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Page 29 - Book Review

Incomplete disclosure

Going Public has six sections and 19 chapters but is broadly structured in two parts

Incomplete disclosure
Updated On : 04 Feb 2020 | 2:40 AM IST

Affirmative action in US politics

Book review of THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PUZZLE: A Living History From Reconstruction to Today

Affirmative action in US politics
Updated On : 03 Feb 2020 | 2:25 AM IST

Beyond the idea of 'Pure'

Throughout the book, Mr Fuchs does not fall prey to the temptation to create a black and white binary regarding Shi'is and Sunnis

Beyond the idea of 'Pure'
Updated On : 28 Jan 2020 | 10:55 PM IST

A radical reset for the Indian economy

Reset, thus, is not much of a reset as much as setting of the lines of sound policies for the govt to adopt, once the extravagant bits are edited out

A radical reset for the Indian economy
Updated On : 28 Jan 2020 | 12:10 AM IST

Hero worship

Book review of The Making of Hero Four Brothers, Two Wheels and a Revolution that Shaped India

Hero worship
Updated On : 26 Jan 2020 | 11:12 PM IST

Dire straits

Richard Davies's book is divided into three parts - survival, failure, future - each of which subdivides into three case studies about specific places

Dire straits
Updated On : 24 Jan 2020 | 9:25 PM IST

'Republic of Religion': How the Constituent Assembly debated religion

How did the Constituent Assembly debate the question of religion? Abhinav Chandrachud examines in his new book

'Republic of Religion': How the Constituent Assembly debated religion
Updated On : 24 Jan 2020 | 8:43 PM IST

English's pronoun problem is centuries old

Language works as a dynamic democracy, not as rule by experts.

English's pronoun problem is centuries old
Updated On : 23 Jan 2020 | 11:51 PM IST

The British extortionist who built Bombay

Book review of The Arthur Crawford Scandal: Corruption, Governance and Indian Victims

The British extortionist who built Bombay
Updated On : 22 Jan 2020 | 12:51 AM IST

Inside a VC's world

The book is an easy read if you are interested in an insider's perspective of the venture capital and start-up space in India

Inside a VC's world
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:14 PM IST

A man who knew too much

Samanth Subramanian does a pretty good job of chronicling the science and the insanity

A man who knew too much
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:14 PM IST

Right-wing book publishing is asserting itself in no uncertain terms

We are not linked to Hindu religion, but nationalism. Ninety per cent of the freedom movement was composed of Hindus, says Padmesh Dutt, owner, Hindu Sahitya Sadan

Right-wing book publishing is asserting itself in no uncertain terms
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:14 PM IST

China's sister act

This latest offering, Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister, could be considered a complement to Wild Swans

China's sister act
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:14 PM IST

The Trump effect

India is a major power that has been considerably affected by President Trump's domestic and foreign policies

The Trump effect
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:13 PM IST

The best of 2019 from a voracious and eclectic reader's bookshelf

Though the author of Hindutva, savarkar was "hardly a practicing Hindu in the religious sense"

The best of 2019 from a voracious and eclectic reader's bookshelf
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:13 PM IST

Values and realpolitik

Seen through a wider lens, foreign policy values will be contextual

Values and realpolitik
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:13 PM IST

The culture challenge

In it the author dissects the techniques leaders-both modern-day and historical-have employed to achieve this goal

The culture challenge
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:13 PM IST

Doing business in China

It is a remarkable story for the business press in India that reaches reflexively towards the few wellknown stories of Dr Reddy's or Sun Pharma and Tata Motors whenever China is mentioned

Doing business in China
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:12 PM IST

Behind the guitar heroes

Lester Polsfuss, aka Les Paul, was a world-class guitarist and self-promoting showman who was also a technological visionary, fascinated by electronics and studio production.

Behind the guitar heroes
Updated On : 20 Jan 2020 | 11:12 PM IST

Jairam Ramesh's book on VK Krishna Menon humanises the villain of 1962

The book offers a balanced and wide-ranging account of V K Krishna Menon, Nehru's controversial and irascible defence minister, taking in his role as freedom fighter, leftist politician, and visionary

Jairam Ramesh's book on VK Krishna Menon humanises the villain of 1962
Updated On : 17 Jan 2020 | 9:15 PM IST