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A Dictionary of Sociology (Oxford Quick Reference)
A Dictionary of Sociology (Oxford Quick Reference)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • By : John Scott
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2015
  • Pages : 832
  • Weight : 591 gm
  • Size : 2 x 5 x 7.7 inches
  • ISBN-10 : 0199683581
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0199683581
DESCRIPTION:

This Dictionary is both an invaluable introduction to sociology for beginners and an essential source of reference for more advanced students and teachers.

Salient Features
  • Completely revised and up-to-date content, with new entries on topical areas such as climate change, social media, terrorism and intersectionality.
  • More than 2,500 clear, concise and authoritative entries.
  • Covers all aspects of sociology, from abolitionism to zeitgeist and includes in-depth entries on key topics including the sociology of migration, politics and religion.
  • Includes terms taken from a wide range of related fields, such as psychology, economics, anthropology, philosophy and political science.
  • Recommended entry-level web links, accessed and updated via the Dictionary of Sociology companion web page.
  • All entries thoroughly reviewed to ensure they are concise, focused and up to date.
  • New entries on global and multi-cultural topics such as climate change, social media, terrorism and intersectionality.
About the Author
John Scott is Honorary Professor at the University of Copenhagen. He was formerly Professor in Sociology and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Plymouth and Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex and is a former President of the British Sociological Association. He has published over 10 books on many aspects of sociology and is a member of the board of 3 different sociology journals.
$39
Sapiens (Gujarati)
Sapiens (Gujarati)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : R. R. Sheth & Co
  • By : Yuval Noah Harari
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : Gujarati
  • Edition : 2020
  • Pages : 448 pages
  • Weight : 440 g
  • ISBN-10 : 935122872X
  • ISBN-13 : 978-9351228721
$27
A Captive of Her Love: Letters and Paintings of Janina Stroka
A Captive of Her Love: Letters and Paintings of Janina Stroka
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publications Department
  • By : Janina Stroka
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 1998
  • Pages : 106 pages
  • Weight : 505 
  • ISBN-10 : 8170585201 
  • ISBN-13 : 978-8170585206
DESCRIPTION:

Collection of letters, poems, and paintings by a Polish disciple of Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950 and a member of Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

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Mahapurusho ka Bachpan (Hindi Edition)
Mahapurusho ka Bachpan (Hindi Edition)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rajpal & Sons
  • By : Pran Nath Vanprasthi
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : Hindi
  • Edition : 2013
  • Pages : 48
  • Weight : 100 gm.
  • Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  • ISBN-10 : 8174830464
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8174830463
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Hind Swaraj (Hindi Edition)
Hind Swaraj (Hindi Edition)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rajpal & Sons
  • By : Mahatma Gandhi
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : Hindi
  • Edition : 2009
  • Pages : 84
  • Weight : 170 gm.
  • Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  • ISBN-10 : 8174831126
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8174831125
DESCRIPTION:

1908 में लिखी हिन्द स्वराज पीढ़ी-दर-पीढ़ी हमारा मार्गदर्शन करती रही है। यह आज भी उतनी ही प्रासंगिक और लोकप्रिय है जितनी इसे लिखे जाने के समय थी। गाँधीजी ने इसी पुस्तक के माध्यम से पहली बार स्वराज की अवधारणा का औपचारिक प्रतिपादन और उसकी व्याख्या की थी। उनका मानना था कि स्वराज एक पवित्र साध्य है इसलिए उसे प्राप्त करने के साधन भी पवित्र होने चाहिए। 'स्वतंत्रता क्या है' और 'इसे कैसे प्राप्त किया जाए', जैसे विभिन्न प्रश्नों पर गाँधीजी के उत्तर चरित्र और चिंतन-प्रक्रिया के सम्बन्ध में अंतर्दृष्टि प्रदान करते हैं।कभी महत्त्व न खोने वाले विभिन्न मूल्यों की व्याख्या करती यह किताब गाँधीजी के विचारों का एक दुर्लभ दस्तावेज़ है।

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Jaat Paat Ab Pichdi Baat
Jaat Paat Ab Pichdi Baat
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rajpal and Sons 
  • By:  Hans Raj Rehbaar (Author)
  • Binding :Paperback
  • Language: Hindi
  • Edition :2011
  • Pages: 32 pages
  • Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  • ISBN-10: 9380300182
  • ISBN-13:9789380300184

DESCRIPTION: 

हंसराज रहबर की लिखी प्रौढ़ शिक्षा पुस्तक माला में से एक पुस्तक।

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                          Greening the GreyGreening the Grey
                          Greening the Grey
                          SPECIFICATION:
                          • Publisher :  Rajpal and Sons 
                          • By: William D. Dar (Author)
                          • Binding :Paperback
                          • Language : English
                          • Edition :2014
                          • Pages: 224 pages
                          • Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
                          • ISBN-10: 9350642832
                          • ISBN-13 :9789350642832

                          DESCRIPTION: 

                          Greening the Grey calls for expanding the Green Revolution to the semi-arid drylands of Africa and Asia and making agriculture an effective engine for growth for smallholder farmers threatened by 'Big Food Big Agriculture' and globalised food chains. It narrates the pioneering efforts of the International Crop Research Centre for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the broad array of its partners working hand-in-hand with the dryland farming poor, overcoming major challenges with dedication, creativity and good cheer through 'Science with a Human Face'. The book aims at invoking a renewed understanding and recommitment to the fundamental role of agriculture in the development process in helping to transform the grey world of dryland poverty, food insecurity and despair, into a green one of food security, health and prosperity. William D. Dar is a world-renowned agriculture scientist who worked for 15 years as Director General of ICRISAT at Hyderabad. Earlier he served as the secretary of Agriculture in the Philippines A man on a mission and a champion of the poor, William D. Dar is committed to alleviating the conditions of the poor living in the drylands of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Arun K. Tiwari is missile scientist turned technology manager. A pupil of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, he pioneered the development of affordable medical devices as defence technology spinoffs. A teacher and mentor for hundreds of biomedical engineers, he is committed to making India the hub for developing affordable products through the convergence of Bio-Nano-Info-Cogno technologies for the benefit of the people of the developing world. This is their second book together after, Feeding the Forgotten Poor, which was published in 2011.

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                                                  Which of Us are Aryans?
                                                  Which of Us are Aryans?
                                                  SPECIFICATION:
                                                  • Publisher : Aleph Book Company
                                                  • By : Romila Thapar
                                                  • Cover : Paperback
                                                  • Language : English
                                                  • Edition : 2019
                                                  • Pages : 224
                                                  • Weight : 350 gm
                                                  • Size : 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
                                                  • ISBN-10: 9388292383
                                                  • ISBN-13: 978-9388292382
                                                  DESCRIPTION:
                                                  The question of which of us is Aryan is one of the most contentious in India today. In this eyeopening book, scholars and experts critically examine the Aryan issue by analysing history, genetics, early Vedic scriptures, archaeology and linguistics to test and challenge various hypotheses, myths, facts and theories that are currently in vogue.

                                                  Romila Thapar tackles the definition of the ‘Aryan’ in her inimitable style by tracing the origins and progression of the ‘Aryans’ from old Iranian texts such as the Zend-Avesta, archaeological excavations and colonial interpretations made by Max Müeller. She also touches upon the following fields of enquiry: historiography, archaeology, linguistics, comparative mythology, social anthropology and, more recently, genetics. Michael Witzel investigates the origins of the early ‘Aryans’ within and outside India. Jaya Menon examines data from excavations of Harappan culture. Kai Friese lucidly explains the Rakhigarhi research which has been talked about a lot in the recent past and Razib Khan provides insights arising from research into genetics.
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                                                  Chanakya Niti Evam Kautilya Arthshastra (Kannada Edition)
                                                  Chanakya Niti Evam Kautilya Arthshastra (Kannada Edition)
                                                  SPECIFICATION:
                                                  • Publisher : V&S Publishers
                                                  • By : Editorial Board
                                                  • Cover : Paperback
                                                  • Language : English
                                                  • Edition : 2014
                                                  • Pages : 176
                                                  • Weight : 150 gm
                                                  • Size : 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
                                                  • ISBN-10: 935057120X
                                                  • ISBN-13: 978-9350571200
                                                  DESCRIPTION:
                                                  Mahapandit Chanakya ek rachnatmak vicharak the. Veh sarvshreshth arthshastri ke saath-saath mahaan raajneetigya evam katuneetigya the. Veh samraajya vinaashak bhi the tatha samrajya nirmaata bhi the. Unki 3 anupam kritiyan - chanakya neeti, chanakya sutra tatha kautilya arthashastra hain. iss pustak mein inn teeno ki vistrit vyakhya lekhak dwara prastut ki gayi hai. yeh pustak chintak, lekhak, prabandhak, sevak, shasak, prashasak, raajneetigya se lekar samaanya jan sab hi ke liye laabhdaayi tatha upyukt hai.(Mahapandit Chanakya was a creative thinker. He was a great economist and a great politician and a masterpiece.That empire was also a destroyer and the empire was also a producer. His 3 unique works - Chanakya policy, Chanakya Sutras and Kautilya economics. Detailed explanation of all three in this book is presented by the author.This book is beneficial and suitable for everyone, from the thinker, writer, manager, servant, ruler, administrator, politician to general public.) #v&spublishers
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                                                  Stillpoint: A Novel of War, Peace, Politics and Palestine
                                                  Stillpoint: A Novel of War, Peace, Politics and Palestine
                                                  Specification:
                                                  • Publisher : Zen Publications
                                                  • by : Colin Mallard
                                                  • Cover : Paperback
                                                  • Language : English
                                                  • Edition : 2013
                                                  • Pages : 455
                                                  • Weight : 500gm.
                                                  • Size :
                                                  • ISBN-13: 978-9384363185
                                                  • ASIN: 9384363189
                                                  Description:

                                                  Zen Publications of Mumbai has just published Stillpoint, a novel of war, peace, politics and Palestine, by Canadian writer, Colin Mallard. As the events of the last six weeks have shown, a book that addresses the Palestinian Israeli conflict, could hardly be more timely.

                                                  Mallard has previously written award winning non fiction books on Taoism, Zen and Advaita Vedanta. In 2013 Stillpoint was a finalist in the 'US Next Generation Indie Book Awards' in the category of general fiction over 80,000 words.

                                                  We all love stories and Mallards novel traces events beginning in the 1940s to the present. Although a work of fiction, it is based on historical events and written, in part, to help readers understand the underlying causes of the current conflict.

                                                  Stillpoint is a beguiling story of love and hope, peopled with unforgettable characters, vivid and haunting. It is a love story, a hymn to the great mystery of life.

                                                  To read Stillpoint is to be transported to another world, another time. Moved by the beauty of life and the ugliness, we find ourselves on a wild ride between love and hate, justice and injustice, sorrow and joy.

                                                  The novel is both historical and allegorical, some might even call it fantasy. It questions things we take for granted and assume to be true. It trusts the reader is more interested in the truth, the facts, than beliefs or ideology. Christ is reputed to have said, The truth will make you free. It is this idea thats at the heart of Stillpoint.

                                                  What can we do to ease the suffering in Palestine and replace conflict with peace? Mallard suggests only the truth, the facts, can bring it about. Truth, he says, must,' however, be valued more than beliefs and ideology.

                                                  How would we be, you and me, under circumstances the Palestinians and Israelis find themselves? Human nature is the same in us all and when we can answer that question for ourselves understanding takes place. The source of conflict, it turns out, is not geographical but personal-it might manifest as geographical but the source of conflict is always personal, in us, you and me. There are no exceptions.

                                                  Understanding, Mallard suggests, takes place when the mind is open, when we approach life from the perspective of not knowing, with a beginners or Zen mind. Such understanding, he suggests, brings action, including non-action that are both appropriate to the situation at hand and the nature of the person involved.'

                                                  From the perspective of Advaita it is clear there are not two. In this instance, the world is not divided into two groups of people, one good the other bad. We are the same! And when we understand ourselves we understand all human beings.

                                                  From the perspective of Advaita, no one is to blame, no one is right, no one is wrong.

                                                  What then is happening? People are simply doing the best they can under the circumstances and the powerful influence of their beliefs.

                                                  All is Maya until the illusion is seen for what it is - ignorance, lack of awareness. Just as awareness is the first step in understanding ourselves it is also the first step in understanding the current conflict and our relationship to it. Where ignorance once existed, understanding can replace it.

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                                                    Slaves of Saudis - Terrorisation of Foreign workers
                                                    Slaves of Saudis - Terrorisation of Foreign workers
                                                    Specification:
                                                    • Publisher : Zen Publications
                                                    • by : Joy C. Raphael
                                                    • Cover : Paperback
                                                    • Language : English
                                                    • Edition : 2013
                                                    • Pages : 158
                                                    • Weight : 210gm.
                                                    • Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
                                                    • ISBN-13: 978-9382788133
                                                    • ASIN: 9382788131
                                                    Description:

                                                    When you applied for work in Saudi Arabia, didn’t you think you would work for a few years, make a pile, marry off your daughter or sister, build a home, retire to the good life?
                                                    When you paid the huge commission to the recruitment agent and a large fee for your visa, did anybody tell you the bad news?
                                                    Ihat your contract may be ‘renegotiated’ once you land in Saudi Arabia. You may not be paid your salary for months. You may have to sleep in chains. You may be falsely charged, perfunctorily tried and jailed. You may be threatened with sacking or your salary may be withheld if you spurn your employer’s ‘suggestion’ to convert to Islam.
                                                    If you are a maid, you might be raped. If you are a male you may be thrashed by your boss for even a minor bungle.
                                                    The dangers foreign workers face in Saudi Arabia are manifold. Yet the foreign embassies behave like ostriches, leaving the vulnerable employees to Saudi mercy. Meanwhile, thousands continue to queue up with job agents in New Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi, Dhaka, Colombo, Manila and other cities... lured by the petrodollars that they believe will fulfil their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.

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                                                      Indiana: The Book of Indian Wonders
                                                      Indiana: The Book of Indian Wonders
                                                      Specification:
                                                      • Publisher : Zen Publications
                                                      • By : A.R. Sharif
                                                      • Cover : Paperback
                                                      • Language : English
                                                      • Edition : 2010
                                                      • Pages : 166
                                                      • Weight : 210 gm.
                                                      • Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
                                                      • ISBN-13 : 978-8188071715
                                                      • ASIN : 8188071714
                                                      Description:

                                                      So you think you know all about India…its ancient history, its glorious heritage, its jaw-dropping wonders? Well, think again.

                                                      Take architecture, building and town planning for instance. Do you know about the world’s biggest domical roof? The world’s largest monolithic statue? The world’s biggest sundial? Do you know about the hanging ceiling? The pillar without a foundation? Or about a model town 1,000 years ago? Medieval flush system latrines? And of concealed plumbing in ancient India?

                                                      Or take literature. Do you know about the man who told two stories using one text? The oldest grammar book? The world’s longest poem? Or, for that matter, of poet Magha’s geometrical composition?

                                                      In medicine, chances are you haven’t heard about incredible ancient surgical instruments. Or about the artificial nose created 2000 years ago. Or the curative sounds of the medicated drum.

                                                      In science and technology, did you know of robots that existed 1000 years ago? Or the pillar that has defied rust for 1600 years? Of the journey from zero to infinity? Of the ancient technique of drilling pinholes in stones?

                                                        $22

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