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India Wins Freedom
by Abul Kalam Azad • 1978
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
4.21
1k+
India Wins Freedom Summary
India Wins Freedom 91%
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
by Abul Kalam Azad 1978
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Making of Exile
by Nandita Bhavnani • 2014
Sindh's Hindus did not flee a massacre. They were eroded out of their homeland.
4.17
145
The Making of Exile Summary
The Making of Exile 91%
Sindh's Hindus did not flee a massacre. They were eroded out of their homeland.
by Nandita Bhavnani 2014
4.17
145 ratings
The Shadow of the Great Game
by Narendra Singh Sarila • 2006
India's partition was engineered by Britain to secure a Cold War foothold, not just communal strife.
4.16
290
The Shadow of the Great Game Summary
The Shadow of the Great Game 91%
India's partition was engineered by Britain to secure a Cold War foothold, not just communal strife.
by Narendra Singh Sarila 2006
4.16
290 ratings
Kashmir
by Tariq Ali • 2011
A 1947 promise of a vote. Sixty years of soldiers. Now a generation demands freedom with stones.
3.95
618
Kashmir Summary
Kashmir 91%
A 1947 promise of a vote. Sixty years of soldiers. Now a generation demands freedom with stones.
by Tariq Ali 2011
3.95
618 ratings
The Upstairs Wife
by Rafia Zakaria • 2015
A family memoir that is also the history of Pakistan, seen from the women's quarters.
3.78
1k+
The Upstairs Wife Summary
The Upstairs Wife 90%
A family memoir that is also the history of Pakistan, seen from the women's quarters.
by Rafia Zakaria 2015
3.78
1k+ ratings
Modi, Muslims and Media
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
3.83
125
Modi, Muslims and Media Summary
Modi, Muslims and Media 90%
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014
3.83
125 ratings
The Struggle for Pakistan
by Ayesha Jalal • 2014
Pakistan's founders left their demand vague. The military has exploited that ambiguity ever since.
3.94
261
The Struggle for Pakistan Summary
The Struggle for Pakistan 90%
Pakistan's founders left their demand vague. The military has exploited that ambiguity ever since.
by Ayesha Jalal 2014
3.94
261 ratings
1971
by Anam Zakaria • 2019
The 1971 war created Bangladesh and left three conflicting histories that still shape South Asia.
4.13
215
1971 Summary
1971 90%
The 1971 war created Bangladesh and left three conflicting histories that still shape South Asia.
by Anam Zakaria 2019
4.13
215 ratings
Savarkar
by Vikram Sampath • 2021
A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.
4.70
472
Savarkar Summary
Savarkar 90%
A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.
by Vikram Sampath 2021
4.70
472 ratings
Kashmir
by A.S. Dulat • 2015
A spy chief's discovery: talking to Kashmiri militants worked. The politicians wasted it.
3.81
948
Kashmir Summary
Kashmir 89%
A spy chief's discovery: talking to Kashmiri militants worked. The politicians wasted it.
by A.S. Dulat 2015
3.81
948 ratings
India After Gandhi
by Ramachandra Guha • 2007
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
4.39
18k+
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi 89%
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
by Ramachandra Guha 2007
4.39
18k+ ratings
Worshipping False Gods
by Arun Shourie • 1997
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
3.83
365
Worshipping False Gods Summary
Worshipping False Gods 89%
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
by Arun Shourie 1997
3.83
365 ratings
A History of Bangladesh
by Willem van Schendel • 2009
A delta shaped by rivers and monsoons, not just by kings: the deep past of Bangladesh.
4.20
250
A History of Bangladesh Summary
A History of Bangladesh 89%
A delta shaped by rivers and monsoons, not just by kings: the deep past of Bangladesh.
by Willem van Schendel 2009
4.20
250 ratings
The Bengalis
by Sudeep Chakravarti • 2017
Language bound them; religion and borders broke them: a portrait of 250 million Bengalis.
3.90
215
The Bengalis Summary
The Bengalis 89%
Language bound them; religion and borders broke them: a portrait of 250 million Bengalis.
by Sudeep Chakravarti 2017
3.90
215 ratings
Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh • 1956
A corpse-filled train turns a peaceful Indian village's Sikh and Muslim neighbors into enemies.
3.94
32k+
Train to Pakistan Summary
Train to Pakistan 89%
A corpse-filled train turns a peaceful Indian village's Sikh and Muslim neighbors into enemies.
by Khushwant Singh 1956
3.94
32k+ ratings
Lajja
by Taslima Nasrin • 1993
A demolished mosque in India turns a Hindu family in Bangladesh into targets overnight.
3.55
6k+
Lajja Summary
Lajja 89%
A demolished mosque in India turns a Hindu family in Bangladesh into targets overnight.
by Taslima Nasrin 1993
3.55
6k+ ratings
In Pursuit Of Justice
by Rajindar Sachar • 2020
Emergency. Kashmir. Corporate corruption. One Indian judge's lifelong fight for civil liberties.
5.00
1
In Pursuit Of Justice Summary
In Pursuit Of Justice 89%
Emergency. Kashmir. Corporate corruption. One Indian judge's lifelong fight for civil liberties.
by Rajindar Sachar 2020
5.00
1 ratings
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
by Anand Ranganathan • 2023
A case that India's Hindus, despite their numbers, are legally the country's most vulnerable group.
4.46
905
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra Summary
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra 89%
A case that India's Hindus, despite their numbers, are legally the country's most vulnerable group.
by Anand Ranganathan 2023
4.46
905 ratings
Pakistan
by Anatol Lieven • 2011
Why Pakistan outlasts every prediction of its collapse: kinship, not government, runs the country.
4.12
2k+
Pakistan Summary
Pakistan 89%
Why Pakistan outlasts every prediction of its collapse: kinship, not government, runs the country.
by Anatol Lieven 2011
4.12
2k+ ratings
Inglorious Empire
by Shashi Tharoor • 2016
India's economy shrank from 23% of the world to 3% under British rule.
4.17
13k+
Inglorious Empire Summary
Inglorious Empire 89%
India's economy shrank from 23% of the world to 3% under British rule.
by Shashi Tharoor 2016
4.17
13k+ ratings
Conquering the maharajas
by Harrison Akins • 2023
Britain left India with 560 independent kingdoms. Absorbing them before the subcontinent fractured.
4.63
8
Conquering the maharajas Summary
Conquering the maharajas 89%
Britain left India with 560 independent kingdoms. Absorbing them before the subcontinent fractured.
by Harrison Akins 2023
4.63
8 ratings
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders
by Jonn Elledge • 2024
Guesses, grudges, and a pope: 47 borders that explain why the map looks this way.
3.95
3k+
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Summary
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders 89%
Guesses, grudges, and a pope: 47 borders that explain why the map looks this way.
by Jonn Elledge 2024
3.95
3k+ ratings
Lost Islamic History
by Firas Alkhateeb • 2014
Slaughter, forced conversion, cultural erasure: the violent truth of Islamic rule in India.
4.43
3k+
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History 89%
Slaughter, forced conversion, cultural erasure: the violent truth of Islamic rule in India.
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014
4.43
3k+ ratings
Why Cities Lose
by Jonathan A. Rodden • 2019
The left's real problem isn't gerrymandering: its voters are packed into cities.
3.78
252
Why Cities Lose Summary
Why Cities Lose 89%
The left's real problem isn't gerrymandering: its voters are packed into cities.
by Jonathan A. Rodden 2019
3.78
252 ratings
Gandhi
by Louis Fischer • 1950
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
4.18
5k+
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi 88%
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
by Louis Fischer 1950
4.18
5k+ ratings
The Struggle for India's Soul
by Shashi Tharoor • 2021
India was founded on pluralism. Hindu nationalism is dismantling that compact, law by law.
3.77
48
The Struggle for India's Soul Summary
The Struggle for India's Soul 88%
India was founded on pluralism. Hindu nationalism is dismantling that compact, law by law.
by Shashi Tharoor 2021
3.77
48 ratings
Pakistan on the Brink
by Ahmed Rashid • 2012
The Afghan war cannot be won without confronting the deeper crisis inside Pakistan.
3.78
910
Pakistan on the Brink Summary
Pakistan on the Brink 88%
The Afghan war cannot be won without confronting the deeper crisis inside Pakistan.
by Ahmed Rashid 2012
3.78
910 ratings
How Britain Ends
by Gavin Esler • 2021
Brexit did not crack the union; it exposed cracks English nationalism had been opening for decades.
4.09
581
How Britain Ends Summary
How Britain Ends 88%
Brexit did not crack the union; it exposed cracks English nationalism had been opening for decades.
by Gavin Esler 2021
4.09
581 ratings
The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama • 2006
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
3.84
170k+
The Audacity of Hope Summary
The Audacity of Hope 88%
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
by Barack Obama 2006
3.84
170k+ ratings
The Red and the Blue
by Steve Kornacki • 2018
The prosperous 1990s: two men broke American politics, and we are still living in the wreckage.
4.20
3k+
The Red and the Blue Summary
The Red and the Blue 88%
The prosperous 1990s: two men broke American politics, and we are still living in the wreckage.
by Steve Kornacki 2018
4.20
3k+ ratings
Bangladesh
by Anthony Mascarenhas • 1986
Bangladesh's founders each betrayed the nation. The nation devoured each in turn.
4.12
945
Bangladesh Summary
Bangladesh 88%
Bangladesh's founders each betrayed the nation. The nation devoured each in turn.
by Anthony Mascarenhas 1986
4.12
945 ratings
How Not to Be a Politician
by Rory Stewart • 2023
A diplomat turned MP bets his career on fixing the prisons. The system fights back.
4.30
18k+
How Not to Be a Politician Summary
How Not to Be a Politician 88%
A diplomat turned MP bets his career on fixing the prisons. The system fights back.
by Rory Stewart 2023
4.30
18k+ ratings
Divided
by Tim Marshall • 2018
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
4.01
7k+
Divided Summary
Divided 88%
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
by Tim Marshall 2018
4.01
7k+ ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 88%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
by Hussein Agha • 2025
Diplomacy suppressed the past, so the past kept returning, until it finally overwhelmed the present.
3.96
502
Tomorrow Is Yesterday Summary
Tomorrow Is Yesterday 88%
Diplomacy suppressed the past, so the past kept returning, until it finally overwhelmed the present.
by Hussein Agha 2025
3.96
502 ratings
The Man Who Remade India
by Vinay Sitapati • 2016
P.V. Narasimha Rao: a silent, marginal prime minister who dismantled India's closed economy.
4.42
2k+
The Man Who Remade India Summary
The Man Who Remade India 88%
P.V. Narasimha Rao: a silent, marginal prime minister who dismantled India's closed economy.
by Vinay Sitapati 2016
4.42
2k+ ratings
From Plassey to Partition
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay • 2004
Imperial greed, local ambition, fractured nationalism: built modern India, broke it at Partition.
4.20
1k+
From Plassey to Partition Summary
From Plassey to Partition 88%
Imperial greed, local ambition, fractured nationalism: built modern India, broke it at Partition.
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay 2004
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Blood Telegram
by Gary J. Bass • 2013
Nixon needed Pakistan for a secret China opening. When genocide began, he looked away.
4.35
3k+
The Blood Telegram Summary
The Blood Telegram 88%
Nixon needed Pakistan for a secret China opening. When genocide began, he looked away.
by Gary J. Bass 2013
4.35
3k+ ratings
Londonistan
by Melanie Phillips • 2006
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
3.60
617
Londonistan Summary
Londonistan 88%
Islamist terror's nerve center was London, built with British law and left-wing alliances.
by Melanie Phillips 2006
3.60
617 ratings
The Diversity Illusion
by Ed West • 2012
Three million newcomers, zero economic gain. The real cost: a society that stopped trusting.
4.04
226
The Diversity Illusion Summary
The Diversity Illusion 88%
Three million newcomers, zero economic gain. The real cost: a society that stopped trusting.
by Ed West 2012
4.04
226 ratings
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
3.99
2k+
Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands 88%
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
by Salman Rushdie 1991
3.99
2k+ ratings
Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein • 2020
American politics isn't about policy. It's about identity, and the system can't handle it.
4.21
20k+
Why We're Polarized Summary
Why We're Polarized 88%
American politics isn't about policy. It's about identity, and the system can't handle it.
by Ezra Klein 2020
4.21
20k+ ratings
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
by Lee Drutman • 2020
The two-party system is a democratic death trap. The only way out is to add more parties.
4.15
450
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop Summary
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop 88%
The two-party system is a democratic death trap. The only way out is to add more parties.
by Lee Drutman 2020
4.15
450 ratings
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
by V.P. Menon • 1956
Over 550 kingdoms. One new nation. The inside story of India’s impossible unification.
4.36
294
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States Summary
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States 88%
Over 550 kingdoms. One new nation. The inside story of India’s impossible unification.
by V.P. Menon 1956
4.36
294 ratings
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. • 2019
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
4.45
245
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books Summary
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books 88%
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. 2019
4.45
245 ratings
Palestine
by Jimmy Carter • 2006
The peace treaty Carter brokered was honored. The promises to Palestinians inside it were not.
3.92
5k+
Palestine Summary
Palestine 88%
The peace treaty Carter brokered was honored. The promises to Palestinians inside it were not.
by Jimmy Carter 2006
3.92
5k+ ratings
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
by Robert A. Dahl • 2001
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
3.69
760
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Summary
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? 88%
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
by Robert A. Dahl 2001
3.69
760 ratings
Uneasy Alliances
by Paul Frymer • 1999
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
3.85
33
Uneasy Alliances Summary
Uneasy Alliances 88%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 ratings
Can Ireland Be One?
by Malachi O'Doherty • 2022
Before Ireland can unite, it must agree what being Irish means. It doesn't.
3.84
76
Can Ireland Be One? Summary
Can Ireland Be One? 88%
Before Ireland can unite, it must agree what being Irish means. It doesn't.
by Malachi O'Doherty 2022
3.84
76 ratings
The Rise of Southern Republicans
by Black • 2002
Black Democrats and white Republicans made an unlikely alliance to redraw the South. It worked.
3.93
81
The Rise of Southern Republicans Summary
The Rise of Southern Republicans 88%
Black Democrats and white Republicans made an unlikely alliance to redraw the South. It worked.
by Black 2002
3.93
81 ratings
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