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Astronomy |
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Cosmos: a field guide / Sparrow, Giles. --London:
Quercus, 2006 (Reference) |
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The ultimate guide
to the universe from our home planet to the edge of space and time |
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Economics |
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Cold steel:
Britain's richest man and the multi-billion-dollar battle for a
global industry / Bouquet, Tim. Great Britain:
Little, Brown, 2008
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In 2006 the world's two largest steel producers went
head to head in a bitter struggle for market domination, an epic
corporate battle that sent shockwaves through the political
corridors of Europe, excited the world's financial markets and
transformed the steel industry. The book is the gripping story of
the biggest and most hard-fought industry takeover of recent years.
The authors have enjoyed unprecedented access to all of the major
players, making this a true insider account of the takeover that
defined an era.
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Economic survey 2007-2008 / India.
Ministry of Finance.--New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2008
(Reference) |
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This publication provides information on economic
survey of India in 2006-07. It covers topics like: Public Finance,
Monetary and Banking developments, Securities, Markets, Prices and
Food Management, External Sector, Industry, Agriculture,
Infrastructure, Social Sectors, etc.
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India 60: towards a new paradigm / Pande, Ira,
ed.--New Delhi: Harper Collins, 2007 |
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2007 marks 60 years of India's
independence from colonial rule. Traditionally, in India, the
attainment of 60 years, called shashti-poorti, is an important
milestone in the life of an individual. It is a time to reflect on
one's past and start planning for the future. |
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World Economic Outlook 2007: a survey by the staff of
the International Monetary Fund. / International Monetary Fund. --N.
W. Washington. D. C.: International Monetary Fund, 2007
(Reference) |
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The analysis and projections contained in this survey
are integral elements of the IMF's surveillance of economic
developments and policies in its member countries, of developments
in international financial markets, and of the global economic
system. The survey of prospects and policies is the product of a
comprehensive interdepartmental review of world economic
developments, which draws primarily on information the IMF staff
gathers through its consultations with member countries.
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Environment |
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How to live a
low-carbon life: the individual's guide to stopping climate change /
Goodall, Chris. London: Earthscan,
2007
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Climate change is
the greatest challenge facing humanity: drastic reduction of carbon
emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates
large parts of the world. This book shows how easy it is to take
responsibility, providing the first comprehensive, one stop
reference guide to calculating your CO2 emissions and reducing them
to a sustainable three tones a year |
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History |
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Napoleon in Egypt / Strathern, Paul. --London:
Jonathan Cape, 2007 |
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Napolean's
invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle-Easterm
country by a western power in modern times. An excellent history,
and entertaining, if ultimately dispiriting tale of the rise and
fall of an ambitious banking family |
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Pune: Queen of the Deccan / Diddee, Jaymala. --Pune:
Elephant design, 2003
(Reference) |
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Pune has many sobriquets: Queen of the Deccan, Oxford
of the East, Pensioners' paradise, Detroit of India now, the IT
capital of Maharashtra. Each defines a new milestone in its long
checkered career. Pune has emerged as the most vibrant new
metropolitan centre in Western India. |
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Human
Rights |
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The Concise guide to global human rights / Fischlin,
Daniel. --New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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Human rights are about social justice nationally and
globally. This book, wide ranging and remarkably accessible,
examines the current situations on human rights and world wide. It
highlights the fast developing international law on the subject. Its
rich canvas also covers contemporary scholarship that explains
today's complex reality while drawing from ancient holistic values.
The wide spanning view adopted in the volume shows how economic,
political, and environmental problems facing humanity are related
and interwined from developmentalism and global structural violence,
the disproportionate power of transnational corporations, and
unprecedented militarizational, to the increasing power of the
corporate owned media. |
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Intelligence Services |
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The World was
going our way: the KGB and the battle for the third world / Andrew,
Christopher. New York: Perseus
Books Group, 2005
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This book gives
us by far the most complete picture we have ever had of the KGB and
its operations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
The KGB believed that the third world was the key to winning the
cold war, and this book reveals their secret dealings with third
world leaders and heads of government for the first time. This is an
extraordinary book that will shed new light on the history of the
twentieth century and the state of the world today.
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Literature |
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The Shape of the beast / Roy, Arundhati. --New Delhi:
Penguin Group, 2008 |
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In the fourteen
interviews collected here, conducted between January 2001 and March
2008, author examines the nature of state and corporate power as it
has emerged during this period, and the shape that resistance
movements are taking. As she speaks, among other things, about
people displaced by dams and industry, the genocide in Gujarat,
Maoist rebels, the war in Kashmir and the global war on terror,
author raises fundamental questions about democracy, justice and
non-violent protest. |
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Politics
and Government |
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Barrel of the gun: the Maoist challenge and Indian
democracy / Mishra, Trinath. --New Delhi: Sheriden, 2007 |
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It is a comprehensive study of the Maoist movement in
India & its neighborhood. It traces its origins, examines its
historical course and analyses its present position. It also
examines its doctrines, strategy and tactics, reasons for its
phenomenal growth and its appeal to the depressed communities
specially the tribal. The book also examines the response of the
democratic state of India to this growing undemocratic challenge.
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Imperial life in
the emerald city: inside Baghdad’s Green Zone / Chandrasekaran,
Rajiv. London:
Bloomsbury, 2007
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Drawing on hundreds of interviews and internal
documents, author tells the memorable story of this ill-prepared
attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern
country, detailing not only the risky disbanding of the Iraqi army
and the ludicrous attempt to train the new police force, but also
bringing to light a host of lesser known yet typical travesties,
among them
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Militarizing Sri
Lanka: popular culture, memory and narrative in the armed conflict /
De Mel, Neloufer.Los Angeles: Sage
Publications, 2007
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This is a study of the militarization that has
buttressed the war between the Sri Lankan state and the LTTE for
over two decades. It highlights militarization as a process through
which the ideology of militarism is shaped and shared in a manner
that makes militant solutions to conflict a part of institutional
structures and ways of thought. Through case studies of military
advertising, disabled soldiers, children in the conflict zones, the
LTTE female suicide bomber, censorship, the archive and feminist
work, this book also foregrounds the crucial role of popular
culture, memory and narrative in how attitudes to militarism, war
and peace are mediated.
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We will prevail:
President George W. Bush on war, Terrorism, and freedom / Bush,
George W. New York:
Continuum, 2003
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This is a definitive collection, representing the
inspiring statements and speeches of the President as he rallies the
United States and other nations against our terrorist enemies after
the terrible and tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. This includes
President Bush's first public words as the World Trade Centre
burned, his declarations on Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban,
generous excerpts from two states of the union addresses. The book
concludes on Memorial day 2003.
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Religion |
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Moderate or militant: images of India's Muslims /
Hasan, Mushirul. --New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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Through Islam and
Muslims form an integral part of the rich history and culture of
India, their voice in present times is a muted one. In this book
author articulates a vision of Islam or rather the many different
kinds of Islam, instead of the frightening monolith of popular
perception, living in harmony with other faiths, and of Indian
Muslims, inheritors of the great Indian civilization, living in a
plural society |
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Sociology |
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Enhancing urban safety and security: global report on
human settlement 2007 / United Nations of Human Settle London:
Earthscan, 2007
(Reference) |
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This report addresses three major threats to the
safety and security of cities: crime and violence; insecurity of
tenure and forced evictions; and natural and human-made disasters.
It analyses worldwide trends with respect to each of these threats,
paying particular attention to their underlying causes and impacts,
as well as to the good policies and best practices that have been
adopted at the city, national and international levels in order to
address these threats.
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Urban crisis:
culture and the sustainability of cities / Nadarajah, M., ed. Tokyo:
United Nations University Press, 2007 |
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This book offers fresh insights into the role of
culture in fostering community development, environmental awareness,
and balanced economic growth, and it will be of particular interest
to students of urban affairs, and academics, and civil society
groups working on urban issues.
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Terrorism |
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Terrorism: yesterday, today and tomorrow / Raman, B.
--New Delhi: Lancer, 2008 |
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Terrorism is a threat, a modus operandi and a
phenomenon. A resolution of the UN General Assembly after 9/11
designated it as a threat to international peace and security. This
book seeks to contribute to the task of understanding terrorism as
it is evolving.
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Water
Resource Management |
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Water governance for sustainable development / Perret,
Sylvain, ed. --London: Earthscan, 2007 |
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This book eloquently demonstrates the various tasks
institutions have in improving water management, by taking a wider
definition of what institutions may consist of. Having muti -
sectoral and international case analyses, the book appeals to a wide
range of readership. The book examines how water policies,
institutions and governance have shifted in recent years from supply
driven, quantitative, centrally controlled management to more
demand-sensitive, decentralized, participatory approaches.
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