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Feminist Institutionalism and Gendered Bureaucracies

Forestry Governance in Nepal

By: Radha Wagle,Soma Pillay,Wendy Wright

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Feminist Institutionalism and Gendered Bureaucracies

Forestry Governance in Nepal

By: Radha Wagle,Soma Pillay,Wendy Wright

This book examines the processes for the inclusion of women, and the role of women employees in Nepal’s forestry bureaucracy. The book adopts a “gender lens” drawn from feminist institutionalism and is framed around the following four objectives: evaluating the effectiveness of current legislative and policy frameworks for the inclusion of women in the Nepalese forest bureaucracy; examining the dynamics of organizational culture, formal and informal institutions, and structure and agency in and around forest bureaucracy in Nepal; assessing power relations in forestry institutions focusing on influential participation of women forestry professionals in the bureaucratic structure; and gaining insights about the alternative space of feminist institutionalism in connection with women inclusive forest bureaucracy. Findings in the book inform and extend feminist institutionalism perspectives by applying it to a context which remains under explored, providing insights on the efficacy of public sector cultural change, especially as it relates to those areas within bureaucracies less in a position to adopt the changes mandated by society and principles of good governance.

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Springer Nature

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9811525889

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9789811525889

Shifting Sands

By: Radha Venuprasad

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Shifting Sands

By: Radha Venuprasad

Shifting Sands is a collection of short stories about relationships — not only between men and women, but between families, extended families and even cultures. Most of the stories are rooted in the culture and traditions of the Nairs of Kerala, but any reader can identify with these well-told tales, because the building blocks of all relationships are universal. Some of the life situations central to the stories may not be acknowledged, much less talked about, even in this ‘liberal’ age, but Radha Venuprasad discusses them frankly and with sensitivity. All the stories revolve around strong people who are not afraid to be themselves. There is Renu, who decided to keep her love child. But at what price? There is Shiva, who, despite his commitment to his wife of many years and their children, found himself drawn towards and taking responsibility for a beleaguered young woman. Then there is Dhruva, an affluent, gifted doctor with a secret, Aruna, for whom the stars foretold a violent end, and Ammu, Markanday and Seema, whose lives intermingle and turn conventions upside-down. Read also about Anita, whose tragic past intrudes into her idyllic present, about Minikutty, a chip off the old block, and how Gopala Menon unwittingly sets off a chain of events that shake the very foundations of his ancient family when he lets a young writer live in a house on his sprawling premises. Written in simple language, Shifting Sands is an easy read, and is sure to engage the interest of anyone who picks it up.

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Notion Press

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194728326X

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9781947283268

Circuits of Visibility

Gender and Transnational Media Cultures

By: Radha S. Hegde

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Circuits of Visibility

Gender and Transnational Media Cultures

By: Radha S. Hegde

Circuits of Visibility explores transnational media environments as pathways to understand the gendered constructions and contradictions that underwrite globalization. Tracking the ways in which gendered subjects are produced and defined in transnationally networked, media saturated environments, Circuits of Visibility presents sixteen essays that collectively advance a discussion about sexual politics, media, technology, and globalization. Covering the internet, television, books, telecommunications, newspapers, and activist media work, the volume directs focused attention to the ways in which gender and sexuality issues are constructed and mobilized across the globe. Contributors’ essays span diverse global sites from Myanmar and Morocco to the Balkans, France, U.S., and China, and cover an extensive terrain from consumption, aesthetics and whiteness to masculinity, transnational labor, and cultural citizenship. Circuits of Visibility initiates a necessary conversation and political critique about the mediated global terrain on which sexuality is defined, performed, regulated, made visible, and experienced.

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326

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NYU Press

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0814790607

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9780814790601

Police Matters

The Everyday State and Caste Politics in South India, 1900–1975

By: Radha Kumar

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Police Matters

The Everyday State and Caste Politics in South India, 1900–1975

By: Radha Kumar

Police Matters moves beyond the city to examine the intertwined nature of police and caste in the Tamil countryside. Radha Kumar argues that the colonial police deployed rigid notions of caste in their everyday tasks, refashioning rural identities in a process that has cast long postcolonial shadows. Kumar draws on previously unexplored police archives to enter the dusty streets and market squares where local constables walked, following their gaze and observing their actions towards potential subversives. Station records present a textured view of ordinary interactions between police and society, showing that state coercion was not only exceptional and spectacular; it was also subtle and continuous, woven into everyday life. The colonial police categorized Indian subjects based on caste to ensure the security of agriculture and trade, and thus the smooth running of the economy. Among policemen and among the objects of their coercive gaze, caste became a particularly salient form of identity in the politics of public spaces. Police Matters demonstrates that, without doubt, modern caste politics have both been shaped by, and shaped, state policing. Thanks to generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, through The Sustainable History Monograph Pilot, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.

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Cornell University Press

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1501760866

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9781501760860

Heterocyclic Chemistry

Volume II: Five-Membered Heterocycles

By: Radha R. Gupta,Mahendra Kumar,Vandana Gupta

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Heterocyclic Chemistry

Volume II: Five-Membered Heterocycles

By: Radha R. Gupta,Mahendra Kumar,Vandana Gupta

This advanced text-cum-reference book presents a comprehensive account of the syntheses, reactions, properties and applications of all the most significant classes of heterocyclic compounds. This second volume in the series is an essential tool not only for advanced undergraduates and graduates, but also for academic and industrial researchers in organic, medicinal, pharmaceutical, dye and agricultural chemistry.

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649

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662077574

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9783662077573

Banaras

A journey into the heart of the city

By: Radha Kumar

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Banaras

A journey into the heart of the city

By: Radha Kumar

Despite the clear danger of the rise of totalitarianism in today, this book’s aim is to look forward to the moment when democracy will be renewed in the country and ask what lessons can be learnt from past experience to anchor it more firmly when the opportunity arises. It is generally assumed that Indian democracy has had an unbroken run since Independence, with the brief disruption of the 1975–77 Emergency. While those two years saw a stark assault on democratic institutions, Indian democracy had been repeatedly punctured prior to the Emergency, and it has been threatened many times since. The country underwent almost four decades of democracy decay after the founding years of the republic, as compared to the three relatively short-lived waves of democracy renewal. That fact makes an examination of these three waves rather significant.

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Penguin Random House India Private Limited

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9357085319

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9789357085311

Protecting Children in the Age of Outrage

A New Perspective on Child Protective Services Reform

By: Radha Jagannathan,Michael J. Camasso

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Protecting Children in the Age of Outrage

A New Perspective on Child Protective Services Reform

By: Radha Jagannathan,Michael J. Camasso

Professionals in the Child Welfare System will find this book to be a radically different explanation on protecting children from harm. Child maltreatment remains front and center in the collective consciousness of communities around the United States, this book is a depiction of current events of social outrage.

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267

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Oxford University Press

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0195176960

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Interference in Large Wireless Networks

By: Martin Haenggi,Radha Krishna Ganti

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Interference in Large Wireless Networks

By: Martin Haenggi,Radha Krishna Ganti

Since interference is the main performance-limiting factor in most wireless networks, it is crucial to characterize the interference statistics. The main two determinants of the interference are the network geometry (spatial distribution of concurrently transmitting nodes) and the path loss law (signal attenuation with distance). For certain classes of node distributions, most notably Poisson point processes, and attenuation laws, closed-form results are available, for both the interference itself as well as the signal-to-interference ratios, which determine the network performance. This monograph presents an overview of these results and gives an introduction to the analytical techniques used in their derivation. The node distribution models range from lattices to homogeneous and clustered Poisson models to general motion-invariant ones. The analysis of the more general models requires the use of Palm theory, in particular conditional probability generating functionals, which are briefly introduced in the appendix.

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136

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Now Publishers Inc

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1601982984

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9781601982988

Countering Terrorist Financing

The Practitioner's Point of View

By: Mark Pieth,Daniel Thelesklaf,Radha Ivory

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Countering Terrorist Financing

The Practitioner's Point of View

By: Mark Pieth,Daniel Thelesklaf,Radha Ivory

Terrorists need money to commit acts of violence and sustain their operations. Measures to combat terrorism therefore aim to prevent terrorists from raising, moving and using funds or other assets. The effectiveness - and the fairness - of these measures were considered at the second 'Giessbach' seminar on counter-terrorist financing (CTF) organised by the Basel Institute on Governance in October 2008. This book contains essays presented at the seminar written by practitioners and academics with extensive experience in the field of CTF. The authors offer a diversity of views on the domestic, regional and international initiatives aimed at detecting terrorist funds in the financial system, preventing terrorists from moving their money via alternative financial channels and facilitating the recovery of terrorist assets. The editors conclude with in-sights into the ongoing challenge of making CTF measures both effective and legally sustainable in the lead-up to Giessbach III in December 2009.

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Peter Lang

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3039117319

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9783039117314

The Cauliflower Diet

The Revolutionary New Way to Lose Weight

By: Radha Thomas

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The Cauliflower Diet

The Revolutionary New Way to Lose Weight

By: Radha Thomas

The cauliflower. An answer to the prayers of every person on the planet who wants to lose weight, cut down on sugar and stay healthy, while not being hungry all the time. Sounds like a pipe dream? It’s not. The cauliflower is one of the best-kept secrets in the dieting community. It is among the most adaptable and versatile veggies that can blend into any kind of cuisine in the world and is an almost-perfect substitute for several types of starch—flour, cereal, pasta, rice and even the potato—for a fraction of the carb count. Besides being low in carbs, the cauliflower is gluten-free and high in nutrients. In The Cauliflower Diet, learn how the amazingly adaptable cauliflower can be used in the preparation of all the things you love: rice, upma, cookies and even pizza! Perfect for all types of weight loss, this humble vegetable will help you shed the kilos in no time.

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Random House India

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818400785X

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9788184007855

Cult of the Luxury Brand

Inside Asia's Love Affair with Luxury

By: Radha Chadha,Paul Husband

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Cult of the Luxury Brand

Inside Asia's Love Affair with Luxury

By: Radha Chadha,Paul Husband

The first book to explore how and why an amazing "luxeplosion" is rocking Asia.

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Nicholas Brealey International

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1904838294

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The Cauliflower Diet

The Revolutionary New Way to Lose Weight

By: Radha Thomas

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The Cauliflower Diet

The Revolutionary New Way to Lose Weight

By: Radha Thomas

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Book's by Radha Thomas

Feminist Institutionalism and Gendered Bureaucracies

Feminist Institutionalism and Gendered Bureaucracies

Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

Circuits of Visibility

Circuits of Visibility

Police Matters

Police Matters

Heterocyclic Chemistry

Heterocyclic Chemistry

Banaras

Banaras

Protecting Children in the Age of Outrage

Protecting Children in the Age of Outrage

Interference in Large Wireless Networks

Interference in Large Wireless Networks

Countering Terrorist Financing

Countering Terrorist Financing

The Cauliflower Diet

The Cauliflower Diet

Cult of the Luxury Brand

Cult of the Luxury Brand

The Cauliflower Diet

The Cauliflower Diet

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