Midnight's Machines: A Political History of Technology in India
By: Arun Mohan Sukumar
3.52
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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By: William Gibson
3.89
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2. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
By: Ramachandra Guha
4.39
Format: 912 pages, Hardcover
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"In 1951 Dec 20th, Nehru, while campaigning for the first democratic elections in India, took a short break to address a UNESCO symposium in Delhi. Although he believed democracy was the best form of …"-Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
3. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
By: William Dalrymple
4.34
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
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By: William Dalrymple , Anita Anand
4.04
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The human face of poverty The poor in India are, too often, reduced to statistics. In the dry langu… read more
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6. Revelation Space (Revelation Space, #1)
By: Alastair Reynolds
4.17
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3.37
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4.00
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4.20
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13. Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
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4.37
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4.44
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
15. South vs North: India’s Great Divide
By: Nilakantan RS
3.76
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4.08
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19. Midnight's Machines: A Political History of Technology in India
By: Arun Mohan Sukumar
3.52
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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20. Renaissance State: The Unwritten Story of the Making of Maharashtra
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21. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
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4.11
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