• Contemporary architecture and the digital design process / Szalapaj, Peter. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2005
  

  This book introduces the reader to new developments in the computer modeling of design form in contemporary architectural practice through a series of detailed case studies. The book illustrates how evolving design practices use and exploit the potential of new computing technologies in a wide range of areas and application. It features several contemporary building projects, each of which introduces a range of CAD and computing issues based upon the work of creative architectural and engineering design practices. All the examples show what architects need to know and the skills they need to acquire to use advanced CAD technology.

• The world heritage complex of the Qutub / Balasubramaniam R. --New Delhi: Aryan Books, 2005 (Reference)
  

  This book describes several magnificent monuments that are classic examples of early Muslim architecture in India. The complete history and engineering of the archaeological structures at this site are explained in the present volume. The history of Delhi and the evolution of Indo-Islamic architecture is introduced briefly. The Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, the famous 1600-year old Gupta-period corrosion resistant Iron Pillar located in its courtyard and the Qutub Minar are discussed in great detail.

• Dark hero of the information age: in search of Norbert Wiener the father of cybernetics / Conway, Flo.-- New York: Basic Books, 2005
  

  In 1906, Norbert Wiener was named “The Most Remarkable Boy in the World.” A child prodigy, he entered college at age eleven, earned his Ph.D. at eighteen, and then began his brilliant career at MIT. This biography set out to rescue Wiener’s genius from obscurity and to explore the many ways in which his revolutionary ideas continue to shape our lives. It retraces Weiner’s globe-trotting odyssey: his torturous upbringing and lifelong battle with manic depression; his inspired technical work that played a pivotal role in the Allied victory in World War II; and the “big bang” of the information age when cybernetics burst on the postwar scene.

• John Kenneth Galbraith: his life, his politics, his economics / Parker, Richard. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005
  

  John Kenneth Galbraith is America’s most famous economist for good reason. From his acerbic analysis of the nation’s “private wealth and public squalor” in the 1950s to his denunciations of the Vietnam War, Galbraith regularly challenged the “conventional wisdom” (a phrase he coined). The account of Galbraith’s friendship with John F. Kennedy, whom he served as ambassador to India, is filled with new insights and information about economic policy, about American policy in Asia, and about the heavy influence of the Pentagon’s budget on every aspect of public affairs. Subsequent chapters, analyzing Galbraith’s responses to the mistakes made by later administrations in managing America’s wealth and power, offer a powerful critique of the Johnson, Nixon, Reagon and Clinton years.

• Civil society and the market question: dynamics of rural development and popular mobilization / Ghimire, K. B., ed.-- Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
  

  Increasingly, civil society organizations have expressed misgivings about relying upon the market mechanism to solve current problems of inequalities, deprivation and conflicts in the developing world. This collection examines the reactions of civil society groups to the market question in rural development within neoliberal reforms. Drawing upon case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book critically examines the position and function of civil society organizations with respect to market-led and reforms, labour markets, uncertainty caused by market mechanisms and the raising of social awareness and mobilization around market issues. It demonstrates the heterogeneous character of civil society as ‘market advocate’, ‘market sceptic’ and ‘market opponent’.

• End of the line: the rise and coming fall of the global corporation / Lynn, Barry C. New York: Doubleday, 2005
  

  This book describes the story of how American corporations created a global production system by exploding the traditional factory and casting the pieces to dozens of points around the world. It describes how free trade has made American citizens come to depend on the goodwill of people in very different nations, in very different regions of the world. It explains how executives and entrepreneurs at such companies as General Electric, Cisco Systems, Dell, Microsoft, and Flextronics adapted their companies to a world in which America’s international policies were driven ever more by ideology rather than a focus on the long-term security and well-being of society.

• ICTs and Indian economic development: economy, work, regulation / Saith, Ashwani, ed. New Delhi: Sage, 2005
  

  The enormous potential of ICTs to fundamentally transform the nature of economic growth and development has induced both wide-ranging hopes and apprehensions. This volume gives a comprehensive overview of the diverse linkages between ICTs and Indian economic development. Providing an excellent analysis of the macro-economic dimensions of these linkages, the contributors discuss questions such as: Can the growth be sustained? How far can an ICT revolution go towards modernizing India’s economy? What is the capacity of ICTs to prepare the conditions for rapid social and economic change?

• India: industrialisation in a reforming economy: essays for K. K. Krishna / Tendulkar, Suresh D., ed. New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2006
  

  This volume contains a set of papers on Indian industrialization in the context of market-enhancing and trade-liberalising reforms that have been taking place. It begins with tracing shifts in Indian industrial policy since independence. The papers, presented in the five sections, throw light on the various facets of the remarkable transformation of the Indian economy with reference to industrialization, an area of major interest to Professor K.L. Krishna, to whom the volume is dedicated. The first section focuses on technical efficiency and total factor productivity growth. Urbanisation, an inevitable concomitant of industrialization, industrial labour absorption and infrastructure required mostly, if not wholly, for the industrial sector constitute the theme of the second section. The third section highlights the role of international trade in the Indian development strategy and the consequent changes in trade policies and their impact on the Indian manufacturing sector. In section four, foreign direct investment, which is being encouraged with a view to facilitating technology transfer and impact industrial performance, is dealt with. The final section deals with the environmental consequences of rapid industrialization so as to design environmental policy within which one can promote adoption of clean development mechanism.

• The offshore nation: the rise of services globalization / Vashistha, Atul. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2005
  

  Technology, communications, travel and attitude are all ingredients that fuel globalization. Globalization is not a passing trend; it is one of the key strategic imperatives for successful enterprises in this decade and beyond. This book describes the confluence of a number of themes critical to business in the early 21st century. Those themes, globalization, outsourcing, the pace of technology, and the growth of a global services economy, combine to have a dramatic impact on corporate enterprises, country economies, and the career of individual workers around the world. This work provides real insight into how these forces relate and operate, and how workers, countries and companies can navigate to their advantage.

• Elections model code of conduct: a reference handbook / Saha, K. C.--Delhi: Shipra, 2005
  

  Free and fair elections are the foundations in any democracy. It is necessary that political parties, candidates and others observe certain norms so that electors are able to exercise their franchise freely. Under the direction of the Election Commission of India these norms have evolved over the years into a Model Code. This handbook covering the various provisions of the Code comprehensively may help political parties, candidates, and others to have a clear understanding of the scope of these provisions.

• Delhi: a thousand years of building / Peck, Lucy. --New Delhi: Roli Books, 2005 (Reference)
  

  Delhi’s glorious history comes alive through this book, which provides insights into Delhi’s built heritage and weaves in interesting anecdotes from the city’s past. From Early Sultanate Delhi to New Delhi today, the author traces the architectural influences of each period of the city’s past and brings to attention even the lesser known ruins found scattered throughout Delhi. This guide to Delhi’s rich architectural heritage includes photographs, line drawings and maps of all areas covered.

• The Routledge companion to world history since 1914 / Cook, Chris. --London: Routledge, 2005
  

  This book serves as an outstanding compendium of facts and figures on world history. It covers topics relevant to history, politics and international relations, from the World War to the Iraq War of 2003, from post-colonial Africa to conflicts and movements in South-East Asia. The companion covers not only political and diplomatic events, but also the broader fields of social and economic history. It includes biographies of important individuals, a wealth of material on wars and conflicts, a wide-ranging topic bibliography and an extensive glossary.

• Engaging with the world: critical reflections on India's foreign policy / Harshe, Rajen, ed. New Delhi: Orient Longman, 2005
  

  This volume brings together essays, by well-known scholars associated with South Asian and International Relations Studies, on significant themes of India’s foreign policy. This collection provides analyses of the interactive framework of elements of continuity and change that have cumulatively shaped India’s efforts in negotiating with the external world. The volume also attempts to situate India’s role in the context of the Third World. The essays included in this volume deal with a vast spectrum of subjects and issues, encompassing the political, ideological, security and economic aspects of India’s foreign policy.

• Practising journalism values, constraints, implications / Nalini Rajan, ed. --New Delhi: Sage, 2005
  

  The history of journalism is not linear but a series of crisis-crossing loops. The ways in which these loops are constructed is witnessed in the struggles of a liberal vision of journalism as a crusading vocation against the different currents of scepticism and pragmatism in media. This collection of essays critically analyses the development and expansion of the profession against the background of the increasing scepticism and pragmatism affecting it. The volume reflects upon the struggle to sustain this ideal in various facets of the profession. The contributors discuss a multitude of issues that confront journalism in the Indian context, including: Media laws and the right to privacy against media intrusion, The social role of journalists, Journalistic practice in war and peace, Sports journalism and urban reporting.

• Can society escape the noose...?: the death penalty in India cases, materials and opinion / Walia, Arujeev Singh. --New Delhi: Human Rights Law Network, 2005 (Reference)
  

  Some debates do not die down or conclude. The debate on death penalty is one such. This book represents a unique handbook for those who wish to be informed about the debate. It is for the ordinary person to clarify their views on an understandably emotive issue, through articles and informed opinion. It is for lawyers, who can use the copious resources and materials section to clarify their perspectives and fortify their cases by reference to Supreme Court case law and international jurisprudence related to the death sentence. It is for campaigners to have at hand the facts, statistics, and cases, often so hard to obtain from government offices.

• Tsunami: the biggest bane / Suvashish Mukhopadhyay. --Delhi: Shipra, 2005
  

  This book provides meaningful information about occurrence and mechanism of Tsunami—a series of waves and nature’s most deadly phenomenon. All the factors—volcanic eruption, earthquake, meteor impact and the undersea landslides which may give birth to devastating Tsunami are explained in a lucid manner. Ideas about the prediction of earthquake, volcanic eruption, Indian scientists prediction about Tsunami based on their astronomical calculations, warning signals and protective measures etc. are discussed, and recent Indonesian Tsunami is focused in the book.

• Administrative reforms: towards sustainable practices / Amita Singh, ed. --New Delhi: Sage, 2005
  

  This volume analyses the impact of globalization on governance, and specifically on public-sector reforms. Starting from the premise that adhocism and sectoralism are the main issues why past attempts at administrative reforms in India have not succeeded, this volume maintains that some of the basic tenets of mainstream approaches to administrative reform require urgent and critical re-examination. The ten essays in this volume dwell on three distinct areas: urban governance, energy and environmental governance, and service delivery systems—which have been subjected to a blizzard of reforms in recent years.

• The writer's handbook 2005 / Turner, Barry, ed. --London: Macmillan, 2004 (Reference)
  

  Offering a cornucopia of advice, information, contact, hints and discussion, this handbook provides full details on the key markets. It covers all the information about book publishing in the UK and US, agents, newspapers and magazines, screenwriting, TV and radio, film and video, theatre and poetry, writers’ courses and circles, festivals, grants and prizes, alongside comprehensive, up-to-date information on taxation, copyright and contracts.

• How to develop children as researchers: a step-by-step guide to teaching the research process / Kellett, Mary. --London: Paul Chapman, 2005
  

  Teaching the research process to children enhances their critical thinking skills, encourages independent learning and empowers them to explore issues which interest or concern them. Original research undertaken by children makes a valuable contribution to their lives and to our understanding of childhood. This book’s child-centred perspective provides an easy-to-follow differentiated model for working with children aged 10-14. Packed with practical tips and photocopiable resources, each chapter contains: A core activity to engage children with the main learning objectives; Supplementary activities, games and follow-up work.

• The genius factory: the curious history of the Nobel Prize sperm bank / Plotz, David. New York: Random, 2005
  

  Believing America was facing genetic catastrophe, Robert Graham, and eccentric millionaire, decided he could reverse the decline by artificially inseminating women with sperm of geniuses. In Feb 1980, Graham opened the Repository for Germinal Choice and stocked it with the seed of gifted scientists, inventors, and thinkers. Over the next nineteen years, Graham’s “genius factory” produced more than two hundred children. This book unfolds the full and astonishing story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank and its founder’s radical scheme to change our world.

• Sustainability and health: supporting global ecological integrity in public health / Brown, Valerie A., ed. --Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2005
  

  Radical changes in the biosphere and human interaction with the environment are increasingly impacting on the health of populations across the world. Diseases are crossing the species barrier, and spreading rapidly through globalised transport systems. Drawing on scientific evidence of global and local environmental changes, this book offers a thorough background and practical solutions to the overlapping issues in environment and health. It examines potential and existing responses to global and local environment and health issues involving individuals, community, industry and government.

• The family in India: structure and practice / Patel, Tulsi, ed. --New Delhi: Sage, 2005
  

  This volume brings together seminal essays which examine the meaning, forms and trajectory of the Indian family, and which go beyond the stereotypical joint/nuclear dichotomy that tends to dominate studies on the family. The essays cover both patrilineal and matrilineal family forms in different regions of India, and cover a wide range of historical and social situations. The book is divided into three sections: Section 1 deals with the nature of the family as an instruction; Section II discusses the controversial issue of whether the joint family in India is disintegrating and beginning to emulate the nuclear family of the West; Section III comprises case studies of the lived structures and processes of the family in different parts of India.

• Social and economic profile of India / Bajpai, Peeyush. --New Delhi: Social Science, 2005
  

  This publication is an outcome of working on different socio-economic studies conducted by Indicus. The information contained in this volume draws from Census of India 2001, various surveys conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), various government sources, as well as other socio-economic literature. Most of the information included is the latest available as on the date of publication.

• The urban response to internationalization / Kresl, Peter Karl. Cheltenham.--UK: Edward Elgar, 2005
  

  Three decades of accelerated trade and financial market liberalization have had significant and lasting impacts on the global economy and its component entities. This volume examines the impacts of these profound changes on the economies or urban areas, and the responses to them. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the issues surrounding internationalization, such as urban transport, communication, and production. In addition, the book explores the effects of internationalization on municipal foreign affairs, urban governance, inter-city relation and structures, and strategic planning.

• How to conduct surveys: a step-by-step guide / Fink, Arlene. --London: Sage, 2006
  

  Surveys, which are used in nearly every setting from business to the arts, have come under increasing scrutiny for possible violations of privacy. This book provides guidelines for preparing informed consent statements for survey respondents and for asking them sensitive questions about ethnicity, income, and gender. It covers topics like: How to organize data for analysis to help students, for example, create a code book; Includes in-depth coverage of human subjects protections, which is a critical issue for today’s surveyors; Provides links to “surveys in practice” to demonstrate effective uses of surveys.

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