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Milan Vaishnav Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@CarnegieEndow Sr. Fellow + Director, @CarnegieSAsia. Host of #GrandTamasha podcast. Tweeting my views on political economy + India. RTs & likes ≠ endorsements

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Book Cover for: Ploughshares and Swords: India's Nuclear Program in the Global Cold War, Jayita Sarkar

Ploughshares and Swords: India's Nuclear Program in the Global Cold War

Jayita Sarkar
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

Out now: new #GrandTamasha with Jayita Sarkar (@DrJSarkar) on the the untold global backstory of India's nuclear program, covered in detail in her new book, "Ploughshares and Swords" https://t.co/W4ycI14f6f https://t.co/oR7fUzPe29

Paperback, 2022

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World, Rebecca Holmes

Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World

Rebecca Holmes
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

New review paper by Abhijit Banerjee et al: "Social Protection in the Developing World" https://t.co/YfWYh3oHol https://t.co/lMLNU4xHIX

Paperback, 2013

$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence, Ali Riaz

Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence

Ali Riaz
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

For an insightful essay on the way in which Bangladesh's Digital Security Act has been used and misused, read Ali Riaz's essay in our "Politics of Opposition in South Asia" series: https://t.co/f39L6Cj0WJ https://t.co/Y5kJKp4JLg

Hardcover, 2016

$175.00$150.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia, Christopher Clary

The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia

Christopher Clary
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

We discuss Chris’ terrific new book, “The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia.” More information here: https://t.co/uYJrHAye62

Paperback, 2022

$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India, Mansi Choksi

The Newlyweds: Rearranging Marriage in Modern India

Mansi Choksi
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

5/ I talked with @mansi_choksi about "The Newlyweds" in September (https://t.co/NeFkHVDIJ0). This book teaches us so much about modern love in India--including the passion, heartbreak, violence, and rupture it often entails. https://t.co/wATyIxChQm

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Planning Democracy, Nikhil Menon

Planning Democracy

Nikhil Menon
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

Out now: a brand-new episode of #GrandTamasha with the historian Nikhil Menon on the economic--and political--legacies of planning. We discuss Nikhil's excellent new book, "Planning Democracy: How a Professor, an Institute, and an Idea Shaped India" https://t.co/eb19Yf0ssA https://t.co/wqX9ByKAz6

Hardcover, 2022

$106.00$81.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Age of Vice: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel), Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

Deepti Kapoor
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

New #GrandTamasha out now: Deepti Kapoor, author of the blockbuster novel #AgeofVice, joins me to talk about her best-selling book that encompasses politics, crime, corruption, inequality, sex, love, journalism, big business, and everything in between https://t.co/YlJqwZeOmk https://t.co/eqBcgNodxk

Paperback, 2024

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: House of the People, Ronojoy Sen

House of the People

Ronojoy Sen
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

Out now: new episode of #GrandTamasha with the scholar-policy analyst @ronojoy_sen. We discuss his new book on the evolution of India's legislative body, "House of the People: Parliament and the Making of Indian Democracy" https://t.co/X6QXkEzu2l https://t.co/adFBpemism

Hardcover, 2023

$106.00$81.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them, G. Elliott Morris

Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them

G. Elliott Morris
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

And his book, STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them, should be required reading https://t.co/OGQw5zovWS https://t.co/Txrsn7IKuP

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: State Capability in India, T. V. Somanathan

State Capability in India

T. V. Somanathan
Milan VaishnavMilan Vaishnav

Didn't know about this new book by Gulzar Natarajan and T.V. Somanathan on "State Capability in India" but very excited to read it https://t.co/APNuKKD3GM https://t.co/TTyhXuhnev

Hardcover, 2022

$135.00$110.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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