Download or read book Charisma and Commitment in South Asian History written by Roger D. Long and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection includes an appreciation of Wolpert s life and writings, and three of his previously unpublished essays. In addition it considers such subjects as premodern cities in South Asia, the Bene Israel in the Konkan, propaganda and the Raj in World War II, and linguistic nationalism and regional identity in Orissa.