ISBN: 9780375422393 - in times of siege (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. At 52, Shiv Murthy is a New Delhi professor of history. He leads a mild, unremarkable life until, while his wife is away, things spin out of control. First, the young and passionate daughter of an old friend breaks her leg and moves in with him. Even as he struggles to care for Meena and ignore his increasing attraction to her, a group of religious extremists challenges one of his lessons on medieval India. His instinct is to apologize, but the voice inside his head keeps asking: Do you imagine an ordinary man cannot be a hero? The decision he makes will prompt readers to ask themselves the same question.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. At 52, Shiv Murthy is a New Delhi professor of history. He leads a mild, unremarkable life until, while his wife is away, things spin out of control. First, the young and passionate daughter of an old friend breaks her leg and moves in with him. Even as he struggles to care for Meena and ignore his increasing attraction to her, a group of religious extremists challenges one of his lessons on medieval India. His instinct is to apologize, but the voice inside his head keeps asking: Do you imagine an ordinary man cannot be a hero? The decision he makes will prompt readers to ask themselves the same question.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. At 52, Shiv Murthy is a New Delhi professor of history. He leads a mild, unremarkable life until, while his wife is away, things spin out of control. First, the young and passionate daughter of an old friend breaks her leg and moves in with him. Even as he struggles to care for Meena and ignore his increasing attraction to her, a group of religious extremists challenges one of his lessons on medieval India. His instinct is to apologize, but the voice inside his head keeps asking: Do you imagine an ordinary man cannot be a hero? The decision he makes will prompt readers to ask themselves the same question.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1 Amer ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1 Amer ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Pantheon, New York, 2003. First edition. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean, unread copy with price ($22) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. SALE.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. dj. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 37928253. 1780597351. 6/4/2026 6:22:31 PM.

Zustand: As New. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. 1st American edition. Inscribed by author on half title page.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American Edition.

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. #8217;s care, struggling with the feeling this intellectual, self-possessed, politically minded, and sexually aware young woman stirs in him, Murthy?s life is thrown into even further turmoil when one of his medieval Indian history lessons is challenged by a group of religious extremists. The university responds by giving Murthy the opportunity to apologize publicly. But increasingly in thrall to Meena and influenced by her political convictions, Murthy takes an entirely unexpected plunge into the political world: he defies the university and the fundamentalists, and defies as well his most basic sense of who and what he is.…