ISBN: 9788178358314    Publisher: Kalpaz Publications Year of publishing: 2010     Format:  Hardback No of Pages: 692        Language: English

Description About The Author:- Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Ph.D., D.Litt, is an academic, research scholar and a prolific writer who has written a number of books on a variety of subjects. Being essentially a social activist, he has provided an intellectual underpinning to his social initiatives. He has been honoured with many national and international awards, including St. Francis Prize for the Environment (Canticle of all Creatures); the United Nations Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Award; Stockholm Water Prize and Padma Bhushan. Dr. Pathak is a relentless campaigner for social cause, writing while he works. He is the founder of the Sulabh Movement and lives in Delhi and Patna with his family. S. P. Singh is an old-time journalist who has worked for many news outfits, including UNI, Onlooker, The Motherland, The Pioneer, The Statesman and The Hindustan Times, functioning in different capacities. He has been writing on historical subjects, believing that the present is the product of the past. He lives in Delhi with his family, Ajay (son), Madhu, Kavita (daughters) and wife, Madhuri.About The Book:- The Book, "Glimpses Of Europe", Has Within Its Cover Everything About The Continent Since First Century And Before In A Compressed, Selected, Focused And Readable Format, Highlighting The Special Features That Define Europe And About The Countries Within The Elbe, In The East, And The Pyrenees, In The West. Also Included In The Book Are The Countries Of The Mediterranean Basin. We Treat Them As European For Purpose Of The Book Which Is Meant To Be Read Straight Forwardly, Almost As A Novel. It Gives, In The Most General Way, An Account Of European History Shorn Of Elaborations And Complications, Providing The Reader A Framework For The Study Of A Particular Country. The Book Seeks To Meet The Needs Of General Readers, Too Work-Driven To Study In Detail, And Who Still Wishes To Refresh And Repair His Faded Or Fragmentary Idea Of The Great Adventures Of Mankind. This Is A Generalized History, Planned And Written Afresh. It Will Interest History Students, General Readers For Ready Reference, Policy Makers, Travellers, Diplomats, Speech Writers And Even The Uninitiated Ones, Keen On Knowing About Europe, A Continent Of Destiny., About The Author:- Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Ph.D., D.Litt, Is An Academic, Research Scholar And A Prolific Writer Who Has Written A Number Of Books On A Variety Of Subjects. Being Essentially A Social Activist, He Has Provided An Intellectual Underpinning To His Social Initiatives. He Has Been Honoured With Many National And International Awards, Including St. Francis Prize For The Environment (Canticle Of All Creatures); The United Nations Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Award; Stockholm Water Prize And Padma Bhushan. Dr. Pathak Is A Relentless Campaigner For Social Cause, Writing While He Works. He Is The Founder Of The Sulabh Movement And Lives In Delhi And Patna With His Family. S. P. Singh Is An Old-Time Journalist Who Has Worked For Many News Outfits, Including Uni, Onlooker, The Motherland, The Pioneer, The Statesman And The Hindustan Times, Functioning In Different Capacities. He Has Been Writing On Historical Subjects, Believing That The Present Is The Product Of The Past. He Lives In Delhi With His Family, Ajay (Son), Madhu, Kavita (Daughters) And Wife, Madhuri.,
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