Understanding Harappa Civilization in the Greater Indus Valley Shereen Ratnagar This slim volume is an attempt to rouse the interest of students and non-specialists in the early civilization of the greater Indus valley and adjoining regions of Pakistan and India. To this end the archaeological evidence is presented in social terms rather than in a technical way, although the challenges of archaeological interpretation are also touched upon. There are illustrations of site plans and of artefacts, and maps assist the student to make a careful study. The Indus civilization is, moreover, set in the context of contemporary cultures of south Asia as well as relevant happenings in western and central Asia, in the attempt to cast an overall perspective. Shereen Ratnagar took her training in archaeology of India in the Deccan College, Pune and in Mesopotamian archaeology at the University of London Institute of Archaeology. She taught for many years at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Her publications include Encounters: The Westerly Trade of the Harappa Civilization (1981); Enquiries into the Political Organization of Harappan Society (1991); and The End of the Great Harappan Tradition (2000). February 2001 Paperback x + 168 pages b&w and colour illus. and maps ISBN: 81-85229-37-6 Rs 220 Crossing a Bridge of Dreams Fifty Years of India and China G.P. Deshpande and Alka Acharya (eds) This volume is a collection of papers presented at a national seminar held to mark fifty years of independent India and the People's Republic of China. The objective of the book is to begin a process of systematic inquiry and research into the problems of development and modernization faced by both countries, and their achievements and failures in different directions. It is also an attempt at making a qualitative leap in the vital area of India-China comparative studies in the contemporary context. The subjects covered by the essays include: the economy (agriculture, industry, foreign trade); foreign policy and defence (conventional and nuclear developments and strategic doctrine); politics and society (the party system, civil society, women and family); human development (health, education, human rights and the environment). The contributors are Utsa Patnaik, C.P. Chandrasekhar, Manmohan Agarwal, Dipankar Sengupta, Sanjaya Baru, Manoranjan Mohanty, Hemant Adlakha, G. Haragopal, B. Chandra Shekar Rao, Alka Acharya, Rama V. Baru, Geetha B. Nambissan, Gopa Joshi, Patricia Uberoi, Giri Deshingkar, K. Srikanth, Swaran Singh, G.P. Deshpande, Sujit Dutta, C. Raja Mohan, Mira Sinha Bhattacharjea, Surjit Mansingh, C.V. Ranganathan and Yeshi Choedon. G.P. Deshpande and Alka Acharya teach at the Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Their special area of interest has been Chinese studies. 2001 Hardback x + 542 pages ISBN; 81-85229-40-6 Rs 750 Tulika 35A/1 (third floor) Shahpur Jat New Delhi 110049 India Phone-. 649 1448 Telefax. 649 7999 email; tulika@ndf.vsnl.net.in