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Contemporary Asia comprises several regions that are undergoing rapid socio-economic and developmental transition, and are exhibiting inexorable, intensifying trends of urbanization and migration. Their unique experiences raise a number of crucial questions. What drives peoples' migration from rural to urban areas? How do global forces ...
| Author | : | Madhav Khosla | | ISBN | : | 9780198075387 | | Binding type | : | Paperback | | Price | : |  195.00 |
Giving identity to over a billion people, the Indian Constitution is one of the world's great political texts. Drafted over six decades ago, its endurance and operation have fascinated and surprised many. In this short introduction, Madhav Khosla brings to light its many features, aspirations, and controversies. How does the Constitution separate ...
India is fortunate in having a great range of biogeographic regions that support a vast variety of plant and animal life. Among the most interesting of these are the mighty Himalayas, its foothills, and the adjoining terai and duar grassland-forests. The flora and fauna of these areas have long fascinated explorers, scientists, writers and ...
| Author | : | Mushirul Hasan | | ISBN | : | 9780198074069 | | Binding type | : | Hardback | | Price | : | 2,950.00 |
Introduction 1. Notes on Brahmans by W.J. Newell 2. Notes on the Hindu Religion by W.J. Newell 3. Memorandum on Sikhs by R.T. Crowther 4. Notes on Punjabi Muhammadans by A. Hamilton 5. Notes on Hindustani Muhammadans by F.G.R. Ostrehan 6. Memorandum on Garhwalis b J.T. Evatt 7. Notes on Dogras by K.P. Burne 8. Notes on Rajputs by W.J. Newell 9. ...
| Author | : | Kaushik Basu | | ISBN | : | 9780198078555 | | Binding type | : | Hardback | | Price | : | 4,500.00 |
Comprehensive coverage of the contemporary Indian economy In the last five years, much has changed both in India and the world economy— the great global recession, arguably the most traumatic global downturn since the Great Depression of 1930s; the sub-prime crisis, bringing to the fore concerns about financial markets and how to regulate them; ...
| ISBN | : | 9780198077237 | | Binding type | : | Hardback | | Price | : | 550.00 |
In a globalizing world people are increasingly moving across national frontiers and are also engaging in inter-territorial legal transactions. However, each state has its own system of laws that may be in conflict with laws of other states. The question, therefore, is which laws should be applied in disputes relating to cases such as ...
Part of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru series, this volume includes lectures, writings, letters, speeches, and other literary works of Nehru from 1 July to 31 August 1958. The volume starts with a very important note by Jawaharlal Nehru called 'The Basic Approach'. Here we see Nehru agonizing over the complex issues of the day faced by ...
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