Harsh

The modern workplace is recognizably different from the workplace of just 20 years ago. From the tools, the culture, and the demands to the career aspirations, leadership styles and employee expectations, the landscape is an Oz of surprises and transformation. For those born in the midst of digital transformation, the changes are part and parcel of learning how to succeed in today's market. For those taken by storm, the turning tide signals a commensurately...

This volume collects seventeen stories of women and men who, simply because they were born poor, or a particular gender, or into a certain caste or religion, fell prey to the many atrocities and indignities endemic to contemporary India. Some resisted, survived, and soldier on. Some did not. Lachmi Kaur lost almost all the male members of her family in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. She then overcame despair to singlehandedly bring up her children and...

In the two decades since the early 1990s, when India confirmed its allegiance to the Free Market, more of its citizens have become, marginalized than ever before, and society has become more, sharply riven than ever. In 'Looking Away', Harsh Mander ranges wide to record and analyze the many different fault lines, which crisscross Indian society today. There is increasing prosperity among the middle classes, but also a corresponding intolerance for...

Some periods of life transition into memory unmarked, much like that song you love yet can't remember the year it hit the radio. Some periods, however, stay with us, like erased pencil marks on white paper, indelible yet barely visible. Such is the case of the technological events that are occurring all around us right now in our lives. In every sense, what is happening in tech is unforgettable. We are making strides in some areas, foreshadowing technological...

Complementing Confederate Tide Rising, which covers the origins of the Maryland campaign, Taken at the Flood is a detailed account of the military campaign itself. It focuses on military policy and strategy and the context necessary to understand that strategy. A fair appraisal of the campaign requires a full appraisal of the circumstances under which the two commanders, Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, labored. Harsh attempts to discover what...