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Notes from a Prison: Bangladesh

Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir

Bangladesh is an account of a courageous man who has boldly faced every adversary which aimed to des..

U$35.00

Out of the Periphery: Development of Coastal Chars in Southeastern Bangladesh

Koen de Wilde

A range of vulnerabilities and an unfulfilled potential for development are the main features of the..

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Pakistan: Haunting Shadows of Human Security

Jennifer Bennett

This book is an endeavour to bring to surface some of the seething problematics which are intricatel..

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Paradigms of Conflict Resolution in South Asia

Moonis Ahmar

The central theme of the book is the changing paradigms of conflict and conflict resolution after th..

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Paradoxes of the Nationalist Time: Political Essays on Bangladesh

Ranabir Samaddar

These essays show that contrary to the widespread belief, nationalism is not all about the celebrati..

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Peopling in the Land of Allah Jaane: Power, Peopling and Environment: The Case of Char-lands of Bangladesh

Abdul Baqee

This book illustrates the uncertainties of the lives of the inhabitants of ‘Char’ lands (reclaimed l..

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Political Culture in Bangladesh: Perspectives and Analyses Selections From The Journal of Bangladesh Studies

Syed Saad Andaleeb

Perspectives and Analysis presents the thought of prominent thinkers about political issues pertaini..

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Political Culture, Political Parties and the Democratic Transition in Bangladesh

M. Imdadul Haque, S. Aminul Islam, Shamsul I. Khan

Democracy in Bangladesh is of global interest as its success would provide a model for democratic tr..

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Poverty and Vulnerability in Rural Bangladesh

S.R. Osmani

This book presents a rigorous empirical study of various aspects of poverty and vulnerability in r..

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Poverty, Intra-Household Distribution and Gender Relations in Bangladesh: Evidence and Policy Implications

Bazlul H. Khondker, Mohammad A. Razzaque, Selim Raihan

While assessing poverty incidence, it is a regular practice to consider the household as a single en..

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Purity and Communal Boundaries: Women and Social Change in a Bangladeshi Village

Santi Rozario

Purity and Communal Boundaries explores the rich complexities of a central Bangladeshi village, popu..

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Regional Cooperation and Globalisation: Bangladesh, South Asia and Beyond

Meghna Guhathakurta, Zillur R Khan

The volume represents a range of themes covering a myriad of issues and problems facing South Asia..

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Retrospects and Prospects of the Rice Economy of Bangladesh

Raisuddin Ahmed

In Retrospects and Prospects of the Rice Economy of Bangladesh, Dr. Raisuddin Ahmed analyses and des..

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Rice Pests of Bangladesh Their Ecology and Management

David Catling, Zahirul Islam

Rice is the staple food crop of Bangladesh. During the last four decades rice production has been tr..

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Role of Opposition in Bangladesh Politics

Al Masud Hasanuzzaman

Existence of opposition both as alternative government and as critic of the party in power is a sign..

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Rural Bangladesh: Competition for Scarce Resources

Eirik G. Jansen

This study is based upon the author's extensive field work among the peasants in the rural areas of ..

U$75.00

Sailing against the Wind: Boats and Boatmen of Bangladesh

Eirik G. Jansen, Trygve Bølstad

Some of the greatest rivers of the world flow through Bangladesh. These rivers form what is perhaps ..

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Samudragupta: The Making of an Emperor

Bappaditya Chakravarty

4th Century CE. India. A prince is born to the Chandragupta I, the third in succession to the Gupt..

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Sadaf Saaz

"Sadaf confronts in a number of poems injustices inflicted on women along with verses of passion and..

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Slice of Heaven and Other Essays

Ronny Noor

What is the connection between aesthetics, philosophy, critical thinking, and a better society? Th..

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Social Protection in Bangladesh Building Effective Social Safety Nets and Ladders out of Poverty

David Hulme, Hossain Zillur Rahman , Luigi Peter Ragno, Mathilde Maitrot

Bangladesh has been ahead of the curve in responding to the challenges of risk, vulnerability and so..

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Some Trouble with Cows: Making Sense of Social Conflict

Beth Roy

A Constructed from first-person accounts by Hindus and Muslims, the story told here by sociolog..

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South Asia Crisis of Development: The Case of Bangladesh

Moudud Ahmed

Fifty years of independence has not provided the degree of economic growth, social enlightenment of ..

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State Against the Nation: The Decline of the Muslim League in Pre-independence Bangladesh, 1947-54

Ahmed Kamal

This book looks at the career of the Muslim League in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) from 15 August ..

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Storm Surges in Bangladesh An Introduction to CEGIS Storm Surge Model

Anwar Ali, Giasuddin Ahmed Choudhury

Bangladesh has been hit for centuries by the Bay of Bengal tropical cyclones. In terms of human ca..

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Strategic Adaptation Towards Water Crisis

Giasuddin Ahmed Choudhury , Jianhua Li, Kensuke Fukushi, Ken’ichi Nakagami

Importance of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) has been felt more than ever for ensuring ..

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Sustaining Development and Peace

Kishor Uparety, Said N.Al Habsy

The book provides a legal analysis of the various actions and measures taken by the South Asian coun..

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The 'Pariah' People - An Ethnography of the Urban Sweepers in Bangladesh

A Asaduzzaman

This book depicts the life and social adaptation of some urban sweepers in Bangladesh. They live as ..

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The Buildings of Khan Jahan in and Around Bagerhat

Nazimuddin Ahmed

The area around the present small township of Bagerhat, known in the Middle Ages as the Mosque-city ..

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The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Living in a Borderland

Aditya Kumar Dewan, Willem Van Schendal, Wolfgang Mey

‘The Chittagong Hill Tracts: Living in a Borderland’ examines the borderland between Burma, India an..

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The Country Boats of Bangladesh: Social and Economic Development and Decision-making in Inland Water Transport

Alf Morten Jerve, Antony J. Dolman, Eirik G. Jansen, Nazibor Rahman

This book deals with the country boats of Bangladesh; the traditional non-mechanized vessels that ha..

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The Foreshadowing of Bangladesh: Bengal Muslim League and Muslim Politics: 1906-1947 (Second impression 2012)

Harun-or-Rashid

This study covers, what Leonard A. Gordon calls, the neglected history of Bengali Muslims before 194..

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The Inheritance Powder

This novel is a work of fiction based on a real situation. A well-intentioned development programme,..

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Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh wrote into the Constit..

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The Last Guardian: Memoirs of Hatch-Barnwell, ICS of Bengal

Stephen Hatch-Barnwell, Khalid Shams

Stephen Hatch-Barnwell’s (1909-1989) Tour of Duty as ICS (Indian Civil Service) in Bengal (1933-1947..

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The Maghs - A Buddhist Community in Bangladesh

Abdul Mabud Khan

The book deals with the Marmas of the Chittagong hills and the Rakhaines of the plains who are colle..

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The Parallax View: A Collection of Critical Essays

Mohammad Badrul Ahsan

This is the third volume of Crosstalk published by the University Press Limited. The two other colle..

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The Partition's Post-Amnesias; 1947, 1971 and Modern South Asia

Ananya Jahanara Kabir

The Partition of British India in 1947 into the new nations of India and Pakistan, and the transfo..

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The Plight of the Stateless Rohingyas: Responses of the State, Society & the International Contemporary

Imtiaz Ahmed

In tracing the plight of the Rohingya refugees, the study shows that the Rohingya refugee problem wa..

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The Politics of Nationalism - The Case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Bangladesh

Amena Mohsin

The Politics of Nationalism examines the process of nationality construction within the Hill people ..

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The Strong Women of Modhupur

Robbins Burling

The Strong Women of Modhupur reviews the history of the Garo people of both India and Bangladesh sin..

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The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster Systems: Lessons for Bangladesh

A.T.M. Obaidullah, Nizam Ahmed

Committees are ubiquitous. They are found in all types of legislatures- large or small, old or new. ..

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Transition to Democracy: Kaleidoscope of a Changing World

Wali-Ur Rahman

'Transition to Democracy’ is a compilation of articles published in newspapers ad magazines at home ..

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Uncertain Tomorrows: Livelihoods, Capital and Risk in Labour Migration from Bangladesh

Syeda Rozana Rashid

This ethnography seeks to understand the connections between livelihoods, risk, capital and migratio..

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Understanding Governance & Public Policy in Bangladesh

Ishtiaq Jamil, Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Sk. Tawfique M. Haque, Steinar Askvik

Bangladesh is a unitary state with “Westminster model” of governance, but the reality for governance..

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Urban Crime and Violence in Dhaka

Salma A Shafi

Based on extensive field investigations as well as analysis of secondary data, Urban Crime and Viole..

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Siddiq Salik

Siddiq Salik spent 1971 in Dhaka as a uniquely privileged observer and participant in the political ..

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Women and Human Security in South Asia: The Cases of Bangladesh and Pakistan

Foqia Sadiq Khan, Kiran Habib, Saba Gul Khattak

The book brings a gender sensitive approach into the discourse and practice on human security in Ban..

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Women and Militancy: South Asian Complexities

Amena Mohsin, Imtiaz Ahmed

This book is an attempt to bring the complexities and multiplicities of violence inflicted against w..

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Women's Political Participation in Bangladesh An Empirical Study

Farah Deeba Chowdhury

This monograph examines the problems of women’s political participation in Bangladesh. This study fi..

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Women, Land and Power in Bangladesh: Jhagrapur Revisited

Jenneke Arens

The central question in this empirical study is the impact of women’s land ownership on existing pow..

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বাসন্তী গুহঠাকুরতা

লেখিকা প্রত্যক্ষ করেছেন পঁচিশে মার্চের ভয়াল রাত, গুলিতে আহত স্বামীর মৃত্যু। পরবর্তী ন’মাস লড়াই করে..

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পাকিস্তানীদের দৃষ্টিতে একাত্তর

মহিউদ্দিন আহমেদ, মুনতাসীর মামুন

যারা অখণ্ড পাকিস্তানের চেতনার কফিনে সর্বশেষ পেরেক পুঁতে দিয়ে পঁচিশে মার্চের ভয়াল রাতের ঘটনা ঘটায় ..

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বাংলাদেশে গণতন্ত্র ১৯৯১ থেকে ২০০৬

Moudud Ahmed, জগলুল আলম

বইটি বাংলাদেশের রাজনীতির উপর ইংরেজিতে লেখকের রচিত ৬ষ্ঠ বই Bangladesh: A study of the Democra..

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