MAO’S GREAT FAMINE: THE HISTORY OF CHINA’S MOST DEVASTATING CATASTROPHE,
1958-1962 by Frank Dikötter, Penguin, Rs 650
Between 1958 and 1962, Chinese dictator Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up and overtake Britain in less than 15 years. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives.
In a powerful meshing of exhaustive research and narrative drive, Frank Dikötter links up what happened in the corridors of power—the vicious backstabbing and bullying tactics that took place among party leaders—with the everyday experiences of ordinary people.
THE WTO AND INDIA: ISSUES AND NEGOTIATING STRATEGIES by Alokesh Barua and Robert M Stern, Orient Blackswan, Rs 795
This book addresses the complex issues pertaining to WTO agreements and negotiations and suggests directions for Indian negotiators in future multilateral negotiations.
RANTHAMBORE 10 DAYS IN TIGER FORTRESS by Valmik Thapar, OUP, Rs 1,100
The book is as much about the rich and vibrant habitat that makes Ranthambore one of the finest places to watch wild tigers, as about a man who has developed a special intimacy with the tiger.
More than 200 colour photographs showcase every incident that took place as the author tracked six tigers—in the course of 10 days. The arresting photographs, captured moment to moment, meld into one another to create a visual continuity, perhaps experienced only in motion pictures.
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