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In this booklet, Ali Shariati discusses the specific roles of “enlightened souls” in leading their societies to revolutionary change.

The outcome of a series of expert workshops and consultations organised by the Third World Network, this Manual will serve as a practical guide for policymakers and citizen groups in efforts to formulate intellectual property rights regimes which meet not only the legal obligations of the TRIPS Agreement but also the moral imperative of safeguarding public health.

Stories and reflections on nature by the ancients, thinkers and ecologists.

Demonstrates through documents from British archives that cow-killing in India was in fact engaged in on a large-scale by the British rather than other Indian communities.

Shows how our wonderful cuisine, with all its regional variants, evolved from prehistoric times onwards.

The wholly corrupt, demoralised and criminalised structure of American capitalism is being battered and swiftly undermined by one of the most tenacious economic depressions of our time. Swelling debt permeates every niche of the American economy making it completely unsustainable.

An amazing tract that shows how the war on Iraq was masterminded and planned by the governing forces of Israel.

Examines several myths that surround Ambedkar’s attitude to the Muslim community and debunks these within the context of the Sangh Parivar’s claims.

September 11, 1973 was also the day the Chilean armed forces under Pinochet—backed by USA—ousted the democratically elected government of President Allende to unleash two decades of terror on the Chilean people.

This book describes the basic idea behind free software and the reasons why patents and licenses that restrict the flow of knowledge are unsocial developments.

Articles and essays published in the aftermath of September 11. Ahmad argues that the US has consistently pursued a policy aimed at the defeat of third world nationalism and for setting up instead of client regimes in Asia and Africa. This is one power the people of this planet can do without.

The revival of the spirit of the Crusades will impede peace. The old Eurocentric dogmas of orientalism and related ideologies of superiority must be abolished.

Written in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s visit to India and his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, all at the instance of the American President George Bush, the author unmasks the hidden agenda behind this seemingly innocuous first visit between a right-wing nation and a right-wing ideology.

An overview of the economic and political status of Dalits in Tamilnadu.

A collection of essays and speeches by the distinguished Indian historian from the period 1956 to 1998.

This particular issue of Vikalp deals with two issues: the war on Iraq and the impacts of globalisation on women everywhere.

Simple guidelines to understand adolescent blues and how best to handle them in their growing years. Includes sex education.

Using cartoons, sketches and photographs, these books introduce in an eminently readable form, great thinkers, great ideas and important religious beliefs.

Using cartoons, sketches and photographs, these books introduce in an eminently readable form, great thinkers, great ideas and important religious beliefs.

Using cartoons, sketches and photographs, these books introduce in an eminently readable form, great thinkers, great ideas and important religious beliefs.

Using cartoons, sketches and photographs, these books introduce in an eminently readable form, great thinkers, great ideas and important religious beliefs.

Satprem is a priceless writer, explaining with crystal clarity the significance of Aurobindo and the new being that he announced to the world.

A small booklet which articulates and justifies the rights of young people.

A study on womens experiences with Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive being pushed by corporate drug pushers.

When Christine Maggiore tested HIV positive more than a decade ago, she set out on a search for the full implications, facts and options available to enable her live a healthy, active and drug-free life, defying the HIV=AIDS=Death formula.

A book on Biogas

Two essays on two international war criminals in one booklet.

The author explores the social explosion generated by the indigenous people in Bolivia as part of the wider, on-going social transformation re-shaping the entire region.

The Zapatistas challenge in word and deed every aspect of our society.

A unique personal memoire of the major battle that decided the fate of the French empire in South East Asia.

Spiritual identity is unmade by adherence to these (Western) uniforms and such unmaking is particularly destructive to non-Western peoples who wear modern dress, as it is so far removed from their own spiritual and cultural traditions.

Published on the 200th anniversary of the 13-year Haitian war of liberation, the author commemorates the successful establishment of the world’s first “black” republic to remind us that our ancestors were capable of inflicting military defeats upon Western powers and taking their future development into their own hands.

The addiction of the Third World to the West in both material and intellectual terms is an illness. How do we deal with this disease which has got more virulent in our time?

Malcolm X’s speech on apartheid at the University of Ghana in 1964 is still of relevance today when Americans of George Bush’s America find themselves ashamed to say they are Americans.

This pamphlet explains why poverty, deprivation and insecurity await the economies which choose to go the free-market, globalisation route.

An incisive, succinct essay.

Citizens International has published as a pamphlet, the first chapter of one of the most famous tracts on how to reconstruct ways of learning that will liberate rather than oppress.

Written nearly 40 years ago when North African national independence movements were gaining momentum, this pamphlet explains why colonization destroys both the coloniser and the colonised.

A report on evictions in India’s major cities.

How the Western economies have built and perpetuated their parasitic colonial system.

East Asia is among the richest parts of the world. Despite political authoritarianism, human rights violations, corruption, repression of labour unions, gender discrimination and mistreatment of ethnic minorities, the citizens of East Asian economies have experienced improvement in income and general well being. The author analyses the unorthodox methods employed to achieve this spectacular growth even as East Asian countries have rejected the so-called Western ‘best practice’ policies.

A selection of readings on Marx and the agrarian economy. The first part deal with Marx’s writing on pre-capitalist relationships, the second part is on the Marxist theory of rent and the third part relates to the process of capitalist development in agriculture and the formation of a class of capitalist producers. The author is a professor of economics at JNU, Delhi.

This booklet alerts the public to the dangers of providing sex education too early to children in schools.

Narrain, a graduate of National Law School and Bhan who styles himself as a queer rights activist have compiled this anthology of 30 essays wherein the contributors discuss the same-sex movement, the legal challenges which the community faces, the everyday personal journeys of queer people, which articulate what it means to live life on the margins of institutions such as marriage, monogamy and family, and how through public demonstrations and protests a wider public consciousness about the issue has been created.

The legendary leftist thinker of the south finally produces a book discussing his major preoccupations. We cannot avoid thinking except within the framework of a People’s War against imperialism, writes this eastern Marxist. What is most interesting about the book is that it is completely unconventional, radical, feminist, anti-war and looks at religious groups including the Muslims as an important vanguard against imperialism.

This book contains a series of essays, first published in the journal Frontier which, in the author’s own words, ‘is intended to educate the activist on the losing battles that the Indian people have been waging against the forces of exploitation and obscurantism.’

An enthralling account of a motorbike journey across the country to the top of the world - the Himalayas. The book is a fast enjoyable read, captivating the reader with its vivid descriptions of places visited, adventurous experiences, reflective ramblings, and is peppered with humour throughout. Read it and you may be inspired to take a wild ride yourself.

This book is part of a series of publications on ecological traditions of India. The heritage of Tamilnadu is replete with different ecological traditions such as groves, trees, tanks, animals and mountains revered as sacred and special by people long ago and even today. The book discusses these in a collection of essays by eminent persons. Topics discussed include ecological tradition in Tamil literature, the 5 thinais (tracts), sacred groves, sacred tanks, sacred trees, the ery system, the terracotta tradition, gardens and mountains etc.

This book is part of a series of publications on ecological traditions of India. The heritage of Karnataka is replete with different ecological traditions such as groves, trees, tanks, animals and mountains revered as sacred and special by people long ago and even today. The book discusses these in a collection of essays by eminent persons. Topics discussed include Karnataks’s ecological heritage, sacred groves, sacred animals, traditional architecture, wild orchids, priorities for conservation etc.

This book is part of a series of publications on ecological traditions of India. The heritage of Andhra Pradesh is replete with different ecological traditions such as groves, trees, tanks, animals and mountains revered as sacred and special by people long ago and even today. The book discusses these in a collection of essays by eminent persons. Topics discussed include ecological traditions, traditional water management practices, sacred rocks, evolution of forest policies, conservation of avian diversity etc.

The book discusses global warming and the oil crisis. It aspires to show how society can return to a fossil fuel - free society which, it argues, will happen sooner rather than later. It also contains practical ideas for action. The author is an environment activist.

For the first time in several years, we now have a book that squarely confronts academic knowledge on the ground that it furthers and sustains Eurocentrism. A diverse group of scholars, academics and writers including Vinay Lal, Claude Alvares, Mohammad Hazim Shah, Yusef Progler, C.K. Raju, Munir Fasheh, Grimaldo Rengifo and the editors of the volume (Sue-san Gharemani Ghajar and Hamid Mirhosseini) go hammer and tongs and in the process, leave much of Western academic knowledge in tatters. Each essay is worth reading for its insights and wisdom. A rare book because so many of the essays say things that are entirely original and outside the domineering frameworks of Western thought.

The Author would like his photographs to serve as a ‘mirror’ that motivates people to preserve what is so original and moving in this city. Failing this, the mages may at least serve as ‘historical documentation’ of what was once a most fascinating urban center of the east.

The author explores the psychological roots of violence, showing that in some cases, demand for slaughter of animals reflects the transference of the genocidal impulse to it .

The antiquity and heritage of Maharashtra is replete with different ecological traditions such as sacred grove as sacred trees, sacred tanks, sacred animals and sacred mountains, which continue to be revered by the people

This book provides an in-depth understanding of the background to, and rationale for, the current WHO negotiations on influenza virus and benefit sharing as well as a front-line view of the negotiations

This manual seeks to strengthen trainers’ understanding of the links between gender, disasters and conflicts, develop skills to analyse policies through a gender lens, and to engender interventions in their own organisations.

This manual has been conceptualise to familiarize facilitators with current debates on whether attention to gender and poverty issues diverts resources and programs from addressing women’s rights.

This manual , hopefully would contribute towards bringing about change in societal institutions in favour of women / girls and marginalized men; thereby furthering gender social equity.

The White tiger contains passages of startling beauty – from reflections on the exquisite luxury of a chandelier in every room, to descriptions of skinny drivers huddled around fires fueled by plastic bags

How India’s ancient art of living and healing can give you a healthier, happier, and more joyous life.

In all, 735 butterflies that occur in the Indian subcontinent have been described and illustrated in colour in this book.