Category Archives: Listage

In no particular order: George M. Fredrickson, Racism: A Short History  Ashis Nandy, Exiled at Home: Comprising At the Edge of Psychology, The Intimate Enemy and Creating a Nationality. Read The Intimate Enemy here. Patrick Griffin, American Leviathan: Empire, Nation, and Revolutionary Frontier  Tram … Continue reading →

In no particular order The State of Islam: Culture And Cold War Politics In Pakistan by Saadia Toor Excerpt Beyond Crisis: Re-evaluating Pakistan (Critical Asian Studies) by Naveeda Khan Contents Intro (PDF) Some of the essays from the book are here, … Continue reading →

Primo Levi, among other survivors of the death camps, has talked about the figure of the Muselmann, the Muslim, in Nazi concentration camps. In Levi’s words, “This word, Muselmann, I do not know why, was used by the old ones of the … Continue reading →

Well, I wanted to write a bit about each of these books, but having sat on this list for three months, I don’t think that will happen. So, here is the list of my best reads of 2010 (Not in any … Continue reading →