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Book Cover for: The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy, Shashi Tharoor

The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy

Shashi Tharoor
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

📰💬 'If there were a prize for the most eloquent politician in #India, @ShashiTharoor would be a favorite to win. [...] #TheStruggleForIndiasSoul is a fighting, passionate book.' Read @tunkuv's review of 'The Struggle for India's Soul' in today's @WSJ! https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-book-review-shashi-tharoor-narendra-modi-nationalism-in-new-delhi-11638546520

Hardcover, 2021

$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Are You This? or Are You This?: A Story of Identity and Worth, Madian Al Jazerah

Are You This? or Are You This?: A Story of Identity and Worth

Madian Al Jazerah
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

📍 One to read this #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈 ‘Are You This? Or Are You This?’ is a frank and moving memoir by Madian Al Jazerah that narrates his battles with adversity, racism and homophobia in the Arab world and beyond. ➡️ https://t.co/KhLfPC5GuR https://t.co/FkO8tJldjv

Paperback, 2021

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond, Shashi Tharoor

India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond

Shashi Tharoor
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

📰💬 'If there were a prize for the most eloquent politician in #India, @ShashiTharoor would be a favorite to win. [...] #TheStruggleForIndiasSoul is a fighting, passionate book.' Read @tunkuv's review of 'The Struggle for India's Soul' in today's @WSJ! https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-book-review-shashi-tharoor-narendra-modi-nationalism-in-new-delhi-11638546520

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Book Cover for: Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space, Bleddyn E. Bowen

Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space

Bleddyn E. Bowen
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

🧵 1/5 🌟 BOOK TOUR 🌟 Join @bleddb in person or online as he discusses his latest book, ‘Original Sin’, an eye-opening account of a world order shaped by spacepower and the threat of space warfare. https://t.co/uWg0se1nOX

Hardcover, 2023

$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Zambezi: A History, Malyn Newitt

The Zambezi: A History

Malyn Newitt
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

🌊 Malyn Newitt’s ‘The #Zambezi’ traces the history of the peoples that have lived along the 4th longest river in Africa, throwing vivid light on the cultures of the Lunda kingdoms and the Lozi of the Barotse Floodplain. 50% off ➡️ https://t.co/MYYwfxlrtp https://t.co/W3xmwpqj0J

Hardcover, 2022

$34.95Member price:$34.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares, Phil Tinline

The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares

Phil Tinline
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

‘Tinline’s narrative of competing nightmares is as timely as it is original.’ — @NewStatesman 🎉 @phil_tinline’s #TheDeathOfConsensus has been chosen as a New Statesman Best Book of 2022! Order direct from Hurst and get 25% off with code TINLINE25 ➡️ https://t.co/9O5u2S7CdC https://t.co/bNRWTM8WOL

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95Member price:$29.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Hypertext Review: Spring - Summer 2020, Sahar Mustafah

Hypertext Review: Spring - Summer 2020

Sahar Mustafah
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Our newly announced Spring/Summer 2023 catalogue adds to the existing list of Hurst titles focussing on the #UkraineRussianWar. We’ve put together a thread of books published by Hurst that shed light on the contexts, strategies and future implications of the conflict. 🧵⬇️ https://t.co/pBvi83vUwa

Paperback, 2020

$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family, John Zubrzycki

The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family

John Zubrzycki
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

Now in paperback! 👑 The inside story of India's most glamorous royal family. #TheHouseOfJaipur by @JohnZubrzycki charts a dynasty’s determination to remain relevant in a democracy set on crushing its privileges. Get 25% off with the code JAIPUR25 ➡️ https://t.co/d3cvcXWjPP https://t.co/2ETczVDh3j

Hardcover, 2021

$34.95Member price:$34.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer, Kathy Kleiman

Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer

Kathy Kleiman
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

💾 ‘[A]n admirable contribution to the historical record.’ - @WSJ In #ProvingGround, @KleimK uncovers the untold story of the six women who programmed the world’s first modern computer, exposing the deliberate erasure of their achievements. 50% off ➡️ https://t.co/BHc0Gn75Nu https://t.co/9EUliUmjeB

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tainted Democracy: Viktor Orbán and the Subversion of Hungary, Zsuzsanna Szelényi

Tainted Democracy: Viktor Orbán and the Subversion of Hungary

Zsuzsanna Szelényi
Hurst PublishersHurst Publishers

📣 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT 📣 Catch up on @ZSzelenyi’s event with @TheTroubleClub where she discusses her ‘illuminating’ (@FT) book #TaintedDemocracy and answers a key question: why has #ViktorOrbán been so successful? ⬇️ https://t.co/bI8EejciCz

Hardcover, 2023

$34.95Member price:$34.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)