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Twilight Prisoners

The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India

By: Siddhartha Deb

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Twilight Prisoners

The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India

By: Siddhartha Deb

An incisive, lyrical, and deeply reported account of India’s descent into authoritarianism. Traveling across India, interviewing Hindu zealots, armed insurgents, jailed dissidents, and politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum, Siddhartha Deb reveals a country in which forces old and new have aligned to endanger democracy. The result is an absorbing—and disturbing—portrait. India has become a religious fundamentalist dystopia, one depicted here with a novelist’s precise language and eye for detail. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party—a formation explicitly drawing on European fascism—has deftly exploited modern technologies, the media, and market forces to launch a relentless campaign on minorities, women, dissenters, and the poor. Deb profiles these people, as well as those fighting back, including writers, scholars, and journalists. Twilight Prisoners sounds the alarm now that the world’s largest democracy is under threat in ways that echo the fissures in the United States, United Kingdom, and so-called democracies the world over.

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Haymarket Books

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9798888901076

Malarial Subjects

Empire, Medicine and Nonhumans in British India, 1820–1909

By: Rohan Deb Roy

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Malarial Subjects

Empire, Medicine and Nonhumans in British India, 1820–1909

By: Rohan Deb Roy

This book examines how and why British imperial rule shaped scientific knowledge about malaria and its cures in nineteenth-century India. This title is also available as Open Access.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107172365

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9781107172364

From the Pain Come the Dream

The Recipients of the Reebok Human Rights Award

By: Paul Fireman,Samuel Kofi Woods,Deb Bergeron,Angel Martinez

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From the Pain Come the Dream

The Recipients of the Reebok Human Rights Award

By: Paul Fireman,Samuel Kofi Woods,Deb Bergeron,Angel Martinez

Honoring men and women who have made significant contributions to the cause of human rights.

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184

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Umbrage Editions

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1884167357

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9781884167355

Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Terror in Literature and Culture

By: Basuli Deb

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Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Terror in Literature and Culture

By: Basuli Deb

This book offers a transnational feminist response to the gender politics of torture and terror from the viewpoint of populations of color who have come to be associated with acts of terror. Using the War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq, this book revisits other such racialized wars in Palestine, Guatemala, India, Algeria, and South Africa. It draws widely on postcolonial literature, photography, films, music, interdisciplinary arts, media/new media, and activism, joining the larger conversation about human rights by addressing the problem of a pervasive public misunderstanding of terrorism conditioned by a foreign and domestic policy perspective. Deb provides an alternative understanding of terrorism as revolutionary dissent against injustice through a postcolonial/transnational lens. The volume brings counter-terror narratives into dialogue with ideologies of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, class, and religion, addressing the situation of women as both perpetrators and targets of torture, and the possibilities of a dialogue between feminist and queer politics to confront securitized regimes of torture. This book explores the relationship in which social and cultural texts stand with respect to legacies of colonialism and neo-imperialism in a world of transnational feminist solidarities against postcolonial wars on terror.

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Routledge

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1317632117

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The Light at the End of the World

By: Siddhartha Deb

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The Light at the End of the World

By: Siddhartha Deb

Connecting India’s tumultuous 19th and 20th centuries to its distant past and its potentially apocalyptic future, this sweeping tale of rebellion, courage, and brutality reinvents fiction for our time. Delhi, the near future: Bibi, a low-ranking employee of a global consulting firm, is tasked with finding a man long thought to be dead but who now appears to be the source of a vast collection of documents. The trove purports to reveal the secrets of the Indian government, including detention centers, mutated creatures, engineered viruses, experimental weapons, and alien wrecks discovered in remote mountain areas. Bhopal, 1984: an assassin tracks his prey through an Indian city that will shortly be the site of the worst industrial disaster in the history of the world. Calcutta, 1947: a veterinary student’s life and work connect him to an ancient Vedic aircraft that might stave off genocide. And in 1859, a British soldier rides with his detachment to the Himalayas in search of the last surviving leader of an anti-colonial rebellion. These timelines interweave to form a kaleidoscopic, epic novel in which each protagonist must come to terms with the buried truths of their times as well as with the parallel universe that connects them all, through automatons, spirits, spacecraft, and aliens. The Light at the End of the World, Siddhartha Deb’s first novel in fifteen years, is a magisterial work of shifting forms, expanding the possibilities of fiction while bringing to life the India of our times.

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Soho Press

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1641294671

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Crustal Evolution and Metallogeny in the Northwestern Indian Shield

A Festschrift for Asoke Mookherjee

By: Mihir Deb

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Crustal Evolution and Metallogeny in the Northwestern Indian Shield

A Festschrift for Asoke Mookherjee

By: Mihir Deb

The northwestern Indian Shield, covering a major part of Rajasthan and parts of northern Gujarat, northwestern Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, is one of the most important repositories of a variety of mineral deposit types, particularly of base metals. Their metallogeny has been a topic of both academic and economic interest for more than five decades. This volume presents in a systematic manner the essential features of all economically significant types of metallic mineral deposits in this region and considers their mettallogeny in the perspective of crystal evolution of the northwestern Indian shield. Current concepts, problems and the probable trends of future research are highlighted. Leading geoscientists with first hand knowledge of this Precambrian terrene have contributed to this volume. The book will be of interest to exploration geologists, researchers and postgraduate students concerned with Precambrian geology and metallogeny.

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Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.

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1842650017

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9781842650011

The Beautiful and the Damned

A Portrait of the New India

By: Siddhartha Deb

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The Beautiful and the Damned

A Portrait of the New India

By: Siddhartha Deb

The one book you need on the New India. In 2004, after six years in New York, Siddhartha Deb returned to India to look for a job. He discovered that sweeping change had overtaken the country. With the globalization of its economy, the relaxation of trade rules, the growth in technology, and the shrinking down of the state, a new India was being born. Deb realised he had found his job: to explore this vast, complex and bewildering nation and try to make sense of what was underway. The Beautiful and the Damned is the triumphant outcome. It is a virtuosic work that combines personal narrative, travalogue, reportage, penetrating analysis, and the stories of many individuals across a vast range of geographical and social cicumstances. Deb talks to the great and good and those in charge, but listens as intently to the worker at the call centre remaking herself from her provincial upbringings and the migrant sweatshop worker trying to make his way in the city. By listening to the stories of the people he meets and works alongside (the author did his time on the phones at a call centre) Deb shows how people caught in the midstream of these changes actually experience them. Visiting the metropolises, small towns, and villages, as well as both gated suburban communities and camps for displaced peasants, Deb offers a panoramic view of the changes in landscape and urban geography, creating an epic narrative of the people who make up the world's second-most populous (and soon to be the most populous) nation. This is a work of social reportage that presents the reader with the fullest and most enlighteing picture of a diverse, emerging superpower.

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Bond Street Books

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030736805X

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9780307368058

'Natural’ Disasters and Everyday Lives

Floods, Climate Justice and Marginalisation in India

By: Suddhabrata Deb Roy

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'Natural’ Disasters and Everyday Lives

Floods, Climate Justice and Marginalisation in India

By: Suddhabrata Deb Roy

Recognising that these issues are addressed quite differently in the Global North, Suddhabrata Deb Roy connects flooding in northeastern India to the context of the broader politics surrounding climate change and climate justice in the Global South, making this book important and powerful reading for countering today’s climate emergency.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1837978530

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9781837978533

An Introduction to Mine Hydrogeology

By: Pradipta Kumar Deb

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An Introduction to Mine Hydrogeology

By: Pradipta Kumar Deb

An Introduction to Mine Hydrogeology briefly describes the subject of hydrogeology so that this knowledge can be integrated into mine development planning. It emphasizes not only the hydrochemical but also the physical impacts of the hydrogeological environment on the mine and its surroundings. Further, it discusses the methodologies used in mine hydrogeological studies, showcased by selected studies on Indian mines.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3319029886

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9783319029887

Disadvantaged Children in India

Empirical Evidence, Policies and Actions

By: Sibnath Deb,Aleena Maria Sunny,Bishakha Majumdar

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Disadvantaged Children in India

Empirical Evidence, Policies and Actions

By: Sibnath Deb,Aleena Maria Sunny,Bishakha Majumdar

This book addresses issues concerning five major categories of disadvantaged children, namely street children, children involved in trafficking, child labor, slum children, and children in institutional care, which apply to a large number of children around the world, including India. Compiling primary and secondary research-based evidences in addition to the first-hand experiences of the authors, it describes the link between social dynamics and the plight of disadvantaged children from both social and cultural perspectives. Each chapter includes examples and case studies to offer readers essential insights into the real-life situations of these children. At the end of each chapter, a number of evidence-based measures and models are proposed for agencies working to support disadvantaged children. Given its comprehensive coverage, the book is of interest to scholars, and government and non-government agencies involved in the welfare of disadvantaged children, funding agencies, and social science, medical and public health professionals.

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Springer Nature

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981151318X

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9789811513183

Women of The Tagore Household

By: Chitra Deb

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Women of The Tagore Household

By: Chitra Deb

The story of an accomplished group of Women who, more than any others, moulded Bengal's distinct ethos. The Tagore family has long been the focus of public curiosity. Like its men, the women of this illustrious family have had a great and enduring influence on the life and people of Bengal. Women of the Tagore Household portrays several generations of connoisseurs, aesthetes and lovers of literature who were nurtured under the umbrella of cultural richness and spiritual freedom that the extended family provided. We meet Rabindranath's wife Mrinalini and his sister-in-law Kadambari, who had considerable influence on the young poet; the progressive Jnandanandini who sailed alone to England in the nineteenth century, presenting to ordinary women a vision of courage and daring; and Sushama, who broke out of the confines of music, literature and culinary arts to tread the path of women's empowerment. This book reveals hitherto unknown aspects of women's emancipation in Bengal in which the women of the Jorasanko Tagore family were at the forefront-Chandramukhi and Kadambini were the first two female graduates of India, Protiva opened up music and dramatics to women by preparing musical notations for Brahmo sangeet and Hindustani classical music, and Pragya's prefaces to her cookbooks are still considered storehouses of not only recipes but also homemaking skills. This engaging narrative, spanning over three hundred years, highlights the Tagores' influence on the Bengal Renaissance and brings out the special role the Tagore women played in Bengali history and culture.

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696

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Penguin UK

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9352141873

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9789352141876

Insiders' Guide® to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska

Including the Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound, and Denali National Park

By: Deb Vanasse

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Insiders' Guide® to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska

Including the Kenai Peninsula, Prince William Sound, and Denali National Park

By: Deb Vanasse

From breathtaking mountains to untamed coastlines, Insider's Guide to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska features Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, and Denali National Park.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0762756063

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9780762756063

A Perfect Match

By: Deb Kastner

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A Perfect Match

By: Deb Kastner

After her mother's death, Julia Evans copes by volunteering at a center for unwed mothers. It is here that she finds Zeke Taylor, who she soon realizes is her true soul mate.

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Harlequin Treasury-Love Inspired 90s

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0373871716

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9780373871711

A Perfect Match & The Christmas Groom

By: Deb Kastner

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A Perfect Match & The Christmas Groom

By: Deb Kastner

A Perfect Match Julia Evans is certain she's found her Mr. Right. Yet even though she has her eye on a handsome minister, it's carpenter Zeke Taylor who sweeps her off her feet—literally! His courtship takes her by surprise…but perhaps unexpected love could be the greatest gift of all. The Christmas Groom The navy was Colin Brockman's escape, but now that he's in chaplain training, he finally has the chance to make choices for himself. Falling in love wasn't on his agenda…until beautiful grad student Holly McCade caught his attention—and his heart.

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Harlequin

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1459282566

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9781459282568

Minerals and Allied Natural Resources and their Sustainable Development

Principles, Perspectives with Emphasis on the Indian Scenario

By: Mihir Deb,Sanjib Chandra Sarkar

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Minerals and Allied Natural Resources and their Sustainable Development

Principles, Perspectives with Emphasis on the Indian Scenario

By: Mihir Deb,Sanjib Chandra Sarkar

Nonrenewable natural resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals, industrial rocks and energy resources (both organic and inorganic), have been treated in a holistic manner in this book, including two important resources (soil and water), not commonly covered in most books on this topic. For the uninitiated reader, an introductory chapter looks into some basic definitions as well as nature and characteristics of mineral deposits followed by a chapter on the different crustal processes that produce the various ore deposits in the endogenous and exogenous environments. The strength of the book lies in its critical treatment of the genetic processes of the mineral deposits, their classification and the geodynamic context of metallogeny, and coverage of sustainable development of mineral deposits with special reference to various socio-economic as well as regulatory and environmental issues that face the Indian mining industry today. The text is punctuated with examples of Indian deposits, balanced with classical deposits around the world, to cater to the interests of Indian students and the international readership. This is a book for advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students of Geology, Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management.

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981104564X

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9789811045646

Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching

By: Major General (Ret.) David E. B. (DEB) Ward

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Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching

By: Major General (Ret.) David E. B. (DEB) Ward

For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a pilot, and when I first saw F-80 fighter jets making practice gunnery passes on a firefighting training tower in Anchorage, Alaska, I knew I had to become a fighter pilot. This experience happened when I was 12 years of age and during the period of the Korean War. Seventeen years later I was invited to join the Oregon Air National and informed that I was going to become a fighter pilot in the 123rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, in Portland, Oregon. The squadron is known as the “Redhawks,” My journey in this chapter of my life began in Miles City, Montana, the place of my birth. Miles City bills itself as “The Cow Capital of the West”, holds an annual bucking horse sale in May of each year, and was the only American city in the contiguous United States to be bombed during World War II. That feat was accomplished by our own U.S. Army Air Corps. On both sides of my family, my grandparents were ranchers and farmers, and the hired workers on the ranch were trustees from the Miles City jail, reform school teenagers, and German POWs. I spent summers in the country and rode a full-size horse at the age of five. I didn’t ride a bicycle, however, until the age of eight when my family moved west to Portland, Oregon. Circumstances in my life, extending into early adulthood, generated a host of highly unusual real-life stories, ranging from the humorous to the tragic, several of which were woven into the fabric of then-current events that made their mark in history. The interesting people I came into contact with during these events contributed significantly to the richness of the experiences. A divorce and remarriages by both of my parents sent my already active early life into a tumultuous spin. In eight grades of schooling, I attended six different elementary schools in three different states plus the Territory of Alaska. Although we were settled for my years in high school and college, those disruptive moves created a restlessness within me that made it a challenge at times to remain focused on my studies. My selection as the University’s Air Force ROTC Drill Team Commander and the program’s Flight Indoctrination Program in which I received my Private Pilot License, imbued me with the direction and confidence I needed to successfully complete Air Force pilot training which I did in South Georgia. My first assignment after pilot training was as a T-33 jet pilot training instructor in Texas. The T-33 was the trainer version of the Korean War vintage F-80. In meeting my “need for speed”, I later converted as an instructor into the supersonic T-38 trainer. After four years of instructing basic flight training, I was reassigned to Korea as a Forward Air Controller and became the Air Division’s T-33 flight program manager. When I completed this overseas tour, at the height of the Air War in Vietnam, I resigned from the Air Force and joined the Oregon Air National Guard. This started a new chapter in my life.

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Gatekeeper Press

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1662917848

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Twilight Prisoners

Twilight Prisoners

Malarial Subjects

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From the Pain Come the Dream

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Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Terror in Literature and Culture

Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Terror in Literature and Culture

The Light at the End of the World

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Crustal Evolution and Metallogeny in the Northwestern Indian Shield

Crustal Evolution and Metallogeny in the Northwestern Indian Shield

The Beautiful and the Damned

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'Natural’ Disasters and Everyday Lives

'Natural’ Disasters and Everyday Lives

An Introduction to Mine Hydrogeology

An Introduction to Mine Hydrogeology

Disadvantaged Children in India

Disadvantaged Children in India

Women of The Tagore Household

Women of The Tagore Household

Insiders' Guide® to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska

Insiders' Guide® to Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska

A Perfect Match

A Perfect Match

A Perfect Match & The Christmas Groom

A Perfect Match & The Christmas Groom

Minerals and Allied Natural Resources and their Sustainable Development

Minerals and Allied Natural Resources and their Sustainable Development

Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching

Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching

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