Aakar Books was established in 1991 in Delhi. Starting as a library supplier, bookseller and distributor, it progressed to publishing quality scholarly books in Social Sciences in English and Hindi in 2001 and has now carved a niche for itself in this sphere. Today the subject sphere of Aakar comprises History, Politics and International Affairs, Central Asian Studies, Economics, Economic History, Sociology & Anthropology, Gender Studies, Religion & Philosophy, Literature, Art & Archaeology, Education, Management, Reference, Science and Technology, and much more. Aakar houses a diverse range of activities under one roof, such as: Publishing: Aakar Books is reputed for quality scholarly publishing in the field of Social Sciences. Our authors are drawn from the world over - India, Europe, North America, to name a few countries. In addition to publishing individual authors, we publish works sponsored by many institutions, e.g. Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. We also have co-publishing arrangements with Cambridge University Press, Yale University Press and Merlin Press of the U.K. as well as Monthly Review Press and M.E. Sharpe Publisher of the U.S.A. Besides publishing original works, we also reprint scholarly classics of international importance.