fought for the dignity and freedom of his people.". Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20468

Catalogue: India::Gandhi

Keywords: India Non-violence Biographies & Memoirs India

PENNINGTON, WILLIAM

Pick Up Your Parrots and Monkeys. . . The Life of a Boy Soldier in India

London: Cassell, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0304365645. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.5 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 414 pages; "An unusual, vivid coming-of-age story and unforgettable autobiographical portrayal of the last days of the Indian Raj. "Pick up your parrots and monkeys, and fall in facing the boat" was the traditional order given to British soldiers heading home from India. William Pennington overheard the command when he arrived in India at the age of 17 to serve in the horse artillery. His compelling portrayal of army life extends from the 1930s to the Burma campaign in World War II, where Pennington fought the Japanese as an artillery officer-the most dangerous job in the jungle.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 19282

Catalogue: Militaria::India

Keywords: 0304365645 India Raj Militaria

SINGH, KIRPAL

The Partition of the Punjab

Patiala, India: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 1989. Second Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, light yellowing of pages.; A tight solid book. Revised and enlarged from the 1st edition. Appears to be limited to 1100 copies printed ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages; A discussion of the partition of India in the mid 1940s as it specifically affected the Punjab. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 21220

Catalogue: History::India

Keywords: Partition India muslim Sikh punjab RELIGION HISTORY

SIVARAMAKRISHNAN, K. C.

Indian Urban Scene

Simla, India: Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by foldout maps. Light wear, 1 inch tear and small marker mark on FFEP, series of numbers imprinted on back end paper ; A tight solid book. Four fold-out maps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages; This book was based on a series of lectures and deals with the major metropolitan areas and the slums.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10133

Catalogue: India

Keywords: Sociology New Delhi, Calcutta slums Poverty Social Science

TUNZELMANN, ALEX VON

Indian Summer the Secret History of the End of an Empire

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771087411. Gift notation on FFEP, otherwise near-fine. DJ flap has price blacked out. ; A bright, solid book, near-fine dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs. ; 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.6 inches; 464 pages; "The last days of the British Raj. The end of empire. The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million people from the British Empire. It was one of the defining moments of world history, but it had been brought about by a tiny group of people. Among them were Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery Indian prime minister with radical plans for a socialist revolution; Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Muslim leader who would stop at nothing to establish the world’s first modern Islamic state; Mohandas Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, the glamorous but unlikely couple who had been dispatched to get Britain out of India without delay. Within hours of the midnight chimes, the two new nations of India and Pakistan would descend into anarchy and terror. ". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21232

Catalogue: India

Keywords: 0771087411 India nehru 1947 Raj pakistan mahatma gandhi HISTORY India

VERNèDE, R.V.

The Collector's Bag Travellers' Tales from India and Elsewhere

Gerrards Cross, UK: Colin Smythe, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0861403525. Only slight wear. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; 1.18 x 8.58 x 5.51 Inches; 267 pages; Collecting stories from experience in the hills of India makes for a good read. But, when fact and fiction are intertwined, and reality becomes a mixture of the two, the words become spellbinding."" - Small Press. ""Born in Vevey, Switzerland, R.V. Vernède entered the Indian Civil Service in 1928 and was posted to Uttar Pradesh (now perhaps best known as the state encompassing the Temple at Ayodyha). In 1992, over a half-century later, Vernède published [this], a collection of stories largely based on those experiences."" - Publishers Weekly. Love, murder, rogues, humor, revenge, trial by ordeal, blood feuds, Chinese-Tibetan plans for the invasion of India are featured, as is an account of the author's meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 14746

Catalogue: World literature::India

Keywords: 0861403525 Travel India

VERNèDE, R.V.

The Collector's Bag Travellers' Tales from India and Elsewhere

Gerrards Cross, UK: Colin Smythe, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0861403525. Only slight wear. Short closed tear top back fore edge. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Errata slip laid in. ; 1.18 x 8.58 x 5.51 Inches; 267 pages; Collecting stories from experience in the hills of India makes for a good read. But, when fact and fiction are intertwined, and reality becomes a mixture of the two, the words become spellbinding."" - Small Press. ""Born in Vevey, Switzerland, R.V. Vernède entered the Indian Civil Service in 1928 and was posted to Uttar Pradesh (now perhaps best known as the state encompassing the Temple at Ayodyha). In 1992, over a half-century later, Vernède published [this], a collection of stories largely based on those experiences."" - Publishers Weekly. Love, murder, rogues, humor, revenge, trial by ordeal, blood feuds, Chinese-Tibetan plans for the invasion of India are featured, as is an account of the author's meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 14765

Catalogue: World literature::India

Keywords: 0861403525 Travel India TRAVEL

WILKINSON-LATHAM, CHRISTOPHER

The Indian Mutiny

London: Osprey Publishing, 1983. Later Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0850452597. Men-At-Arms Series #67; 9.5 X 7.1 X 0.2 inches; 40 pages; On April 24th, 1855, Colonel Carmichael Smyth held a parade of the ninety skirmishers of the 3rd Light Cavalry of the Bengal Army at Meerut, some 30 miles from Delhi. The disastrous events that followed sparked an almost wholesale mutiny of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Native Army. Had the ensuing uprising succeeded, it would have threatened the validity of the entire British Empire. As it was, the Mutiny witnessed several tragic and bloody events, from the original incident in Meerut to the horrifying siege of Cawnpore. Christopher Wilikinson-Latham details the history of the conflict, from its beginnings to ultimate resolution.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20667

Catalogue: Militaria::India

Keywords: 0850452597 Indian Mutiny Militaria