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1.Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World PovertyBanker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
from PublicAffairs
Price: $3.50

Customer Review:
The story of the Grameen Bank is absolutely one of the best I have ever heard. Here is an actual solution to end poverty everywhere in the world that has worked already. I could not have been more excited after reading this book that we finally have the means to end poverty once and for all! I would... more info

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2.A History of BangladeshA History of Bangladesh
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $58.52

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I was for a long time on the lookout for a handy book on Bangladesh to give as gifts to my non-bengali friends; so that they appreciate the richness of the bengali culture. Now that this book is on the market I can safely update my friends on my country.
However, it is something magical with... more info

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3.Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the MaldivesBirds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives
from Princeton University Press
Price: $23.10

Customer Review:
Très bon guide, les dessins sont très corrects, le format est bon pour un guide de terrain.
Quelques bémols:
- les planches sont un peu "fouillis"
- les cartes sont souvent séparées des planches et commentaires... pas toujours très... more info

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4.SPELL OF THE TIGER CLSPELL OF THE TIGER CL
from Houghton Mifflin
Price: $15.00

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SPELL OF THE TIGER: THE MAN-EATERS OF SUNDARBANS introduces readers to a mangrove swamp and tidal delta that lies between India and Bangladesh: the only place on earth where tigers routinely eat people. But the tigers here are revered by the people and not killed, as in other places. Sy Montgomery's... more info

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5.Breaking ShipsBreaking Ships
from Chamberlain Bros.
Price: $128.84

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This industry is an important component to the local economies, at the same time it is killing the local ecology and some people. It is interesting to see how the local populace and government have balanced these issues for themselves. While it is hard not to believe that richer and more... more info

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6.Bangladesh and Pakistan: Flirting with Failure in South Asia (Columbia Hurst)Bangladesh and Pakistan: Flirting with Failure in South Asia (Columbia/Hurst)
from Columbia University Press
Price: $28.00

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This short, schizophrenic book can't decide whether it is a history, political analysis, or social analysis, of Pakistan and Bangladesh since the 1971 civil war, written by William Milam, former US Ambassador to both nations in the 1990s. It is not a worthless book, but it does have serious and... more info

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7.Some Trouble with Cows: Making Sense of Social ConflictSome Trouble with Cows: Making Sense of Social Conflict
from University of California Press
Price: $6.95

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Beth Roy's account of how a dispute between two neighboring farmers - cow grazes neighbor's crop - turns into a family conflict, then a village conflict, then a religious-ethnic conflict, then embroils the surrounding villages and finally an entire region. She went there, she spoke with the people... more info

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8.War and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of BangladeshWar and Secession: Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh
from University of California Press
Price: $20.24

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Sisson and Rose present a thorough analysis of the policy decisions of the involved governments that led to the creation of Bangladesh as an independent country. The authors describe the issues and events that faced the leaders of the respective governments and their actions. Of note, the book does... more info

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9.The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen BankThe Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $9.13

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Intended for an audience unfamiliar with micro-finance, this book offers an easily readable history of the Grameen Bank and the potential for loaning to poor women. Even though I have some background in the field, I still found it an interesting story. However, the author relied heavily on Grameen... more info

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10.Marriage and Modernity: Family Values in Colonial BengalMarriage and Modernity: Family Values in Colonial Bengal
from Duke University Press
Price: $23.92

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