"As South Asia bureau chief for The Washington Post, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Steve Coll journeyed through the turbulent nations of modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan. On the Grand Trunk Road brings together his journalistic travels and …
Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical insights, Some Trouble with Cows will help students of conflict understand how a seemingly irrational and archaic riot becomes a means for renegotiating the distribution of power and rights in a small community. U…
Using first-person accounts of Hindus and Muslims in a remote Bangladeshi village, the author analyzes a large-scale riot that profoundly altered life in the area in the 1950s. She provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of the participants and their families.