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A front page Initiative Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis W: https://jtpp.uk In January 2019, Frontpage launches the Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis (JTPP), a peer-reviewed, biannual, scholarly journal, both in print and online versions, bringing together peace practitioners with academics to explore radical responses to social conflict, war and injustice. Vision JTPP aspires to publish well-reasoned and thought provoking single and co-au- thored works that integrate cutting edge research and practice on subjects relat- ed to human social flourishing and peace in local, national, and international contexts. Our vision is to facilitate critical dialogue on complex social problems thereby empowering thoughtful responses to the world’s wicked problems which help guide readers towards nonviolent peaceful futures. Mission The realisation of nonviolent peaceful futures requires collaborative exploration of themes, social resources, and problems that no one field or discipline is capable of understanding alone. In creating JTPP, Frontpage Publications Limited harkens to a bygone era of pre-scientific reasoning—an era that privileges a science of collaborative social experience and qualitative analytical methods as valuable contributors to the human knowledge base. Objective JTPP fills an important transdisciplinary gap that currently exists in traditional academic journals. This gap often neglects opportunities for truly collaborative research and praxis on the complex and multi-dimensional realities of positive peace and reconciliation systems. JTPP thus provides a dynamic forum for sharing information and experiences primarily catering to academics, activists particularly in the disciplines of Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Human Rights, History and professionals, policymakers, organisations, institutions and individ- uals who nurture a firm belief in peace and human rights. Frontpage Publications Limited, registered in England & Wales, is an indepen- dent publishing house pioneering a distinctive approach to excel in publishing critical debates primarily in the areas of history and politics, human rights, media and women empowerment. Promoted by a team of specialists having proven track record in international publishing, Frontpage counts on exclusive writing in order to bring alternative voices to a wider audience through innovative publications. Frontpage, having in-house state of the art facility and an accomplished mar- keting team together with offices at London & Kolkata and associates at Delhi, Honolulu, Istanbul, Kampala, Madrid and Norwalk, has a well-knit marketing representation across the globe. Abhijit Mazumder is the Director & CEO. Abhijit, a master in business management, has spent more than 30 years in publishing in both UK and India. Before developing Front- page Publications Limited, Abhijit was the Director, Anthem Press where he had moved from Oxford University Press. Abhijit’s interest lies in human rights, forced migration, dis- placement, media focus on minority representation et al which is translated into his publishing programme under Critical Debates on Frontpage. One can reach Abhijit at: [email protected] Frontpage Publications Limited Level 2, 13 John Prince’s Street, London W1G 0JR, UK • T: +44 20 7060 2829 Frontpage Level B, 76 B B Ganguly Street, Kolkata 700012, India • T: +91 947 757 6869 E: [email protected] • W: https://frontpagepublications.com Like us on https://www.facebook.com/FrontpagePublications Follow us on @FrontpageP Contents Critical Debates on History & Politics ................................................................. 5–10 Critical Debates on Human Rights .......................................................................11–13 Critical Debates on Media .....................................................................................14–15 Indology on Frontpage ........................................................................................... –16 Critical Debates on Gandhi ................................................................................... –17 Critical Debates on Corporates .............................................................................. –18 Women on Frontpage ............................................................................................. –19 Frontpage Handbook ............................................................................................ –20 Literary Works on Frontpage ............................................................................21–22 Turkey on Frontpage .............................................................................................22–23 Frontpage in Spanish ......................................................................................... –24 Order Form ........................................................................................................... 25–27 Please contact your preferred bookseller or send the Order Form (Page 25-27) to any of our associates as listed on page 28. Alternatively, kindly log on to https://frontpagepublications.com You can now buy Frontpage titles, at discounted prices with free delivery at your doorstep, using your credit/debit cards or through NetBanking, in multiple currencies: £, ` and $. Thank you for your patronage. In a humble initiative, front page contributes a part of its sale proceeds to UNESCO. Critical Debates on History & Politics Globalisation, Democracy and Corruption: An Indian Perspective Globalisation, Democracy and Corruption: An Indian Perspective is a compilation of articles and commentaries on contemporary issues of Indian Polity and Economy. Globalisation, neither a plague nor a panacea, makes Bardhan’s approach stand out among the contentious debates. Within this framework, the discourse probes into how economic globalisation which can address the problem of poverty has affected wages, incomes and access to resources for the poorest people in India and abroad. Like globalisation, democracy too, despite rhetoric, does not offer magic solutions. Democracy often encourages popular movements against capitalist excesses but is also subject to capture by oligarchic interests. In a comparative analysis, the author examines as to how and how far the Chinese economic performance, in spite of pervasive corruption, has been better than India’s. A perfect blend of an economist’s insight and field experience based analysis offering guidelines for broad-based development, this volume is an invaluable companion for the policymakers, academia and the general readership as well. Pranab Bardhan is Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. Before joining Berkeley, Bardhan taught at MIT, Trinity College, Cambridge, St Catherine’s College, Oxford, London School of Economics, ISI and Delhi School of Economics. ISBN: 978 93 81043 17 2, PB, Size: 215×140 mm, 260 pp, Price: £ 14.95; INR 495; $ 21.95 Kindle Edition, Price: $7.95 Communalism: India’s Struggle for Democracy and Pluralism Analysing contentious contemporary issues in historical perspective, the discource weighs as to how the potency of communalism corrodes the plural core of Indian democracy. The critique is, however, not limited to the issue of religious polarisation alone since the author critically examines the obstacles other marginalised sections are often encountered with. Anyone having quest for democratic values must confront the challenges posed in the discourse. Ram Puniyani took voluntary retirement from IIT, Bombay, in 2004 to work for upholding plural, secular, democratic ethos in India. Prof Puniyani has been bestowed with Indira Gandhi National Integration Award (2006) and National Communal Harmony Award (2007) for spreading the message of peace and communal harmony. ISBN: 978 93 81043 26 4, PB, Size: 215×140 mm, 186 pp, Price: £ 11.95; INR 395; $ 17.95 5 Critical Debates on History & Politics Alipore Bomb Trial 1908–1910: A Compilation of Unpublished Documents (Volume 1) Having failed to kill Lieutenant-Governor Andrew Fraser after two attempts, on 30 April 1908, Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki blasted a carriage at Muzaffarpur, Bihar to eliminate Magistrate D H Kingsford. Immediately after that 36 persons, including Sri Aurobindo, his brother Barindra Kumar Ghose were arrested for ‘waging war against the King-Emperor’. In the history of India’s freedom struggle, the discourse, which includes hitherto unpublished documents related to the historic trial in Alipore Sessions Court, is an invaluable critique where the author critically examines the issues like Aurobindo’s ideas on violent struggle, expansion of the secret societies, ‘daring actions’ like the murder of Naren Gossain inside the jail, and killing of public prosecutor, and other police officers, with an overall a review of criminal justice system prevalent in British-India. ISBN: 978 93 81043 23 3, HB, Size: 234×156, 844 pp, Price: £ 75; INR 2,195; $ 100 Alipore Bomb Trial 1908–1910: Arguments in Courts and Judgements (Volume 2) The discourse critically examines the trajectory of colonial justice from committal inquiry stage to the hearing of the appeal in the High Court. Laws and procedures were violated more by design than due to inadvertence. Aurobindo was acquitted in the Sessions trial, though he was considered as ‘the most dangerous person’ in India. To remove him from the political scene, a charge of sedition was brought, but the High Court quashed the complaint. With a researcher’s