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The Myth of strong leader, Political leadership by Archie Brown — The Myth of strong leader, Political leadership by Archie Brown

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Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that 'strong leaders', dominate individual wielders of power, are the most successful and admirable.Within authoritarian regimes, a collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with a personal dictatorship. Within democracies, although ‘strong leaders’ are seldom as strong or independent as they purport to be, the idea that just one person is entitled to take the big decisions is harmful and should be resisted.Examining Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mikhail Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping and Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair amongst many others, this landmark study pinpoints different types and qualities of leadership. Overturning the popular notion of the strong leader, it makes us rethink preconcpetions about what it means to lead.

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In Search of Freedom by Sagari Chhabra : Must-Read Memoir — In Search of Freedom by Sagari Chhabra : Must-Read Memoir

₹349 ~~₹499~~

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9 August 1942: a group of women raised the tricolour inside the Lahore Women's Jail, but this act of heroism went unrecorded. Inspired by ordinary people doing extraordinary acts of courage, Sagari Chhabra journeyed across India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Burma, seeking out men and women of the INA - forgotten freedom fighters of India, joined for a time in a universal human quest. In Search of Freedom is an account of how the story of India's independence marginalizes people who do not 'officially' belong to independent India. This include the brave hearts of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, the world's first all-woman military wing which had women from the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia who had never been to India, many of whom, after the army disbanded, went back to their 'regular' lives. It also chronicles the many quiet acts of courage that don't feature in history textbooks, but without which the history of this land would have been different. It asks important questions: Why did these freedom fighters remain silent? Why were they not recognized and honoured? Why did they not receive even the paltry pension that is the due of freedom fighters? Personal and political, historical and contemporary, this in an invaluable account of India's unknown and unacknowledged freedom fighters, of what it meant to fight for the freedom of the country and yet remain largely in oblivion. It is also an insightful narrative of the contemporary situation in India and South-East Asia, particularly what it is like to live in Burma under the military regime.

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NCERT History for Class 9 — NCERT History for Class 9

₹100

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The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh Must-Read Climate Book — The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh Must-Read Climate Book

₹349 ~~₹399~~

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Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics—to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.The extreme nature of today’s climate events, Ghosh asserts, make them peculiarly resistant to contemporary modes of thinking and imagining. This is particularly true of serious literary fiction: hundred-year storms and freakish tornadoes simply feel too improbable for the novel; they are automatically consigned to other genres. In the writing of history, too, the climate crisis has sometimes led to gross simplifications; Ghosh shows that the history of the carbon economy is a tangled global story with many contradictory and counterintuitive elements.Ghosh ends by suggesting that politics, much like literature, has become a matter of personal moral reckoning rather than an arena of collective action. But to limit fiction and politics to individual moral adventure comes at a great cost. The climate crisis asks us to imagine other forms of human existence—a task to which fiction, Ghosh argues, is the best suited of all cultural forms. His book serves as a great writer’s summons to confront the most urgent task of our time.

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CHEAPEST ICSE 10 YEAR PYQS — CHEAPEST ICSE 10 YEAR PYQS

₹299 ~~₹999~~

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Perfect condition no annotations clean book oswal gurukul class 10th 10 year pyqs book PCMB, history civics, geography, hindi, english grammar, english literature, physical education included

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ICSE Total History and Civics for class 10 — ICSE Total History and Civics for class 10

₹415

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Ncert Geography economics history and politics class 9 — Ncert Geography economics history and politics class 9

₹199

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Prachi social studies book for class 4 — Prachi social studies book for class 4

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This book is very good for class 4 students all work done in book

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OUR PAST - II CLASS 7 HISTORY — OUR PAST - II CLASS 7 HISTORY

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Total History And Civics With Competency Focused Question MorningStar — Total History And Civics With Competency Focused Question MorningStar

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10 Years Solved Papers ICSE Class 10th Gurukul by Oswal — 10 Years Solved Papers ICSE Class 10th Gurukul by Oswal

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The 10 Years Solved Papers ICSE Class 10th is strictly based on the Latest Syllabus Prescribed by CISCE, it includes the 10 years paper from *English-1, English-2, History and Civics, Geography, Mathematics, Phyiscs, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Aplications, Physical Education l, Economics, Economic Applications, Commercial Studies, Comercial Applications, Home Science, Environmental Science, Bengali Papers Includes (Hindi papers are NOT included in this edition).*

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Chattambi Swamikall — Chattambi Swamikall

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IAS Mains General Studies — IAS Mains General Studies

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Indian Art and Culture — Indian Art and Culture

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Meant for aspirants of Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examination, this book covers the syllabus of Indian Heritage and Culture for General Studies Paper I. A wide ranged knowledge base of the Indian, Art, paintings, music and architecture has been presented with the help of several pictures and diagrams which will arouse the readers interest. There are questions at the end of each chapter which will help students prepare for the examinations.

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India's Struggle for Independence — India's Struggle for Independence

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This is the first major study to examine every one of the varied strands of the epic struggle individually and collectively and present it in a new and coherent narrative and analytical framework. Basing themselves on oral and other primary sources and years of research, the authors take the reader through every step of the independence struggle from the abortive Revolt of 1857 to the final victory of 1947. More important while incorporating existing historiographical advances, the book evolves a new and lucid view of the history of the period which will endure.

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SWEET AND LOW written by EMMA LATHEN — SWEET AND LOW written by EMMA LATHEN

₹119

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To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee — To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

₹240

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History malayalam — History malayalam

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Learning Hubs Map Book for class 8 — Learning Hubs Map Book for class 8

₹300 ~~₹350~~

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Reliable series History & political science digest — Reliable series History & political science digest

₹100

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Total history and civics with competency focused questions — Total history and civics with competency focused questions

₹200

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NCERT books class 10 — NCERT books class 10

₹100

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ICSE History & Civics for class 9 — ICSE History & Civics for class 9

₹260

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Ncert history class 7 — Ncert history class 7

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