National Identity

‘भारत-भारती’ मैथिलीशरण गुप्त की सर्वाधिक प्रचलित कृति है। यह सर्वप्रथम संवत् 1969 में प्रकाशित हुई थी और अब तक इसके पचासों संस्करण निकल चुके हैं। एक समय था जब ‘भारत-भारती’ के पद्य प्रत्येक हिन्दी-भाषी के कंठ पर थे। गुप्त जी का प्रिय हरिगीतिका छन्द इस कृति में प्रयुक्त हुआ है।

A powerful exploration of the past and present arc of America’s white supremacy—from the country’s inception and Revolutionary years to its 19th century flashpoint of civil war; to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and today’s Black Lives Matter. “The most profoundly original...

In Real Americans, Jared A. Goldstein boldly challenges the conventional wisdom that a shared devotion to the Constitution is the essence of what it means to be American. 

Brought to you by Penguin. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction As every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of Wight. Grotesque, visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally and does exactly that. He constructs on the island 'The Project', a...

Experience an epic geopolitical history of survival as a fierce peninsula resists the crushing weight of massive empires. Perfect for your daily commute, this dramatic narrative charts an unbroken fight for cultural identity amidst the crossfire of rival dynasties. Witness how an independent...

This engaging audiobook narrated by Jim Lee traces the history of political conservatism from its nineteenth-century origins to today's hard Right For two hundred years, conservatism has defied its reputation as a backward-looking creed by confronting and adapting to liberal modernity. By doing...

'A rare writer with the courage to tell Britain some home truths about itself and where it's headed. A much needed book'. - Ian Dunt 'What Britain needs at the moment is not to be talked up or talked down, but simply a sense of itself that's underpinned by clarity and honesty... This is exactly...

Influential neuroscientist Professor Daphna Joel explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain and no neural basis for differentiating people based on sex. This timely manifesto calls for a future free from gender-based assumptions about human potential. Written by the...

American History, Volume 2 gives a wide overview of America’s history from the end of the Civil War era, to the political and cultural struggles of contemporary times. Thomas S. Kidd employs lessons learned from his own scholarly expertise and history classes to weave together a compelling...

A case of mistaken identity. A K-9 to the rescue. Park archaeologist Violet Hoyt’s wilderness search for a missing family’s remains takes a deadly turn when a gunman mistakes her for someone else. The discovery of a grave of skulls reopens a cold case, and someone is determined to keep the...

Cookbooks are not political in conventional ways. Yet, as repositories of human taste, cookbooks transmit specific blends of flavor, texture, and nutrition across space and time. Cookbooks both form and reflect who we are. Cookbook Politics argues that cookbooks highlight aspects of our lives we rarely recognize as political - taste, production, domesticity, collectivity, and imagination - and considers the ways in which cookbooks have or do politics, from the most overt to the most subtle.

When Frank Abagnale trains law enforcement officers for the FBI’s National Academy about identity theft, he asks agents for their addresses and nothing more. The next day, he returns with everything he would need to steal their lives: Social Security numbers, dates of birth, current salary...

A fierce, mordantly funny and perceptive book, from the author of Ship of Fools, about the act of national self-harm known as Brexit. In exploring the answers to the question: 'why did Britain vote leave?', Fintan O'Toole finds himself discovering how trivial journalistic lies became far from...

The bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua offers a bold new prescription for reversing our foreign policy failures and overcoming our destructive political tribalism at home Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts of the...

Dive into the gripping European history of a defiant mountain kingdom that battled empires to secure its survival. Perfect for an immersive commute or deep-focus listening, this intense political narrative explores a perilous geographical fault line between Byzantium and the Latin West. From...

Trace the cultural history of how an introspective Nordic nation evolved into a global pop music powerhouse. Perfect for your morning commute, this immersive audio journey transports you from misty forests to sleek Stockholm studios. Experience the high-energy evolution of a society where deep...

Experience the epic rise and fall of empires in this dramatic history of indigenous builders and Spanish conquistadors. Perfect for an educational daily commute, this vivid journey transports listeners through brutal warfare, ancient trade routes, and violent revolution. Transform your routine...

Trace the epic military history of how simple cloth and color transformed into ultimate symbols of power and authority. Perfect for an immersive commute, this engaging historical deep dive reveals how warriors, kings, and modern veterans utilized standardized dress to forge identity and command...

Uncover the epic Scottish history of a rugged underdog kingdom that defied a massive empire through centuries of war. From misty early settlements to the modern United Kingdom, this gripping historical narrative reveals how geography, religion, and fierce independence forged a nation that...

Transform your daily commute with this immersive urban history of a Baltic settlement caught between warring empires. From a fragile Swedish trading post ravaged by disease to a glittering Russian imperial showcase, discover how a contested frontier town forged its own fierce independence...