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Centurion

By: Mangalam Shiva

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The story, Centurion, conveys the feelings and turmoil an old lady has experienced in her long life. Cruel Justice reveals the pitfalls in Indian courts. The two parts of Dirty Dozen are imaginary stories but convey the various injustices faced by honest and hard-working officials in India and the manipulations of corrupt politicians. Companionship outlines the loneliness of two senior citizens who are widowed and how they come together. Gratification signifies the misdeeds of a young girl due to the wrong priorities of her parents. Twin Urchins is the story of twins who come up in their lives from rags to riches. A nurse relieves the pain of a senior citizen from his unbearable pain.

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Notion Press

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ISBN 13

9798885916608

Ecofeminism

By: Vandana Shiva,Maria Mies

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Ecofeminism

By: Vandana Shiva,Maria Mies

This groundbreaking work remains as relevant today as when it was when first published. Two of Zed's best-known authors argue that ecological destruction and industrial catastrophes constitute a direct threat to everyday life, the maintenance of which has been made the particular responsibility of women. In both industrialized societies and the developing countries, the new wars the world is experiencing, violent ethnic chauvinisms and the malfunctioning of the economy also pose urgent questions for ecofeminists. Is there a relationship between patriarchal oppression and the destruction of nature in the name of profit and progress? How can women counter the violence inherent in these processes? Should they look to a link between the women's movement and other social movements? Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva offer a thought-provoking analysis of these and many other issues from a unique North-South perspective. They critique prevailing economic theories, conventional concepts of women's emancipation, the myth of 'catching up' development, the philosophical foundations of modern science and technology, and the omission of ethics when discussing so many questions, including advances in reproductive technology and biotechnology. In constructing their own ecofeminist epistemology and methodology, these two internationally respected feminist environmental activists look to the potential of movements advocating consumer liberation and subsistence production, sustainability and regeneration, and they argue for an acceptance of limits and reciprocity and a rejection of exploitation, the endless commoditization of needs, and violence.

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Zed Books Ltd.

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1780329792

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9781780329796

The Violence of the Green Revolution

Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics

By: Vandana Shiva

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The Violence of the Green Revolution

Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics

By: Vandana Shiva

The Green Revolution has been heralded as a political and technological achievement—unprecedented in human history. Yet in the decades that have followed it, this supposedly nonviolent revolution has left lands ravaged by violence and ecological scarcity. A dedicated empiricist, Vandana Shiva takes a magnifying glass to the effects of the Green Revolution in India, examining the devastating effects of monoculture and commercial agriculture and revealing the nuanced relationship between ecological destruction and poverty. In this classic work, the influential activist and scholar also looks to the future as she examines new developments in gene technology.

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266

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813166810

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9780813166810

Stolen Harvest

The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply

By: Vandana Shiva

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Stolen Harvest

The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply

By: Vandana Shiva

For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of which now line store shelves around the world. This productive tradition, however, is under attack as globalized, corporate regimes increasingly exploit intellectual property laws to annex these sustaining seeds and remove them from the public sphere. In Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply, Shiva explores the devastating effects of commercial agriculture and genetic engineering on the food we eat, the farmers who grow it, and the soil that sustains it. This prescient critique and call to action covers some of the most pressing topics of this ongoing dialogue, from the destruction of local food cultures and the privatization of plant life, to unsustainable industrial fish farming and safety concerns about corporately engineered foods. The preeminent agricultural activist and scientist of a generation, Shiva implores the farmers and consumers of the world to make a united stand against the genetically modified crops and untenable farming practices that endanger the seeds and plants that give us life.

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154

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813166799

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9780813166797

Life in a New Language

By: Distinguished Professor of Applied Linguistics Ingrid Piller,Ingrid Piller,Donna Butorac,Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator of Anthropology and Sociology Donna Butorac,Emily Farrell,Global Commercial Director for Open Research Emily Farrell,Loy Lising,Senior Lecturer in Linguistics Loy Lising,Shiva Motaghi-Tabari,Vera Williams Tetteh

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Life in a New Language

International migration and the social diversity it creates constitute one of the key global challenges of the early 21st century. Language and communication barriers can compromise equitable access in diverse societies, and where socioeconomic disadvantage becomes entrenched, it poses risks to security, productivity and quality of life. Clearly this is an important issue, and migrants and their language choices are heavily politicized; though political and media debates often rely on anecdotal conjecture or are ill-informed. Life in a New Language examines the language learning and settlement experiences of 130 migrants to Australia from 34 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America over a period of 20 years. Reusing data shared from six separate sociolinguistic ethnographies, the book illuminates participants' lived experience of learning and communicating in a new language, finding work, and doing family. Additionally, participants' experiences with racism and identity making in a new context are explored. The research uncovers significant hardship but also migrants' courage and resilience. The book has implications for language service provision, migration policy, open science, and social justice movements.

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217

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Oxford University Press

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0190084286

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9780190084288

Staying Alive

Women, Ecology, and Development

By: Vandana Shiva

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Staying Alive

Women, Ecology, and Development

By: Vandana Shiva

Inspired by women’s struggles for the protection of nature as a condition for human survival, award-winning environmentalist Vandana Shiva shows how ecological destruction and the marginalization of women are not inevitable, economically or scientifically. She argues that “maldevelopment”—the violation of the integrity of organic, interconnected, and interdependent systems that sets in motion a process of exploitation, inequality, and injustice—is dragging the world down a path of self-destruction, threatening survival itself. Shiva articulates how rural Indian women experience and perceive ecological destruction and its causes, and how they have conceived and initiated processes to arrest the destruction of nature and begin its regeneration. Focusing on science and development as patriarchal projects, Staying Alive is a powerfully relevant book that positions women not solely as survivors of the crisis, but as the source of crucial insights and visions to guide our struggle. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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North Atlantic Books

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1623170524

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9781623170523

Pediatric Dentistry: Principles and Practice E-book

By: M. S. Muthu,N Sivakumar

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Pediatric Dentistry: Principles and Practice E-book

By: M. S. Muthu,N Sivakumar

• Each chapter will provide PowerPoint slides for the faculties to use as a preliminary version for their UG classes. They can edit as needed and use them • Handy supplementary forms have been included for a few chapters, namely Case history, Protective stabilization, which students and practitioners can use to diagnose the problems and manage a child properly. It regularly allows excellent documentation at the department and clinic level to systematically collect data and write research papers • All the related and integrated specialties of Pediatric Dentistry is extensively covered with the experts in the field under "Interdisciplinary Pediatric Dentistry" • The terminologies and sections divisions are updated with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) guidelines • Clinician's Corner – Handy, clinical tips were provided at the end of each relevant chapter to understand better the topic for the students and the Practicing Dentists and Pediatric dentists • Chapters on exceptional and innovative topics such as Research Methodology for beginners, Dental Photography, Psychological ownership, Ethics, Ergonomics, which are often expected, have been included • Administering LA to children - one of the most challenging things in Pediatric Dentistry is addressed through a dedicated chapter on The "TeDiE Technique • Flowcharts have been included in many chapters to understand the subject or procedures better. • Stepwise clinical images have been provided for specific clinical procedures (viz. ART, Strip crown)

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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8131253481

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9788131253489

Songs for Siva

Vacanas of Akka Mahadevi

By: Shiva Prakash,Vinaya Chaitanya

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Songs for Siva

Vacanas of Akka Mahadevi

By: Shiva Prakash,Vinaya Chaitanya

Hailed as an early feminist literary voice. Akka Mahadevi was born in the twelfth century in the southwest Indian province of Karnatka. As a child she was initiated into the worship of Channamallikarjuna (translated here as jasmine-tender), her village's version of Siva. She was forced to marry her region's rule, but, because she had become so ardently devoted to the god, she let her husband and all her possessions and wandered alone-a naked poet-saint covered only by her long hair. Her vacanas-a new populist literary form meaning literally to give one's word-demonstrate both her radical devotion to Siva and the radical commitment to equality her Virasaiva poetry embodied.

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150

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0300165277

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9780300165272

The Vandana Shiva Reader

By: Vandana Shiva

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The Vandana Shiva Reader

By: Vandana Shiva

The pioneering environmental activist presents her most influential writings—with an informative introduction by Wendell Berry. Motivated by agricultural devastation in her home country of India, Vandana Shiva became one of the world's most influential environmental and anti-globalization activists. Her groundbreaking research has exposed the destructive effects of monocultures and commercial agriculture and revealed the links between ecology, gender, and poverty. In The Vandana Shiva Reader, Shiva assembles her most influential writings, combining trenchant critiques of the corporate monopolization of agriculture with a powerful defense of biodiversity and food democracy. This essential collection demonstrates the full range of Shiva's research and activism, from her condemnation of commercial seed technology, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the international agriculture industry's dependence on fossil fuels, to her tireless documentation of the extensive human costs of ecological deterioration. This important volume illuminates Shiva's profound understanding of both the perils and potential of our interconnected world and calls on citizens of all nations to renew their commitment to love and care for soil, seeds, and people.

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235

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813146984

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9780813146980

Fiber Optic Communications

Fundamentals and Applications

By: Shiva Kumar,M. Jamal Deen

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Fiber Optic Communications

Fundamentals and Applications

By: Shiva Kumar,M. Jamal Deen

Fiber-optic communication systems have advanced dramatically over the last four decades, since the era of copper cables, resulting in low-cost and high-bandwidth transmission. Fiber optics is now the backbone of the internet and long-distance telecommunication. Without it we would not enjoy the benefits of high-speed internet, or low-rate international telephone calls. This book introduces the basic concepts of fiber-optic communication in a pedagogical way. The important mathematical results are derived by first principles rather than citing research articles. In addition, physical interpretations and real-world analogies are provided to help students grasp the fundamental concepts. Key Features: Lucid explanation of key topics such as fibers, lasers, and photodetectors. Includes recent developments such as coherent communication and digital signal processing. Comprehensive treatment of fiber nonlinear transmission. Worked examples, exercises, and answers. Accompanying website with PowerPoint slides and numerical experiments in MATLAB. Intended primarily for senior undergraduates and graduates studying fiber-optic communications, the book is also suitable as a professional resource for researchers working in the field of fiber-optic communications.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118683447

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9781118683446

Book's by Shiva Prakash

Centurion

Centurion

Ecofeminism

Ecofeminism

The Violence of the Green Revolution

The Violence of the Green Revolution

Stolen Harvest

Stolen Harvest

Life in a New Language

Life in a New Language

Staying Alive

Staying Alive

Pediatric Dentistry: Principles and Practice E-book

Pediatric Dentistry: Principles and Practice E-book

Songs for Siva

Songs for Siva

The Vandana Shiva Reader

The Vandana Shiva Reader

Fiber Optic Communications

Fiber Optic Communications

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