The stories in The Clever Adulteress span almost one thousand years of story-telling in India. Most originate in North India and all were written by Jain monks for the education and amusement of the faithful. Jain literature is both rich and varied. Stories were told in verse and prose; in Sanskrit and in vernacular languages. Some resemble simple folk tales while others are as sophisticated as courtly romances. The stories in Jain literature are about holy men and holy places; famous kings and courtiers and those not often heard in ancient and medieval India–women and toiling villagers. The treasures of India’s heritage of story-telling are known to us today mainly from these Jain stories which have been carefully preserved through the years. The stories in The Clever Adulteress have been translated by a renowned group of scholars from India; North America; and Europe. Each translator has chosen his or her favorites from the vast treasures of Jain literature.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Handlers from the KremlinBy T.A.L. DozerHandlers from the KremlinJohn Barron's work "KGB: The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents" details the history of the KGB and tradecraft employed running agents in intelligence operations. The KGB is the commonly used acronym for the Russian Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti or Committee for State Security. It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991; and was the premier internal security; intelligence; and secret police organization during that time. The KGB was the disputed world's most effective information-gathering organization. The details how it operated legal and illegal espionage residencies in target countries where a legal resident gathered intelligence while based at the Soviet Embassy or Consulate; and; if caught; was protected from prosecution by diplomatic immunity. At best; the compromised spy either returned to the Soviet Union or was declared persona non grata and expelled by the government of the target country. The illegal resident spied; unprotected by diplomatic immunity; and worked independently of Soviet diplomatic and trade missions. In its early history; the KGB valued illegal spies more than legal spies; because illegal spies infiltrated their targets with greater ease. The KGB residency executed four types of espionage: (i) political; (ii) economic; (iii) military-strategic; and (iv) disinformation. The KGB classified its spies as agents (intelligence providers) and controllers (intelligence re-layers). The false-identity or legend assumed by a USSR-born illegal spy was elaborate; using the life of either a "live double" (participant to the fabrication) or a "dead double" (whose identity is tailored to the spy). The agent then substantiated his or her legend by living it in a foreign country; before emigrating to the target country; thus the sending of US-bound illegal residents via the Soviet embassy in Ottawa; Canada. Tradecraft included stealing and photographing documents; code-names; contacts; targets; and dead letter boxes; and working as a "friend of the cause" or agents provocateur; who would infiltrate the target group to sow dissension; influence policy; and arrange kidnappings and assassinations. Overall; this is a very good book on tradecraft even though it is dated in some respects.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Instead of being a tedious read; I was pleasantly surprised on this book's ...By B. S. Dungan'KGB' is a well written; well researched treatise on a subject that has not traditionally had much appeal to the average citizen. Instead of being a tedious read; I was pleasantly surprised on this book's readability. The information shared by Mr Barron is vital to all responsible citizens.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. the documentation inside related to the topics I was interested in has been really useful.By William WolffeI got this as part of a research I was doing on KGB and while I haven't read the whole book; the documentation inside related to the topics I was interested in has been really useful.
