BOOK REVIEWS BY DR. TARIQ RAHMAN

1. Abida Sultaan, Remains of a Rebel Princess(Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2004), pp. 315. Price Rs. 595/-. [ view this page ]

2. A.G. Noorani, The Trial of Bhagat Singh: Politics of Justics 1996.Reprinted. (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 339. Price Rs. 495/-[ view this page ]

3. Ahmed Rashid, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia (Lahore: Vanguard, 2002), pp.281. Price Rs. 695/--.[ view this page ]

4. ALASTAIR LAMB, Incomplete Partition: The Genesis of the Kashmir Dispute 1947-1948 (1997: Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 373. Price: Rs. 350.[view this page]

5. Algernon Durand, The Making of a Frontier First published Circa. 1890s. This edition (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp.29 and index. Prince. Rs. 695.00.[view this page ]

6. Amrit Rai, Premchand: His Life and Times. Translated from Hindi by Harish Trivedi. (1st edition 1962: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002 edition), pp. 413. Price Rs. 491.[ view this page ]

7. Andrew R. Wilder, The Pakistani Voter: Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the Punjab (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1999), pp.341. Price Pakistani Rs. 495/-[ view this page ]

8. Anita M. Weiss, Walls Within Walls: Life Histories of Working Women in the Old City of Lahore First published 1992. This ed. (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp.201.[ view this page ]

9. Azhar Hassan Nadeem, Pakistan: The Political Economy of Lawlessness (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 375. Price Rs. 495/--[ view this page ]

10. Peter L. Bergen, Holy War, Inc: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden (New York: The Free Press, 2001), pp. 281. Price US$ 26.00[ view this page ]

11. Chaman Nahal, Azadi First published, 1975. This edition (New Delhi: Penguin Books India, 2001), pp.327.[ view this page ]

12. Christina Lamb, The Sewing Circles of Heart: My Afghan years (London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2002), pp. 338. Price. Rs. 995 (in Pakistan).[ view this page ]

13. David Cannadine, In Churchill’s Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain 1st published 2002 (London: Penguin Books, 2003), pp. 385.[ view this page ]

14. Dennis Kux, The United States and Pakistan 1947-2000: Disenchanted Allies (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp.470. Price Rs. 495/--[ view this page ]

15. E.O. Lorimer,Language Hunting in the Karakoram 1st published 1938. Repr. (Karachi: Indus Publication, 2001), pp. 310. Price: Not indicated.[ view this page ]

16. Edward Conze. A Short History of Buddhism (Oxford: Oneworld, 1980. Reprinted 1996). Pp. 154. Price. US $ 13.95.[ view this page ]

17. Edward Conze, A Short History of Buddhism (Oxford: Oneworld, 1980. Reprinted 1996 edition), pp. 154. Price. US$ 13.95.[ view this page ]

18. Ejaz Rahim, Moonrising with Mavera Poems ( Lahore: Sang-e-Meel, 2005), pp. 184. Rs. 400.00 [view this page ]

19. Fakrul Alam, Niaz Zaman and Tahmina Ahmed (eds), Revisioning English in Bangladesh (Dhaka: The University Press Ltd, 2001), pp. 186. Taka: 350/-.[ view this page ]

20. Fouzia Saeed, Taboo! The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp.324. Price Rs. 595/--.[ view this page ]

21. Francis Robinson, The Ulema of Farangi Mahall and Islamic Culture in South Asia (Lahore: Ferozsons (Pvt) Ltd, 2002).[ view this page ]

22. Geoffrey Best, Churchill: A Study in Greatness (1st published, 2001. This ed. London: Penguin Book, 2002), pp. 370. Price $ 8.99 (in Pakistan, Rs. 645).[ view this page ]

23. Syed Habib Ahmed, From South Asia to North America : An Autobiography 1915-2000 (Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2001), PP. 402. Price. Rs. 595/--[ view this page ]

24. Hamid Algar, Roots of the Islamic Revolution in Iran: Four Lectures by Hamid Algar (New York: Islamic Publications International, 2001, pp. 178. Price not indicated.[ view this page ]

25. Haqqani, Husain, Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military Lahore: Vanguard (Pvt) Ltd, 2005 [Also published in USA by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Price], pp. 395. Price Rs. 590/.[ view this page ]

26. Harold Lee, Brothers in the Raj: The Lives of John and Henry Lawrence (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp.437. Price in Pakistan Rs. 595/--[ view this page ]

27. Iffat Malik, Kashmir: Ethnic Conflict, International Dispute (Karachi; Oxford UP, 2002), pp. 392. Price. PKR 450/--.[ view this page ]

28. Imran Ali, the Punjab Under Imperialism 1885-1947 First pub. 1988. This ed. (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2003), pp. 264. Price. Rs. 325)---.[ view this page ]

29. Ismail Siddiqui, Lakht Lakht Dastan: Kutch Aap Beeti, Kutch Jag Beeti [Urdu] (Islamabad: Dost Publications, 2001), pp. 261. Price Rs. 200/--[ view this page ]

30. Jasmin Mirza, Between Chaddar and the Market: Female Office Workers in Lahore (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp.266. Rs. 395/--.[ view this page ]

31. Khalid Ahmed, Pakistan: The State in Crisis (Lahore: Vanguard, 2002), pp. 295 Rs. 595.[ view this page ]

32. Krishna Kumar, Prejudice and Pride: School Histories of the Freedom Struggle in India and Pakistan. (Penguin, India) Price not mentioned.[ view this page ]

33. Nicholas OSTLER, Empires of the Word: a Language History of the World London: Harper Collin Publishers, 2005, pp. 615. $29.95.[ view this page ]

34. Nicholas OSTLER, Empires of the Word: a Language History of the World London: Harper Collin Publishers, 2005, pp. 615. $29.95.[ view this page ]

35. Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, The Armed Forces of Pakistan Crows Nest, Australia; Allen of Unwin, 2001), pp. 220 price. Not indicated[ view this page ]

36. Rao Rashid, Roller-Coaster: My Early Years (Lahore: Jumhoori Publications, 2005), pp. 311. Price Rs. 300/--.[ view this page ]

37. Iran is in the middle of an ongoing conflict.[ view this page ]

38. Riazul Islam, Sufism in South Asia: Impact on Fourteenth Century Muslim Society (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 489. Price Rs. 650/--[ view this page ]

39. Roedad khan (Compiled), The British Papers: Secret and Confidential India-Pakistan-Bangladesh Documents 1958-1969 (Karachi; Oxford University Press, 2002), pp. 989. Price. Rs. 995.[view this page]

40. S. Akbar Zaidi (ed), Social Science in Pakistan in the 1990s (Islamabad: Council of Social Sciences, 2003), pp. 319. Price PKR. 150/=.[ view this page ]

41. Sayyid A. S. Pirzada, The Politics of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Pakistan 1971-77 (Karachi. Oxford University Press, 2000), pp.325. Price Rs.[ view this page ]

42. Shahla Haeri, No Shame for the Sun: Lives of Professional Women (New York: Syracuse University Press, 2002), pp. 454. Price not indicated.[ view this page ]

43. Shaukat Siddiqi, God’s Own Land : A Novel of Pakistan(1959). Translated from Urdu by David Matthews – Islamabad: Alhamra Publishing, 2001. PP. 349 . Price. Rs. 295/--[ view this page ]

44. Sir William Napier, The History of General Sir Charles Napier’s Conquest of Scinde First published 1845. This edition. (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 361. Price Rs. 695/-. [view this page ]

45. Stanley Wolpert, Gandhi’s Passion: The life and Legacy of Mahatama Gandhi (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001), PP. 308. Price $27.50 (Rs. 622 in Pakistan).[ view this page ]

46. TOVE SKUTNABB-KANGAS, Linguistic Genocide in Education or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights (Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000), pp.785. Price: Not indicated.[ view this page ]

47. Yonah Alexander and Michael S. Swetnam, USAMA bin Laden’s al-Qaida: Profile of a Terrorist Network New York: Transnational Publishers, Inc. Published in Pakistan by Mr. Books (Pvt) Ltd, Islamabad, 2001.[ view this page ]

48. S. Akbar Zaidi, The Dismal State of the Social Sciences in Pakistan (Islamabad: Council of Social Sciences, Pakistan, 2002), pp. 54. Price. Rs. 50. [ view this page ]

49. Fawzia Afzal-Khan, A Critical Stage: The Role of Secular Alternative Theatre in Pakistan (Calcutta and New Delhi: Seagull, 2005), pp. 143. [ view this page ]

50. R Nath, Private Life of the Mughals of India (1526--1803 A.D) (New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 2005), pp. 228. [ view this page ]

51. Sabiha Mansoor, Language Planning in Higher Education: A Case Study of Pakistan (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp. 445. price. Rs. 595.00. [ view this page ]