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The author has thoroughly examined the concepts of modernity, postindustrialism and postmodernism and demonstrated how postmodernism is a cultural equivalent of postindustrialism which he considers as a new version of old capitalism. In his view, Daniel Bell’s theory of the end of ideology and his analyses of the cultural crisis of capitalism and postindustrialism and Alvin Toffler’s theory of the three "waves" of civilization are nothing but ...
The Japanese occupation of South East Asia during the World War II has been closely studied by many scholars. But there has been no critical study of the Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This study is based on archival sources available in India and abroad and critically examines the nature of the Japanese rule in the Andamanas, its relations with the members of the provisional Government of Azad Hind, who participated in the civil ...
The present work, Communication for Effective Science Education, was undertaken with a view to evolving suitable paradigms of communication for an effective science teacher. As a good manipulator of the learning strategies any teacher uses some verbal and non-verbal communication techniques which not only affect his ability to draw the attention of his pupils but also affect the congeniality of the learning atmosphere. But, this aspect of the teacher behavior has ...
This work is an advancement in the knowledge of the Bundela history and an attempt to fills a gap in the regional history by bringing out the contemporary sources to the knowledge of those who are involved in the research. These sources gives information from the regional point of view, which generally is not in the knowledge of the researchers due to lack of regional sources of information. This volume is deals with the Panna Records (1688-1740) contains the ...
The present work attempts to deal with the history of crafts and technology starting from the pre-historic and proto-historic periods of India down to the age of the imperial Guptas on the basis of available literary and archaeological evidence. The term 'craft' has been used here in a broad sense which includes all the activities that produced or modified objects by manual means and with the use of mechanical aids like tools, etc. 'Technology' here means a ...
The Present book discusses in detail the environmental impact of geogenic factors on Human Health. Minerals play a key role on the growth and development of all the living beings and these are provided by our Mother Earth to us through the water we drink and the food we eat. The book outlines the impact of indoor pollution of our work place, administrative buildings and the houses we live in, on living population. The book would be of immense use for ...
Marxism in Russia: The Origin, Development and Decline of a Doctrine, Volume I (1861-1907) traces the origin and Development of scientific socialism in a backward country like Russia since the abolition of serfdom(1861) and in the process, examines various contending schools of thought such as Narodism, Legal Marxism, Economism, etc. it also deals with the contributions of Plekhanov, the father of Russian Marxism, particularly his critical analyses of eighteenth ...
Natural disasters are inevitable and the world is becoming more prone to these with the passage of time. All types of such hazards hit different parts of our country at different times taking heavy toll of life and destroying property worth hundreds of crores every year. In addition, these create all types of environmental, social and psychological problems for the people affected by such unexpected calamities. Earthquakes are one of the most disastrous of all ...
In this volume, the author Dr. Narendra Pratap Singh presents a fascinating and graphic account of Bhabani Bhattacharya's life and message to people. This book presents a fresh interpretation of the novels of Dr. Bhattacharya. It makes a comprehensive and perceptive study of his multidimensional social vision which covers the entire gamut of his creative writings. It endeavours to make an analysis of the novels of Bhattacharya for mainly two social problems: ...
Water is nature's greatest gift to mankind and other living beings. It enables us to generate hydro-power which is clean, cheap and inexhaustible. Constructing dams, reservoirs and hydropower projects by harnessing the available water sources in the Catchment areas of rivers for power generation by using modern technology helps to meet the far expanding industrial network and irrigation. In fact, needs of a growing economy and population have dependence on any ...