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The Biographer and the Subject

A Study on Biographical Distance

By: Rana Tekcan

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The Biographer and the Subject

A Study on Biographical Distance

By: Rana Tekcan

A good biography is a well-staged illusion. It creates—on paper—a vivid, rounded, and immediate sense of lived life. In contrast to purely fictional forms, biography writing does not allow total freedom to the biographer in the creative act. Ideally, a biography's backbone is formed by accurate historical facts. But its soul lies elsewhere. Since the concern is life, something more is needed: Nothing dry, cold or dead, but a vibrant impression of life that is left in the air after one turns over the last page. But how does a biographer do it? The way a biographer creates a subject is largely dictated by the historical distance between them. There are three types of distance in biographical writing: First, where the biographer and the subject personally know one another; second, where the biographer is a near contemporary of the subject; and third, where biographer and subject are distinctly separated, in some cases by hundreds of years. Tekcan explores how some of the most accomplished biographers manage to "recreate life" across time and space. She closely examines Samuel Johnson's "Life of Mr. Richard Savage", James Boswell's "Life of Samuel Johnson", Lytton Strachey's "Eminent Victorians", Michael Holroyd's "Lytton Strachey", Park Honan's "Jane Austen", and Andrew Motion's "Keats".

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Columbia University Press

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389821995X

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IAS Mains Paper 2 Governance Constitution, Polity Social Justice & International Relations 2020

By: Prajjwal Sharma,Yashwant Singh Rana,Mohit Sharma,Dr. Priya Goel

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IAS Mains Paper 2 Governance Constitution, Polity Social Justice & International Relations 2020

By: Prajjwal Sharma,Yashwant Singh Rana,Mohit Sharma,Dr. Priya Goel

UPSC is considered to be the most prestigious and toughest examination in the country. In order to crack these exams one need to do heavy preparations, thorough practice and clear concepts about each and every subject. “IAS Mains General Studies Paper – 2” the most updated study material incorporated with detailed information and supported by up-to-date facts and figures. The complete coverage on each topic of the syllabus have been divided into 4 Important Units in this book. It gives the complete depiction of Governance, Constitutional, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations. This book facilitates by giving the deep coverage on all topics of the syllabus at one place with the conceptual clarity to fulfil the need and demands of the aspirants, special exam oriented structure has been given according to the UPSC syllabus, discussion of the theoretical concepts with the contemporary examples are given, Solved Papers from Solved Papers [2019-17 and 16] and UPSC Practice Papers that helps in raising up level of preparation. This book acts as a great help in achieving the success for the upcoming exam. TABLE OF CONTENTS Solved Papers 2019-17, Unit -1: Constitutional Framework, Unit -2: Indian Government and Political Dynamics, Unit -3: Governance, Unit -4: International Relations, UPSC Solved Paper 2016, UPSC Practice Papers.

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Arihant Publications India limited

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9324192116

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9789324192110

Creating an Islamic City

Beirut, Jihad, and the Sacred

By: Rana Mikati

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Creating an Islamic City

Beirut, Jihad, and the Sacred

By: Rana Mikati

In Creating an Islamic City: Beirut, Jihad, and the Sacred, Rana Mikati examines for the first time the role and contribution of Beirut to the Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphates. This book traces the transformation of Beirut from a Byzantine metropolis to a place of ribāṭ, weaving previously unpublished archaeological material and narrative sources. By examining Beirut’s transformation into a frontier town, the rise of a scholarly community around the Syrian jurist al-Awzā‘ī (d. 157/773-774), and its integration in an Islamic sacred landscape, Creating an Islamic City shows how a provincial frontier town was integrated and participated in the early caliphate.

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BRILL

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9004682554

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Everyday Life in the Spectacular City

Making Home in Dubai

By: Rana AlMutawa

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Everyday Life in the Spectacular City

Making Home in Dubai

By: Rana AlMutawa

Everyday Life in the Spectacular City is a groundbreaking urban ethnography that reveals how middle-class citizens and longtime residents of Dubai interact with the city's so-called superficial spaces to create meaningful social lives. Rana AlMutawa shows that inhabitants adapt themselves to top-down development projects, from big malls to megaprojects. These structures serve residents' evolving social needs, transforming Dubai's spectacular spaces into personally important cultural sites. These practices are significant because they expand our understanding of agency as not only subversive but also adaptive. Through extensive fieldwork, AlMutawa, herself an Emirati native to Dubai, finds a more nuanced story of belonging. This story does not seek to uncover the "real" city that lies beneath the veneer of the spectacle, but rather to demonstrate that social meanings and forms of belonging take place within the spectacle itself. By offering an alternative to the discourse of authenticity and elucidating the dynamics of ambivalent belonging, AlMutawa belies stereotypes that portray Dubai's developments as alienating and inherently disempowering. Everyday Life in the Spectacular City speaks beyond the Middle East to a globalized phenomenon, for Dubai's spectacles are unexceptional in today's changing world.

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Univ of California Press

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0520395050

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9780520395053

Capital

A Portrait of Delhi in the Twenty-First Century

By: Rana Dasgupta

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Capital

A Portrait of Delhi in the Twenty-First Century

By: Rana Dasgupta

Winner of the Ryszard Kapuściński Award and the Prix Émile Guimet de Littérature Asiatique Finalist for the Orwell Prize, the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger At the turn of the twenty-first century, acclaimed novelist Rana Dasgupta arrived in Delhi with a single suitcase. He had no intention of staying for long. But the city beguiled him—he “fell in love and in hate with it”—and fourteen years later, Delhi is still his home. Fourteen years of breakneck change. The boom following the opening up of India's economy plunged Delhi into a tumult of destruction and creation: slums and markets were ripped down, and shopping malls and apartment blocks erupted from the ruins. Many fortunes were made, and in the glassy stores lining the new highways, customers paid for global luxury with bags of cash. But the transformation was stern, abrupt and fantastically unequal, and it gave rise to strange and bewildering feelings. The city brimmed with ambition and rage. Bizarre crimes stole the headlines. In Capital, we see Delhi through the eyes of its people. With the lyricism and empathy of a novelist, Dasgupta takes us through a series of encounters—with billionaires and bureaucrats, drug dealers and metal traders, slum dwellers and psychoanalysts—which plunge us into Delhi's intoxicating, and sometimes terrifying, story of capitalist transformation. Interweaving over a century of history with his personal journey, he presents us with the first literary portrait of one of the twenty-first century's fastest-growing megalopolises—a dark and uncanny portrait that gives us insights, too, as to the nature of our own—everyone's—shared, global future.

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Harper Collins

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1443406066

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The Complete Reference Manual For CMAT 2021

By: SK Sinha,S Satyanarayan,Col. JS Rana

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The Complete Reference Manual For CMAT 2021

By: SK Sinha,S Satyanarayan,Col. JS Rana

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a nation level entrance examination for the entry into management programmes. The test is conducted by National Test Agency (NTA). It is a three hour computer based online test which is conducted in a single session to evaluate the candidate’s ability across its segments. Its scores are accepted by all Approved Institutions, University Departments, Constituent Colleges, and Affiliated Colleges. The revised edition of reference manual ‘CMAT 2021’ covers the entire study material in an effective & well organized manner. This manual divides the whole syllabus into 4 Sections; Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness which is further divided into chapters explaining each concepts in an easy language which is easy to understand. Other than the providing theory, this book also concentrates on the practice portion by providing Previous Years’ Solved Papers from 2020 to 2013 and 5 Mock Tests that gives the real feeling, level & trend of questions in the examination. Housed with the comprehensive and exam-oriented treatment of the latest syllabus, this is a must-have book for anyone who is preparing for CMAT 2021. TABLE OF CONTENT Solved Paper (Jan 2020 – Feb 2013), Section A: Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Section B: Logical Reasoning, Section C: Language Comprehension, Section D: General Awareness, Mock Tests (1-5).

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Arihant Publications India limited

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9324196413

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9789324196415

In Search of the Divine

Living Histories of Sufism in India

By: Rana Safvi

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In Search of the Divine

Living Histories of Sufism in India

By: Rana Safvi

Sufism, called the mystical dimension of Islam, is known for its inclusive nature, as well as its ethics of love and compassion, its devotional music, art and architecture. In India's syncretic culture, Sufism developed a distinct character, and harmoniously embraced the Bhakti traditions of North India. Rana Safvi's In Search of the Divine delves into the fascinating roots of Sufism, with its emphasis on ihsan, iman and akhlaq, and the impact it continues to have on people from all communities. Safvi relies not only on textual sources but also on her own visits to dargahs across the country, and the conversations she has with devotees and pirs alike. The book evokes in vivid detail the sacred atmosphere she encounters - the reverent crowds, the strains of qawwali and the fragrance of incense, as well as highlights the undeniable yet often forgotten contributions of women in Sufism. The resulting text is at once modern and a tribute to the rich and textured past. Weaving together fact and popular legend, ancient histories and living tradition, this unique treatise examines core Sufi beliefs and uncovers why they might offer hope for the future.

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Hachette India

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9393701164

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9789393701169

The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor

A Novel

By: Rana Haddad

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The Unexpected Love Objects of Dunya Noor

A Novel

By: Rana Haddad

Aspiring photographer Dunya Noor discovers early on that her curious spirit, rebellious nature, and very curly hair are a recipe for disaster in 1980s Syria. Many years later in London, she meets Hilal, the son of a humble tailor from Aleppo and no match for Dunya, daughter of the great heart surgeon Joseph Noor. But, dreamy, restless Dunya falls in love with Hilal and they decide to return to Syria together, embarking on a journey that will change them both forever. Rana Haddad's vivid and satirical debut novel captures the essence of life under the Assad dictatorship, in all its rigid absurdity.

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Oxford University Press

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9774168615

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9789774168611

Don't Be Evil

The Case Against Big Tech

By: Rana Foroohar

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Don't Be Evil

The Case Against Big Tech

By: Rana Foroohar

A penetrating indictment of how today’s largest tech companies are hijacking our data, our livelihoods, our social fabric, and our minds—from an acclaimed Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND EVENING STANDARD “Don’t be evil” was enshrined as Google’s original corporate mantra back in its early days, when the company’s cheerful logo still conveyed the utopian vision for a future in which technology would inevitably make the world better, safer, and more prosperous. Unfortunately, it’s been quite a while since Google, or the majority of the Big Tech companies, lived up to this founding philosophy. Today, the utopia they sought to create is looking more dystopian than ever: from digital surveillance and the loss of privacy to the spreading of misinformation and hate speech to predatory algorithms targeting the weak and vulnerable to products that have been engineered to manipulate our desires. How did we get here? How did these once-scrappy and idealistic enterprises become rapacious monopolies with the power to corrupt our elections, co-opt all our data, and control the largest single chunk of corporate wealth—while evading all semblance of regulation and taxes? In Don’t Be Evil, Financial Times global business columnist Rana Foroohar tells the story of how Big Tech lost its soul—and ate our lunch. Through her skilled reporting and unparalleled access—won through nearly thirty years covering business and technology—she shows the true extent to which behemoths like Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon are monetizing both our data and our attention, without us seeing a penny of those exorbitant profits. Finally, Foroohar lays out a plan for how we can resist, by creating a framework that fosters innovation while also protecting us from the dark side of digital technology. Praise for Don’t Be Evil “At first sight, Don’t Be Evil looks like it’s doing for Google what muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell did for Standard Oil over a century ago. But this whip-smart, highly readable book’s scope turns out to be much broader. Worried about the monopolistic tendencies of big tech? The addictive apps on your iPhone? The role Facebook played in Donald Trump’s election? Foroohar will leave you even more worried, but a lot better informed.”—Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, and author of The Square and the Tower

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1984824007

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Terrifying Muslims

Race and Labor in the South Asian Diaspora

By: Junaid Rana

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Terrifying Muslims

Race and Labor in the South Asian Diaspora

By: Junaid Rana

Ethnographic research in Pakistan, the Middle East, and the United States helps to explain how transnational working classes from Pakistan are produced in the context of American empire and its War on Terror.

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Duke University Press

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0822349116

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9780822349112

Too Far for Comfort

A Study on Biographical Distance

By: Rana Tekcan

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Too Far for Comfort

A Study on Biographical Distance

By: Rana Tekcan

The dynamic between the biographer and the subject is, perhaps, one of the most fascinating aspects of biography as a genre. How does the biographer stage the illusion that is the narrative life, the illusion that the subject assumes a living form through words? In contrast to purely fictional forms, biography writing does not allow total freedom to the biographer in this creative act. Ideally, a biography's backbone is structured by accurate historical facts. But its spirit lies elsewhere. The way a biographer captures the spirit of a subject is intriguingly shaped by the historical distance between the two. We find three types of distance in biographical narrative: First, where the biographer and the subject personally know one another; second, where the biographer is a near contemporary of the subject; and third, where biographer and subject are distinctly separated; in some cases, by hundreds of years.In this revised and expanded edition, Rana Tekcan explores how some of the most accomplished biographers manage to recreate "life" across time and space. She looks at their illusionary art through the narrative strategies in Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage, James Boswell's Life of Johnson, Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians, Michael Holroyd's Lytton Strachey, Park Honan's Jane Austen, and Andrew Motion's Keats.

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Columbia University Press

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3838267354

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Who Does That In Today's World

By: Arjun Rana

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Who Does That In Today's World

By: Arjun Rana

How far would you go in your quest for love? Would you be ready to be ridiculed by the world just so it brings a smile on the face of someone you love? Would you go ahead and do something unrealistic for your love so the world would ask Who does that in today's world? This is a story of a film enthusiast girl, living in a dream world and her regular, nothing like larger than life boy friend. How they survive their journey full of ups and downs and how they realize the most important lesson of their lives.

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The Write Place

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9352017013

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9789352017010

Solo

By: Rana Dasgupta

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Solo

By: Rana Dasgupta

The critically acclaimed author of "Tokyo Cancelled" returns with a new novel that paints a portrait of a century though the story of a 100-year-old blind Bulgarian man.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547397089

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9780547397085

Sales Essentials: The Tools You Need at Every Stage to Close More Deals and Crush Your Quota

By: Rana Salman

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Sales Essentials: The Tools You Need at Every Stage to Close More Deals and Crush Your Quota

By: Rana Salman

Must-know concepts and smart strategies for every step of a sale—from the new Business Essentials Series for busy professionals The focus of sales always seems to be on the ultimate goal of closing deals, which makes it easy to overlook the crucial steps that come before, during, and after the sale. But, the reality is, knowing the right things to do in all steps of the process is what sets us up for success. Whether you're just starting out or are looking to improve your sales skills, this book from industry expert Rana Salman is a start-to-finish guide that will quickly lead you toward quota-crushing performance. Everything you need to know is here, in three easy-to-digest parts: PART I: THE ESSENTIALS explores the foundation for the sales experience, provides insights into common challenges sellers encounter, describes the characteristics needed to excel in sales, and more. PART II: THE ESSENTIALS APPLIED gives you targeted tools designed to help you close deals and expand accounts, including tips on prospecting, preparing and conducting discovery meetings, getting the most out of follow-up meetings, effectively onboarding new clients, and more. PART III: BEYOND THE ESSENTIALS offers even more hands-on advice about the human side of sales—from dealing with rejection and self-doubt to learning about specific tactics to help protect your mental health, and more. Packed with practical advice, useful tools, assessments, and a toolkit, Sales Essentials is the comprehensive resource you need to immediately boost your skills and increase your confidence on the way to career-changing sales success.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1265225494

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9781265225490

Hidden Women: The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty

By: Greta Rana

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Hidden Women: The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty

By: Greta Rana

Hidden Women are women about whom we know nothing, or very little, so they are shades or shadows in the life of Jung Bahadur Rana who founded the Rana dynasty that ruled Nepal for 104 years. Nothing is written about the women in his life except that against his wishes they committed sati when he was cremated. Strong and independent women, they had influence on him, enjoyed a prominent place in his life, and ironically the one he admired most tried to kill him. It is a novel look at his story, worn out by many Nepali writers, as it is the first time being told through the eyes of the women in his life. Thoroughly researched, Greta Rana builds together a feasible picture of how women lived and thought, hoped and died in a restrictive feudal society.

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Roli Books Private Limited

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9351940462

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9789351940463

Churchill and India

Manipulation or Betrayal?

By: Kishan S Rana

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Churchill and India

Manipulation or Betrayal?

By: Kishan S Rana

Churchill and India. It is a story where much is known but much remains concealed. A brilliant orator and a powerful leader, Winston Churchill stood against the tide of history. But how does postcolonial history view him? This book studies the extraordinary connection he had with India. Beginning with the early years of his career in India when he spent 22 months between 1896 and 1899 as a subaltern with the 4th Hussars, it traces his rise as a politician, his years as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Second World War, his profound distrust of the Indian Independence Movement, and his machinations in preserving the British Empire’s rule over India. Churchill’s failure to understand India and decolonization, and manipulation of events on the subcontinent add a different dimension to the man. His pervasive yet hidden shadow over the Indian subcontinent and his often-veiled role in the actions that led to Partition in 1947 are at the center of this study. Rich in archival sources, this book provides a fresh and holistic perspective on the final phase of the British Empire. It will be an indispensable resource to students and researchers of colonial history, imperialism, modern history, international history, Partition of India, and South Asian studies. It will also appeal to general readers interested in the history of Britain’s endgame in India.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000728277

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9781000728279

Quick Guideline for Computational Drug Design (Revised Edition)

By: Sheikh Arslan Sehgal,Rana Adnan Tahir,Muhammad Waqas

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Quick Guideline for Computational Drug Design (Revised Edition)

By: Sheikh Arslan Sehgal,Rana Adnan Tahir,Muhammad Waqas

Bioinformatics allows researchers to answer biological questions with advanced computational methods which involves the application of statistics and mathematical modeling. Structural bioinformatics enables the prediction and analysis of 3D structures of macromolecules while Computer Aided Drug Designing (CADD) assists scientists to design effective active molecules against diseases. However, the concepts in structural bioinformatics and CADD can be complex to understand for students and educated laymen. This quick guideline is intended as a basic manual for beginner students and instructors involved in bioinformatics and computational chemistry courses. Readers will learn the basics of structural bioinformatics, primary and secondary analysis and prediction, structural visualization, structural analysis and molecular docking. The book provides the reader an easy to read summary of the tools and techniques in structural bioinformatics as well as their limitations. In this revised edition, the authors have updated information in a number of chapters with a specific focus on the section on protein structure visualization and evaluation. Additional information on protein-ligand interaction studies has also been provided in this new edition. Therefore, the book is a useful handbook for aspiring scholars who wish to learn the basic concepts in computational analysis of biomolecules.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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9814998702

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9789814998703

China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Impacts on Asia and Policy Agenda

By: Pradumna B. Rana,Xianbai Ji

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Impacts on Asia and Policy Agenda

By: Pradumna B. Rana,Xianbai Ji

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), officially unveiled in 2013, is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign and economic policy initiative to achieve improved connectivity, regional cooperation, and economic development on a trans-continental scale. This book reviews the evolving BRI vision and offers a benefit-risk assessment of the BRI’s economic and geopolitical implications from the perspective of Asian stakeholder countries, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Among the value added of the book is first an online perception survey of opinion leaders from Asian participating countries on various aspects of the initiative. To our best knowledge, the survey is the first of its kind. Second, the book presents the simulation results of a computable general equilibrium model of the world economy to estimate the potential macroeconomic impacts of the BRI as a whole and those of its constituent overland and maritime economic corridors. Third, the book makes ten key evidence-based policy recommendations on how to enhance the prospect of a successful and mutually beneficial BRI 2.0 to both China and stakeholder countries.

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Springer Nature

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9811551715

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9789811551710

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