New Arrivals on Display : 31st May , 2007

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New Arrivals on Display : 31st May, 2007

The following titles will be on display on the 'New Arrivals' shelf until 31st May 2007. You are welcome to reserve a book, if you wish to borrow any of them. Reservations will be entertained on a first-come, first served basis and do remember that if you have reserved more than one title, you will be given preference only on one. May we remind you that now you can also reserve the books through WEBOPAC from our website: www.indiahabitat.org

Cookery

Cuisines / Pant, Pushpesh. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

This book is an introduction, an invitation, to the resplendent realm of foods and flavours of this sub-continent. This delicious exploration of Incredible India is inspired by the realization that the culinary heritage of this vast and varied land is as priceless as its literature, music, dance and majestic monuments.

Crafts

Crafting nature / Jaitly, Jaya. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

This unique book describes the environment surrounding the major and minor crafts of India, offering a wealth of information to art, craft and nature lovers.

Economics

Employment and development: essays from an unorthodox perspective / Bhaduri, Amit. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006

The book makes a case for pro-poor growth policies rooted in expanding domestic market, accommodating both labour productivity and labour force growth. This book provides enough justification for development rethinking.

Festivals

Fairs and festivals / Vasudev, Uma. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

This book takes the reader through the unique blend of cultural strands that weave the magic of this land and explains various fairs and festivals.

Health

Reproductive health in Delhi slums / Gulati, S. C. --Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation, 2003 (Reference)

This book provides perspectives on interlinkages between fertility, morality, contraception, reproductive health, and socio-economic and cultural factors in slum population groups in Delhi. Multivariate analysis of survey based data from five selected slums of Delhi reveals strong interconnections amongst crucial demographic parameters namely marriage-age, fertility, contraception, fetal-wastage, and infant and child mortality.

History

A History of Rajasthan / Hooja, Rima. --New Delhi: Rupa, 2006

The book uses various archival, epigraphical, numismatical, architectural, archaeological, and art-history related information as well traditional narratives, and oral and written chronicles, to provide a general overview of aspects like literature, religion, art and architecture, position of women, socio-economic conditions, science and technology, as well as the subaltern, peoples' oriented, 'everyday' life of the 'average citizen'.

International Relations

The World since 1945: a history of international relations / McWilliams, Wayne C. --New Delhi: Viva Books, 2006

The book traces the major political, economic, and ideological patterns that have evolved in the global arena from the end of World War II to the present day.

Linguistics

The Language of the Gods in the world of men: Sanskrit, culture and power in premodern India / Pollock, Sheldon. --Delhi: Permanent Black, 2006

The book explores the remarkable rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle for poetry and polity by tracing the two great moments of this transformation.

Management

B2B brand management: with the cooperation of Ines Michi / Kotler, Philip. --Heidelberg: Springer Berlin, 2006

This book is one of the first to probe deeply into the art and science of branding industrial products. This also provides the concepts, the theory, and dozens of cases illustrating the successful branding of industrial goods.

Monuments

Monuments / Ray, Himanshu Prabha. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

The book locates monuments in their social and cultural context and views them as religious architecture. The shrine was not only a place of ritual, but also a centre for religious festivities and discourses on ethics and moral values.

Music

Classical music / Chaudhuri, Debu. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

This book is an attempt to inspire interest and fascination on this enriching subject, important aspects of Hindustani and Carnatic music have been discussed in a candid and unpretentious style provoking the reader to delve deep into unraveling the mystery and magic that underlie the essence of Indian music.

Performing Arts

Classical dances / Mansingh, Sonal. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

Any attempt to transcribe and describe dance through word is bound to remain incomplete for dance is a visual art. In India, it has sat atop a pyramid of various art forms with roots in oral and written history

Traditional theatres / Shiva Prakash, H. S. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

This comprehensive book gives a fascinating account of one of the most colourful and living theatre of the world.

Politics

India’s politics: a view from the backbench, by Bimal Jalan, Penguin, 2007.

The book is an insider’s account of how politics is practiced in India, and what to effect. It is one of the most important studies of India’s political system to have been written, and is especially relevant today, as the country celebrates its sixtieth year of Independence.

The J curve: a new way to understand why nations rise and fall / Bremmer, Ian. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006

The J Curve is a visual tool that allows us to see at a glance why some crucial countries are in crisis and unstable while others are prosperous and politically solid.

Religion

The God delusion, by Richard Dawkins, by Bantam Press, London, 2006.

The book presents a hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types and does so in the lucid, witty and powerful language for which author is renowned. It is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subjects.

Traditions and rituals / Varadarajan, Muthusamy. –New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

The book describes the traditions and rituals of India in detail. The world has become global village. However, our own villages where rituals and traditions originated and were initially practiced have withered or are withering away, if only from this perspective.

Sculpture

Arrested movement: sculpture and painting / Vatsyayan, Kapila. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

The book provides a glimpse into this vast canvas of the Indian sculptural and pictorial traditions.

Sociology

Caste-based reservations and human development in India, by K.S. Chalam, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2007.

The book analyses the impact of such reservations on the target groups, as well as on major human development indices, taking into consideration time series data. An alternative strategy of applying the democratic principle of caste-based reservation is also discussed.

Travelogue

Life and landscapes / Prasad, H. Y. Sharda. --New Delhi: Wisdom Tree, 2007 (Reference)

This enlightening book describes how India's body and soul have been shaped by the mighty Himalayas, by that unique metrological phenomenon called the monsoon, by its long sea coast, and by its great rivers, forests and deserts.

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