In the Heart of the Antarctic

In the Heart of the Antarctic
Author: Sir Ernest Shackleton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2000
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN: 9780140296204

Frustrated by his experiences on an expedition led by Captain Robert Scott, explorer Ernest Shackleton, in 1907, launched his own attempt to reach the South Pole. At the mercy of a hostile continent it was to become the most extreme test of endurance imaginable. This is his thrilling account of that expedition.

Epsom Wells

Epsom Wells
Author: Thomas Shadwell
Publisher: Universidad de Sevilla
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9788447205905

Oriental Magic

Oriental Magic
Author: Idries Shah
Publisher: Octagon Press Ltd
Total Pages: 231
Release: 1992
Genre: Magic
ISBN: 0863040179

Propertiana

Propertiana
Author: David Roy Shackleton Bailey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1967
Genre: Elegiac poetry, Latin
ISBN:

Islam in Tribal Societies

Islam in Tribal Societies
Author: Akbar S. Ahmed
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2013-10-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134565275

A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal societies from Morocco to Pakistan.

Hindi Nationalism (tracks for the Times)

Hindi Nationalism (tracks for the Times)
Author: Alok Rai
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2001
Genre: Hindi language
ISBN: 9788125019794

This tract looks at the politics of language in India through a study of the history of one language Hindi. It traces the tragic metamorphosis of this language over the last century, from a creative, dynamic, popular language to a dead, Sanskritised, dePersianised language manufactured by a self-serving upper caste North Indian elite, nurturing hegemonic ambitions. From being a symbol of collective imagination it became a signifier of narrow sectarianism and regional chauvinism. The tract shows how this trans- formation of the language was tied up with the politics of communalism and regionalism.