• The Architecture of the Indian Sultanates / Narain, Abha Narain, ed. --Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2006 (Reference)
  
  The period of the Sultanates is typically defined as beginning with the Ghurid incursions into the plains of north India in the 1190s, and ending with the coming of the Mughals in 1526. Thirty-five sultans ruled from Delhi, and many more in the provinces, effecting the maturation of a style that progressed from an architecture of demolition and recycling to a mature synthesis of East and West, creating one of the finest moments of Islamic architectural history. The role of Delhi as the fountainhead of the Sultanate style is questioned in this volume. It includes in-depth analyses of the architecture of the Suri dynasti, Delhi under the Tughluqs, Sindh, Narnaul, Jaunpur, Gujarat, Malwa, Bengal, and the Charminar in Hyderabad as a culmination of regionally based architectural traditions.

• The Big book of interiors: design ideas for every room / Losantos, Agata. New York: Collins Design, 2006 (Reference)
  
  This book explores the world of interior architecture, offering solutions that are characterized by their originality and innovative spirit. The book features the work of international, contemporary architects, and aims to provide fresh ideas and inspire new ways of making the best of a budget, while designing any given space to its fullest potential. With sections on Halls and Staircases, Kitchens, Dining Rooms, Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Home Offices, and Bathrooms, it features some of the latest trends in interior design, including styles such as minimalist, industrial, retro, neo-rural, and neo-rococo. It also emphasizes wonderful design solutions that do not adhere to any particular style, but are born from the inhabitants’ specific needs and the creativity of some of today’s most interesting designers.

• Introduction to landscaping, design, construction and maintenance / Biondo, Ronald J. Lucknow: International Book Distributing, 2006 (Reference)
  
  Landscaping is one of the fastest growing segments of the horticulture industry. The design of new landscapes, the building of landscapes, and the maintenance of existing landscapes are in high demand. This book offers a practical approach to establishing and maintaining residential landscapes. The book has been organized in three distinct parts—landscape design, landscape construction, and landscape maintenance. The steps to developing a complete and functional landscape plan for the residential setting are identified and explained in an easy to understand writing style. Principles of art, defined in the text, are emphasized in the design portion of the book. Tools and products used in landscape construction are explained in part two of this book. Part three focuses on the maintenance of landscapes. The latest findings from scientific research on plant care direct the writings on landscape maintenance.

• Global issues for global citizens: an introduction to key development challenges / Bhargava, Vinay, ed. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2006
  
  This book provides a comprehensive overview of the global issues that affect us all. It analyzes 17 key issues, the underlying forces that affect the issues, controversial aspects and differing points of view, recent actions taken or planned by the international community, and the consequences of inadequately addressing these global problems. The objective of this volume is to promote an understanding of key global issues and why they matter, to analyze the forces shaping public and private actions to address these issues, and to highlight the international actions that are being taken to address the global issues.

• Stability with growth: macroeconomics, liberalization and development / Stiglitz, Joeph…[et al.].- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006
  
  There is growing dissatisfaction with the economic policies advocated by the IMF and other international financial institutions—policies that have often resulted in stagnated growth, crises, and recessions for client countries. The book presents an alternative to ‘Washington Consensus’ neo-liberal economic policies by showing that both macroeconomic and liberalization policy must be sensitive to the particular circumstances of developing countries. It presents an alternative framework and discusses how different approaches to economic policy can better serve developing countries both in ordinary times and in times of crises.

• Education for all global monitoring report 2007: strong foundations-early childhood care and education / United Nations Educational, Sc. --France: UNESCO, 2006
  
  Early childhood is a time of remarkable transformation and extreme vulnerability. Programmes that support young children during the years before they go to primary school provide strong foundations for subsequent learning and development. Such programmes also compensate for disadvantage and exclusion, offering a way out of poverty. This report focuses on the first Education for All goal, which calls upon countries to expand and improve early childhood care and education—a holistic package encompassing care, health and nutrition in addition to education. Disadvantaged children stand to benefit the most, yet too few developing countries, and too few donor agencies, have made early childhood a priority. The report demonstrates that much still needs to be done to meet the target date of 2015.

• The Delhi College: traditional elites, the colonial state and education before 1857 / Pernau, Margrit, ed. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006 (Reference)
  
  Built upon the foundations of the madrasa of Ghaziu’d Din, the Delhi College still evokes a strong emotive reaction. It has come to symbolize the complex encounter between British and Indo-Muslim culture through the medium of Urdu. This book brings together renowned scholars from a wide array of disciplines—history, art, literature—covering topics ranging from the history of the building and the White Mughals of Delhi, to the biographies of the patrons, teachers, and pupils of the College, their work at the College and beyond, and their place under colonial rule. It explores how far the colonial intentions were executed, re-interpreted, adapted, and resisted or simply ignored in the day-to-day life of the educational institution. It also shows how contact with ‘new ideas’ impacted the lives of those for whom they held out the promise of an exciting cultural encounter, social rise, and respect by the colonial masters.

• Globalization and after / Dasgupta, Samir, ed. –New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2006
  
  Globalization has far-reaching consequences for the world community. Particularly so, as significant sections of this very community are being increasingly marginalized. Analyzing the issues from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, the book addresses a number of important questions concerning the current form of globalization and its future course. These include: Does globalization involve integration on a worldwide scale, or will there be a leveling-off, or even a reversal?; Encouraged by market forces, will privatization and deregulation of economies increase, or will there be a shift in direction, or even a reaction?; Will globalization lead to a new world order?; Is there an alternative to globalization? Overall, this multidisciplinary volume explores the tensions and dilemmas inherent in the process of globalization, from local, national and global perspectives.

• The puzzle of India's governance: culture, context and comparative theory / Mitra, Subrata K. London: Routledge, 2006
  
  India no longer gets an easy ride as the world’s largest democracy. Spectacular terrorist attacks on India’s Parliament and places of worship, communal riots of unprecedented ferocity, lingering separatist insurgency and violent caste conflict in impoverished regions have combined to cause a closer appraisal of India’s capacity to sustain the rule of law. This book examines how India has been able to sustain democratic governance while undergoing substantial social, economic and political changes through a neo-institutional rational choice model of governance, bounded by local culture and context. It applies the central logic of bounded rationality to fresh data derived through quantitative and qualitative methods from a geographically diverse, multi-ethnic, postcolonial state. It sheds light on governance in India and generates findings relevant to cross-national studies of governance.

• Human development report 2006: beyond scarcity-power, poverty and the global water crisis / United Nations Development Programme. --New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006 (Reference)
  
  Throughout history water has confronted humanity with some of its greatest challenges. Water is a source of life and a natural resource that sustains our environment and supports livelihoods. But it is also a source of risk and vulnerability. In the early 21st century prospects for human development are threatened by a deepening global water crisis. This report investigates the underlying causes and consequences of a crisis that leaves 1.1 billion people without access to safe water and 2.6 billion without access to sanitation; it argues for a concerted drive to achieve water and sanitation for all through national strategies and a global plan of action; it examines the social and economic forces that are driving water shortages and marginalizing the poor in agriculture and looks at the scope for international cooperation to resolve cross-border tensions in water management.

• Human development: concept and issues in the context of globalisation / Pant, S. K., ed. Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2006
  
  The concept of human development is perhaps as old as the human civilization. Earlier, it was identified with acquisition of wealth and prosperity. However, in the present times, it is associated with other human activities too that tend to either enhance their skills or help them to improve their perception towards critical socio-economic and cultural issues and enable them to participate meaningfully in the mainstream of developmental activities. This book offers a critical analysis of various dimensions of human development.

• Asian juggernaut: the rise of China, India and Japan / Chellaney, Brahma. New Delhi: HarperCollins, 2006
  
  A resurgent Asia is now emerging as the global pivot. With the world’s fastest-growing, fastest-rising military expenditures and most-serious hotspopts, Asia holds the key to the future global order. Underpinning its renaissance, Asia has become the world’s economic locomotive, even as its arts, fashion and cuisine regain international recognition. Yet, with interstate competition sharpening, Asia faces complex security, energy and developmental challenges in an era of globalization, including how to move beyond historical legacies and tap its dynamism for greater prosperity and well-being. This book examines the ascent of Asia by focusing on its three main powers—China, India and Japan. It analyses the global ramifications of the emerging Chinese colossus. It also highlights the fact that Japan’s quiet, undeclared transition from pacifism to a ‘normal’ state will help shape the future of Asian and global geopolitics.

• Failed states: the abuse of power and the assault on democracy / Chomsky, Noam. Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2007
  
  The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene military against ‘failed states’ around the globe. The book shows how the United States itself shares features with other failed states—and therefore is increasingly a danger to its own people and to the world. Exploring the latest developments in US foreign and domestic policy, it reveals Washington’s plans to further militarise the planet; assesses the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq, which has fuelled global outrage at the United States; documents Washington’s self-exemption from the international norms, including the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions and the Kyoto Protocol; and examines how the US electoral system is designed to eliminate genuine political alternatives, impeding any meaningful democracy.

• Kashmir: new voices, new approaches / Sidhu, Waheguru Pal Singh, ed. --New Delhi: Viva, 2007
  
  Representing all sides in the conflict over Kashmir, this book provides a forum for discussion not only of existing proposals for ending the conflict, but also of possible new paths toward settlement. Contributors from India, Pakistan, and Kashmir explore the national and subnational dimensions of the ongoing hostilities, the role of the international community, and future prospects.

• Effective proposal writing / Murthy, Vasudev. –New Delhi: Response Books, 2006
  
  This book demystifies a very important part of formal business practice—writing a quality proposal. It will help the reader put together a comprehensive, convincing, and professional document. Covering all elements that are crucial for writing an effective business proposal, the book also spells out when and under what conditions, a proposal should be submitted, the information required, and the ethical business issues involved. It also provides useful tips for producing a professional document that will enable the writer to establish the credibility of his organization and persuade the reader to accept the proposal.

• Gandhi and beyond: nonviolence for an age of terrorism / Cortright, David. --New Delhi: Viva, 2007
  
  Non-violence is nice in theory, but is it really practical? Are the beliefs of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. still relevant? Is nonviolence possible in a world gripped by the fear of terrorism? Will nonviolence work against adversaries without conscience, who deny every form of legal redress? This book attempts to answer these and other similar questions. It examines the ingredients of social movement success, and it attempts to forge a synthesis among a wide range of sometimes-diverse thinkers and doers in the field of social change. It provides an interpretation of past movements and a response to present events.

• The Sage handbook of nations and nationalism / Delanty, Gerard, ed. London: Sage Publications, 2006 (Reference)
  
  Nationalism has long excited debate in political, social and cultural theory and remains a key field of enquiry among historians, anthropologists, and sociologists, as well as political scientists. This handbook offers a critical survey of the latest theories and debates and looking at the issues that will shape their future. It three sections guide the reader through the theoretical approaches to this field, its major themes--from modernity to memory, migration and genocide—and the diversity of nationalisms found around the globe. Relating theories and debates across a range of disciplines, it illuminate themes of central importance in both historical and contemporary contexts, and show how nationalism has impacted upon, and interacted with, other political and social forces.

• Images of the world: essays on religion, secularism, and culture / Madan, T N. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006
  
  India occupies a unique place among the democratic countries of the world for the importance it accords to the primordial identities of religion, language and caste. Religion as personal faith is a significant psychological and social resource in the lives of millions of Indians. However, in a multi-religious society, a religiously neutral state is an imperative. This book explores the foregoing themes in the essays collected in the first two parts of this book. In Part III, it discusses how India’s religious traditions have strong pluralist tendencies—they have grown in a state of mutual interaction, borrowed from each other, yet retained their individual characteristics. Finally, Part IV goes beyond the themes of religion, secularism, and the national identity and discusses issues in the comparative study of cultures and civilizations.

• IBN Battuta: travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-1354 / Gibb, H. A. T., tr. --New Delhi: Manohar, 2006
  
  Between 1324 and 1354 IBN Battuta journeyed through North Africa and Asia Minor to Mecca, through Central Asia to India and as far as China. On a separate voyage he crossed the Sahara to the Muslim lands of West Africa. His journeys covered over 75,000 miles and he is the only medieval traveller known to have visited every Muslim state of the time. This book provides a description of his journeys and detailed descriptions of the towns on the way and the customs of the inhabitants.

• Riding the Himalayas / Drywall, Keki N. --New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2006
  
  This book presents a unique travelogue of a Himalayan odyssey—a car-trek starting from the Siachin Glacier across the entire Himalayas (Kashmir, Ladakh, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim) right up to Kibitho, the easternmost point of the Himalayas. It gives a bird’s eye view of the history of remote regions, monasteries and temples, and vivid accounts of game sanctuaries.

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