Bangladesh

<p>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<br /><br /> . . . personal and well-informed analysis . . . Another fine addition to the 'Essential Asia Series'. --Asiaweek<br /><br />This rich meditation on the land and people but especially the waters of Bangladesh is a masterpiece of journalism. --The Reader's Review<br /><br /> . . . beautiful even lyrical account . . . --Orbis<br /><br />As an introduction to Bangladesh this book is invaluable . . . --Current History<br /><br />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.</p>