Raja: 563 books

During adolescence, Wolff was involved in several fistfights and drinking sprees. He often got very poor grades at school. He was a frequent liar during his adolescence. He lied to both himself and others. By lying, he tried to seek a kind of escape from his miserable circumstances.Wolff spent...

Rising China and emerging India are becoming major maritime powers. As they build large navies to secure their growing interests, both nations are roiling the waters of the Indo-Pacific-the vast littoral stretching from Africa to Australasia. Invoking a tale from Hindu mythology- Samudra Manthan...

Relying on a thorough understanding of the role of ideology, discourse, and framing, this volume discusses ISIS as an Islamist ideological organization, and examines its philosophical scaffolding within the material conditions produced by neoliberal capital. As Raja asserts, it is this nexus of specifically...

Rear Admiral Raja Menon contends that nations embroiled in Continental wars have historically had poor maritime strategies. He develops the argument that navies that have been involved in such wars have made poor contributions to politial objectives, and outlines future strategies.

“Looking Backward” by Edward Bellamy was first published in 1888. The novel is subtitled “2000-1887.” It is a utopian science fiction novel.Erich Fromm, a famous German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist, has described “Looking...

In recent years the narrative surrounding China’s “peaceful rise” has given way to a more ominous story of friction, ambition, and great-power rivalry. As Chinese foreign policy has grown more nationalist and assertive, its intensifying competition with the U.S. has assumed center stage. The...

“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro was first published in 2005. It is a dystopian science fiction novel.The novel was nominated for the Booker Prize in the same year of its publication, although the author had already received that award for his book “The Remains of the Day” in 1989.Ready...

“Dead Man Walking” by Sister Helen Prejean was first published in 1993. It is a work of non-fiction. The author is a Roman Catholic nun, one of the sisters of Saint Joseph Medaille.She was a spiritual advisor to two convicted murderers who were waiting death sentence. The present book is...

“The Devil’s Arithmetic” by Jane Yolen was first published in 1988. It is a historical fiction novel. The story revolves round a Jewish girl, Hannah Stern. She lives in New Rochelle, New York.During a Passover Ceremonial Dinner (Passover Seder), Hannah Stern is sent back in time to 1942...

“The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant was first published in 1997. The story is presented through a first person narrative. The story revolves around Dinah. She happens to be Jacob’s daughter and Joseph’s sister.Dinah is a minor Biblical character. In this novel, the author has extended her...

“Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich was first published in 2001. The book is subtitled “On (Not) Getting By in America. The author has presented the narrative from the perspective of an undercover journalist.The book investigates the impact of the Welfare Reform Act, 1996, on the...

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl was first published in 1970. It is a children’s novel. The illustrations were done by Donald Chaffin.The story revolves around the titular character, Mr. Fox and how he deceives his farmer neighbours to steal their food from the neighbours. The book was...

"The Testing" by Joelle Charbonneau was first published in 2013. It happens to be the first book in a series of the same name. The story revolves around Malencia ‘Cla’ Vale, a sixteen years old girl.There is a competition for seats in the University. She competes with her fellow peers from...

“A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court” is a comic satire which reveals the sixth century England and it medieval culture through the perspective of the central character Hank Morgan. Hank is from the 19th century. He lives in Hartford, Connecticut. Once he is hit on his head and...