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Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb

Ambitions, Politics, and Rivalries

By: Mansoor Ahmed

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Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb

Ambitions, Politics, and Rivalries

By: Mansoor Ahmed

Mansoor Ahmed's Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb reveals a new history of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program and the bureaucratic competition that shaped it from its inception in 1956 until the 1998 nuclear tests and beyond. While the enduring security dilemma from India was the chief driver for the country's quest for the bomb, heated domestic rivalries within the country's technocratic community influenced the direction and growth of the nuclear program in equal measure. Ahmed offers a revisionist assessment of the role of Dr. A. Q. Khan, the giant of Pakistan's nuclear program. He reveals the competition between Khan Research Laboratories and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, how A. Q. Khan was able to build a cult of personality that inflated his role in the public mind, and how Khan was able to build a fiefdom largely outside of state control that proliferated nuclear technology abroad. Drawing on elite interviews and previously untapped primary-source documents, this book sheds light on the process by which Pakistan became a nuclear power"--

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Georgetown University Press

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1647122317

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Bengal Politics in Britain

By: Faruque Ahmed

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Bengal Politics in Britain

By: Faruque Ahmed

The book presents a chronological study of the Bengali political parties and organisations in Britain (1831 - 2009). Faruque Ahmed enters the heart of the community to unearth its extraordinary heroism and inherent dilemmas. He concludes that the future of the Bengali community is not in Bangladesh or in the subcontinent; it is in Britain.

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Lulu.com

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055761516X

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9780557615162

Industrial Power Systems

By: Shoaib Khan,Sheeba Khan,Ghariani Ahmed

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Industrial Power Systems

By: Shoaib Khan,Sheeba Khan,Ghariani Ahmed

The modernization of industrial power systems has been stifled by industry's acceptance of extremely outdated practices. Industry is hesitant to depart from power system design practices influenced by the economic concerns and technology of the post World War II period. In order to break free of outdated techniques and ensure product quality and continuity of operations, engineers must apply novel techniques to plan, design, and implement electrical power systems. Based on the author's 40 years of experience in Industry, Industrial Power Systems illustrates the importance of reliable power systems and provides engineers the tools to plan, design, and implement one. Using materials from IEEE courses developed for practicing engineers, the book covers relevant engineering features and modern design procedures, including power system studies, grounding, instrument transformers, and medium-voltage motors. The author provides a number of practical tables, including IEEE and European standards, and design principles for industrial applications. Long overdue, Industrial Power Systems provides power engineers with a blueprint for designing electrical systems that will provide continuously available electric power at the quality and quantity needed to maintain operations and standards of production.

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CRC Press

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135183732X

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Virtual Manufacturing

By: Wasim Ahmed Khan,Abdul Raouf,Kai Cheng

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Virtual Manufacturing

By: Wasim Ahmed Khan,Abdul Raouf,Kai Cheng

Virtual Manufacturing presents a novel concept of combining human computer interfaces with virtual reality for discrete and continuous manufacturing systems. The authors address the relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering, before embarking on a description of the methodology for building augmented reality for manufacturing processes and manufacturing systems. Virtual Manufacturing is centered on the description of the development of augmented reality models for a range of processes based on CNC, PLC, SCADA, mechatronics and on embedded systems. Further discussions address the use of augmented reality for developing augmented reality models to control contemporary manufacturing systems and to acquire micro- and macro-level decision parameters for managers to boost profitability of their manufacturing systems. Guiding readers through the building of their own virtual factory software, Virtual Manufacturing comes with access to online files and software that will enable readers to create a virtual factory, operate it and experiment with it. This is a valuable source of information with a useful toolkit for anyone interested in virtual manufacturing, including advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students and researchers.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0857291866

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9780857291868

Marked Word Order in the Qurān and its English Translations

Patterns and Motivations

By: Dr Ahmed Saleh Elimam

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Marked Word Order in the Qurān and its English Translations

Patterns and Motivations

By: Dr Ahmed Saleh Elimam

The literature on Balaghah (the art of Arabic eloquence) and commentaries on the Qurān stress that the style of the Qurān is beautiful, eloquent and inimitable. This literature identifies word order as one of the most distinctive aspects of Qurānic style. One of the main reasons for this is that, compared to English, Arabic has fewer restrictions on word order, thanks to its elaborate verb inflection system and case marking. This flexibility allows for the foregrounding of some elements within the sentence, resulting in a marked (or non-canonical) word order and fulfilling certain discursive functions, including specification, restriction, emphasis, amplification/ glorification, and denial. Marked word order is used to highlight or downplay certain elements in speech or writing. It constitutes one way of delivering meanings to the addressee, as these meanings are ordered in the mind of the speaker in terms of their importance, making the style a precise reflection of the speaker’s mind and feelings. This book is a descriptive study which attempts to examine how translations of the Qurān have handled āyahs (verses of the Qurān) that feature lexical foregrounding, focusing on ten published translations into English, carried out by translators from different ideological and linguistic backgrounds. It offers a systematic comparison of the ways in which the selected translators deal with the linguistic feature of word order variation, and examines issues relating to the translator’s style. Specifically, the book identifies and examines the following: instances of marked word order discussed by commentators on the Qurān, and the function served by each case of lexical foregrounding; secondly, the options and/or patterns employed by translators to render the different functions of marked word order; thirdly, the recurrent options and/or patterns for rendering different types of word order variation. Finally, the book explores the factors which may have influenced the choice of particular strategies by different translators, including the translators’ motivations and the various historical contexts in which the translations were made.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443853674

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State, Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia

By: Ishtiaq Ahmed

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State, Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia

By: Ishtiaq Ahmed

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A&C Black

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1855675781

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Plan B: Volume II

a mystery and crime anthology

By: E. J. Togneri,Craig Faustus Buck,Robert Guffey,Sally Carpenter,M. A. B. Lee,Gary Cahill,Stephen D. Rogers,Michael Haynes,Mike O’Reilly,Laird Long,Ahmed A. Khan,Jim Downer,Aislinn Batstone

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Plan B: Volume II

a mystery and crime anthology

By: E. J. Togneri,Craig Faustus Buck,Robert Guffey,Sally Carpenter,M. A. B. Lee,Gary Cahill,Stephen D. Rogers,Michael Haynes,Mike O’Reilly,Laird Long,Ahmed A. Khan,Jim Downer,Aislinn Batstone

Crime knows no boundaries, and no one culture or time period has a monopoly on plans gone wrong. In this second collection of stories from Plan B Magazine, we find tales from around the world and across the span of time. These stories also travel the breadth of human experience, from the innocence of a child to the mind of a bigoted murderer. Some stories will make you smile while others will make you cringe, but all will take you on a journey into the darkness of the human spirit. And what a ride it will be. Table of Contents: "Shadows" by E. J. Togneri "Pongo's Lucky Day" by Craig Faustus Buck "Flames" by Robert Guffey "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet" by Sally Carpenter "Government Assistance" by M. A. B. Lee "Ninety Miles, A Million Miles" by Gary Cahill "Inured" by Stephen D. Rogers "Embers" by Michael Haynes "Grave Designs" by Mike O’Reilly "Man On The Run" by Laird Long "A Piece Of String" by Ahmed A. Khan "Mockingbird Rail Yard Blues" by Jim Downer "The Ring" by Aislinn Batstone

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0991783123

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Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans (Routledge Revivals)

A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology

By: Akbar Ahmed

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Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans (Routledge Revivals)

A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology

By: Akbar Ahmed

First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, who belong administratively to Pakistan despite being a fiercely independent group, with their own codes and ways of life. Akbar S. Ahmed, who knows the Swat Pathans well through his family connections, presents a clear and sophisticated analysis of their complex society. The study provides an anthropological and critical re-examination of the ethnography of the Swat Pathans and the author suggests specific alternative models of social organization. The book also represents an important contribution to the general debate in the social sciences between the ‘methodological individualists’ and the ‘methodological holists’, and challenges some of the theoretical and methodological premises in anthropology. In particular the author is critical of Professor Fredrik Barth’s study of Swat Pathans, for he believes that the ‘Swat models’ have inadvertently become the basis for generalized, and often incorrect, understanding of models of Pathan socio-political organization in the social sciences.

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Routledge

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1136810749

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Pukhtun Economy and Society (Routledge Revivals)

Traditional Structure and Economic Development in a Tribal Society

By: Akbar Ahmed

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Pukhtun Economy and Society (Routledge Revivals)

Traditional Structure and Economic Development in a Tribal Society

By: Akbar Ahmed

First published in 1980, this groundbreaking Routledge Revival is a reissue of an original and authentic anthropological account of Pukhtun society by Professor Akbar Ahmed. Combining extensive fieldwork data collected among the Mohmand tribe in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan with historical and literary sources, Professor Ahmed’s study seeks to construct an ideal-type model of Pukhtun society based on the ideal Code of the Pukhtuns and to analyse the conditions of its maintenance and transformation. The author’s thesis is that this ideal model exists within Pukhtun society when interaction with larger state systems is minimal and in poor economic zones. In this way he posits an opposition between the Tribal Agencies along the border with Afghanistan, where ecological conditions are poor and state influence minimal, and the Settled Areas under state administration where Pukhtun society is forced away from its ideals.

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113659891X

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The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health

By: Sameh El-Saharty,Susan Powers Sparkes,Helene Barroy,Karar Zunaid Ahsan,Syed Masud Ahmed

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The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Bridging the Gap of Human Resources for Health

By: Sameh El-Saharty,Susan Powers Sparkes,Helene Barroy,Karar Zunaid Ahsan,Syed Masud Ahmed

Bangladesh is committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2032; to this end, the government of Bangladesh is exploring policy options to increase fiscal space for health and expand coverage while improving service quality and availability. Despite Bangladesh’s impressive strides in improving its economic and social development outcomes, the government still confronts health financing and service delivery challenges. In its review of the health system, this study highlights the limited fiscal space for implementing UHC in Bangladesh, particularly given low public spending for health and high out-of-pocket expenditure. The crisis in the country’s human resources for health (HRH) compounds public health service delivery inefficiencies. As the government explores options to finance its UHC plan, it must recognize that reform of its service delivery system with particular focus on HRH has to be the centerpiece of any policy initiative.

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World Bank Publications

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1464805377

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Standards for Engineering Design and Manufacturing

By: Wasim Ahmed Khan,Abdul Raouf S.I.

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Standards for Engineering Design and Manufacturing

By: Wasim Ahmed Khan,Abdul Raouf S.I.

Most books on standardization describe the impact of ISO and related organizations on many industries. While this is great for managing an organization, it leaves engineers asking questions such aswhat are the effects of standards on my designs? andhow can I use standardization to benefit my work? Standards for Engineering Design and Manuf

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CRC Press

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1420026402

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International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan

The Legal and Socio-political Aspects

By: Sikander Ahmed Shah

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International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan

The Legal and Socio-political Aspects

By: Sikander Ahmed Shah

While conventional warfare has an established body of legal precedence, the legality of drone strikes by the United States in Pakistan and elsewhere remains ambiguous. This book explores the legal and political issues surrounding the use of drones in Pakistan. Drawing from international treaty law, customary international law, and statistical data on the impact of the strikes, Sikander Ahmed Shah asks whether drone strikes by the United States in Pakistan are in compliance with international humanitarian law. The book questions how international law views the giving of consent between States for military action, and explores what this means for the interaction between sovereignty and consent. The book goes on to look at the socio-political realities of drone strikes in Pakistan, scrutinizing the impact of drone strikes on both Pakistani politics and US-Pakistan relationships. Topics include the Pakistan army-government relationship, the evolution of international institutions as a result of drone strikes, and the geopolitical dynamics affecting the region. As a detailed and critical examination of the legal and political challenges presented by drone strikes, this book will be essential to scholars and students of the law of armed conflict, security studies, political science and international relations.

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Routledge

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1134074344

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A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

Case Studies of Social Forestry in Bangladesh

By: Niaz Ahmed Khan

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A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

Case Studies of Social Forestry in Bangladesh

By: Niaz Ahmed Khan

Published in 1998. An International monograph publishing series covering new research into the ‘green’ issues such as government, corporate and public responses to environmental hazards, the economics of green policies and the effectiveness of environmental protection programmes.

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0429875886

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Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis

A Critical Examination of Communication Breakdowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Devjani Sen,Rukhsana Ahmed

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Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis

A Critical Examination of Communication Breakdowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Devjani Sen,Rukhsana Ahmed

Exploring how and why communication breakdowns occur during pandemics and world disasters, this book offers solutions for improving communication and managing future public health crises. A compilation of evidence-based lessons learned, this book shows how to effectively convey critical lifesaving information during a pandemic. It assesses how trust in leaders and governments during a public health crisis is formed and the impact this has on how information is perceived by the public. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study, the book demonstrates how informative policy decisions and health risk messages can be better communicated for the handling of future pandemics. At a macro-level, the book looks at issues concerning situational awareness, how different countries managed or mismanaged the pandemic, and the lessons readers can learn from those occurrences. At a micro-level, it examines individual differences in public health message perceptions and corresponding actions taken or not taken. An interdisciplinary critique of the delivery and reception of messages during global disasters, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in Communication Studies, Health Communication, Risk Communication and Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, and Disaster Management.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040094392

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Afghanistan Rising

Islamic Law and Statecraft Between the Ottoman and British Empires

By: Faiz Ahmed

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Afghanistan Rising

Islamic Law and Statecraft Between the Ottoman and British Empires

By: Faiz Ahmed

Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone and the rule of law as a secular-liberal monopoly, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its own laws, and ratify a constitution after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan Rising illustrates how turn-of-the-twentieth-century Kabul--far from being a landlocked wilderness or remote frontier--became a magnet for itinerant scholars and statesmen shuttling between Ottoman and British imperial domains. Tracing the country's longstanding but often ignored scholarly and educational ties to Baghdad, Damascus, and Istanbul as well as greater Delhi and Lahore, Ahmed explains how the court of Kabul attracted thinkers eager to craft a modern state within the interpretive traditions of Islamic law and ethics, or shariʿa, and international norms of legality. From Turkish lawyers and Arab officers to Pashtun clerics and Indian bureaucrats, this rich narrative focuses on encounters between divergent streams of modern Muslim thought and politics, beginning with the Sublime Porte's first mission to Afghanistan in 1877 and concluding with the collapse of Ottoman rule after World War I. By unearthing a lost history behind Afghanistan's founding national charter, Ahmed shows how debates today on Islam, governance, and the rule of law have deep roots in a beleaguered land. Based on archival research in six countries and as many languages, Afghanistan Rising rediscovers a time when Kabul stood proudly as a center of constitutional politics, Muslim cosmopolitanism, and contested visions of reform in the greater Islamicate world.

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Harvard University Press

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0674971949

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Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb

Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb

Bengal Politics in Britain

Bengal Politics in Britain

Industrial Power Systems

Industrial Power Systems

Virtual Manufacturing

Virtual Manufacturing

Marked Word Order in the Qurān and its English Translations

Marked Word Order in the Qurān and its English Translations

State, Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia

State, Nation and Ethnicity in Contemporary South Asia

Plan B: Volume II

Plan B: Volume II

Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans (Routledge Revivals)

Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans (Routledge Revivals)

Pukhtun Economy and Society (Routledge Revivals)

Pukhtun Economy and Society (Routledge Revivals)

The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

The Path to Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh

Standards for Engineering Design and Manufacturing

Standards for Engineering Design and Manufacturing

International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan

International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan

A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

A Political Economy of Forest Resource Use

Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis

Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis

Afghanistan Rising

Afghanistan Rising

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