Bangladesh: Reflections on the Water

This is a love story based on the author's ongoing affair with an exotic land. . . . [Novak] captures the reader's attention, admiration and sympathy and then describes straightforwardly the external and internal elements of thinking and policy that are detrimental to the country's survival. --Foreign Service Journal

. . . personal and well-informed analysis . . . Another fine addition to the 'Essential Asia Series'. --Asiaweek

This rich meditation on the land and people but especially the waters of Bangladesh is a masterpiece of journalism. --The Reader's Review

. . . beautiful, even lyrical account . . . --Orbis

As an introduction to Bangladesh this book is invaluable . . . --Current History

A positive and hopeful presentation of Bangladesh by a writer who loves the country while recognizing its many faults. It is both a scholar's and an insider's view of Bangladesh, its history, geography, politics, and culture.

Author: James J. Novak
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 09/22/1993
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.42w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780253341211

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/20/1993

About the Author

JAMES J. (JEREMIAH) NOVAK, a writer, has lived and traveled in Asia for thirty years. He was Resident Representative of The Asia Foundation in Bangladesh from 1982 to 1985 and has been a columnist and reporter for numerous newspapers and magazines.