BOOK REVIEW

From British rule to the rise of Maoism, this book takes us through the history of a region that remains an enigma

This book opens up key debates on social policy - from mid-day meal schemes to maternity benefits and child development - and asks whether these initiatives foster dependency or empower people

Middle powers are forging technology minilaterals to preserve their autonomy, but can such cooperation really remain independent of US and Chinese influence?

Victor Sebestyen's Weimar Germany explores how cultural conflict, political extremism and weakened democratic institutions contributed to the collapse of Germany's first democracy.

Rudrangshu Mukherjee's anthology brings together Nobel lectures and writings by Indian laureates, but its extensive focus on Rabindranath Tagore blurs the book's central purpose

Written after hundreds of hours of conversations with the DeepMind founder and his associates over three years, this could well be a definitive account of AI

How a township built on the banks of the Hooghly in 1934 became an idyllic setting for colourful stories that now survive only in memory

Through the journeys of five companies, this book offers hard-won lessons and best practices for navigating tough times and emerging stronger

Human versus animal, development versus terrain, city versus village - this edited volume will make you think and question commonly held beliefs and assumptions about conservation

Antonio Damasio explores how the body's signals, feelings and vulnerability shape consciousness - and what this means for artificial intelligence

Wilson is a longstanding champion of the classics. She has also been vocal about the need to engage more deeply with the process of interpretation and translation of the ancient texts

A new book by Rozina Ali traces the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the wake of 9/11, showing how ordinary residents became targets of fear and suspicion

Can political events wound us as intimately as private loss? This book explores that question, ending not on an optimistic note, but with an acceptance that we must keep making room for better future

Eleven essays by noted economists and academics tackle questions concerning India's economy, society and polity, and explore pathways for the country to emerge from the prevailing turmoil

Ben Macintyre's Redwood explores a Cold War spy defection that had deadly consequences for Iran

There are two versions of Khalid here - the endlessly discussed activist and the rarely acknowledged scholar who spent years researching and writing

As the tragedy in Nepal reminds us, water and forests cannot be taken for granted. This book offers policymakers a practical guide to building resilience against extreme weather

Using data to control people is nothing new. A digital humanities professor attempts to show how data has been used from pre-history to modern times to control empires

Do humans perform better when forced to work within constraints? Blending anecdotes with personal experience, this book sets out to answer the question