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The article reviews the book "49 Cities," by the architectural firm WORKac.

The article reviews several books including "The Limits of American Power: Prosecuting a Middle East Peace," by Douglas Sturkey, "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the U.S.," by Trita Parsi and "Palestinian Art," by Gannit Ankori.

The article reviews several books related to Asian affairs including "Diplomat Without Portfolio: Valentine Chirol, His Life and The Times," by Linda B. Fritzinger, "Islamic Imperialism: A History," by Ephraim Karsh and "The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial Britain 1756-1833," by H. V. Bowen.

Andrew Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur: Art under the patronage of the Maharanas of Mewar , 2002, Artibus Asiae Publishers, Supplementum XLIV [44], Museum Rietberg Zurich. 327 pp., 272 illustrations. Dieter Schlingloff, Ajanta. Handbook of the Paintings. 1: Narrative Wall-paintings. Volume I Interpretation, Volume II Supplement; Volume III Plates , 2000, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden. Jean-Marie Lafont, Chitra: Cities and Monuments of Eighteenth-Century India from French Archives , 2001, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, xiv +162 pp., 50 plates. Julia A. B. Hegewald, Water Architecture in South Asia, A Study of Types, Developments and Meanings , 2002 (Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology vol. XXIV). Brill, Leiden, pp. xiii+266, Figures 45, Plates 290, bibliography, index. Joseph M. Dye III, The Arts of India: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , 2001, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Philip Wilson, London, 599pp., 308 colour and 153 b&w illustrations. Susan Bean, Yankee India: American Commercial and Cultural Encounters with India in the Age of Sail 1784– 1860 , 2001, Peabody Essex Museum and Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Salem and Ahmedabad, 416 pp., 119 colour and 63 b/w photographs, 3 maps. Nayanjot Lahiri Decline and Fall of the Indus Civilization , 2000, Permanent Black, Delhi, pp. 410(+x), 25 maps, 21 diagrams, 10 b/w illustrations. Amin Jaffer Furniture from British India and Ceylon, a catalogue of the collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum , assisted in Salem by Karina Corrigan and with a contribution by Robin Jones. 2001, V & A Publications, London. Pp. 416, 348 illustrations. £75.00. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reviews the book `Kiswahili au Kiingereza? (Nchini Kenya),' by Hassan A. Marshad.

A review of the book "Jokes for the Gunmen," by Mazen Maarouf and translated by Jonathan Wright, is presented.

The article reviews the book "Minority Language Media: Concepts, Critiques and Case Studies," edited by Mike Cormack and Niamh Hourigan.

The article reviews the book "Racialized Bodies, Disabling Worlds: Storied Lives of Immigrant Muslim Women," by Parin Dossa.

The article reviews an exhibition of the works of British avant-garde artist Anthony McCall at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens in London, England until February 3, 2008.

A review of the book "Jihadism Transformed: Al-Qaeda and Islamic State's Global Battle of Ideas," edited by Akil Awan and Simon Staffell, is presented.

The article reviews the book "The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation," by Elizabeth Letts.

The article reviews the exhibition "London Open City" at the Somerset House in London, England until April 27, 2008.

The article reviews the installation art of Kjetil Thorsen and Ólafur Elíasson at Serpentine Pavilion, on display at Kensington Gardens in London, England until November 5, 2007.

Reviews the book "Goa and the Great Mughal," edited by Jorge Flores and Nuno Vassalio e Silva.

The article reviews the book "The Orchard of Lost Souls" by Nadifa Mohamed.

The article reviews the book "The Walking," by Laleh Khadivi.

The article reviews the book "Black Sky, Black Sea," by Izzet Celasin and translated by Charlotte Barslund.

The article reviews the book "Riding Through," by Debbie McDonald.

The article reviews the exhibition "Visualisations of the 21st Century City," at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London, England.

The article reviews the exhibition "After Midnight," at Waddington Galleries, Cork Street, London, England, until October 28, 2006.

Reviews the book "The Timeline History of Islamic Art and Architecture," by Nasser D. Khalili.

Reviews the book `Serpent on the Rock', written by Kurt Eichenwald.

Reviews the book 'The Forties,' by Alan Jenkins.