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1 Weiss, Brian
Messages from the masters : tapping into the power of
love / Brian Weiss.-- New York: Grand Central Publishing,
2001.
262p. 21cm.
ISBN : 9780446676922.
131 WEI 137032
Messages from the Masters goes beyond his previous
bestsellers. It draws on Dr Weiss-s fascinating case
histories and the wisdom of his spirit guides to help you
bring joy, balance and harmony into your life. You will
learn how to use the amazing power of love to rid
yourself of fear, worry, sadness, anger and other
negative thoughts and emotions, and bring love and
healing into your life and into the lives of those around
you. Both inspirational and down to earth, Messages from
the Masters is a spiritual guidebook which will change
how you think about the world for ever.
** Love -- Miscellanea 2. Conduct of life -- Miscellanea
3. Reincarnation therapy
2 Weiss, Brian L
Many lives, many masters : the true story of a prominent
psychiatrist, his young patient, and the past-life
therapy that changed both their lives / Brian L Weiss.--
New York: A Fireside Book, 1988.
220p. 21cm.
ISBN : 9780671657864.
133.90135 WEI 137031
The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young
patient, and the past-life therapy that changed both
their lies.
** Weiss, Brian L. (Brian Leslie), 1944- , Catherine,
1952 or 3- , Reincarnation therapy , Reincarnation ,
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3 Keller, David R (ed)
Environmental ethics : the big questions / David R Keller
-- West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
xvii, 581p, 24cm.
(Philosophy : the big questions).
ISBN : 9781405176385.
179.1 KEL 136563
Through a series of multidisciplinary readings,
Environmental Ethics: The Big Questions contextualizes
environmental ethics within the history of Western
intellectual tradition and traces the development of
theory since the 1970s. Includes an extended introduction
that provides an historical and thematic introduction to
the field of environmental ethics Features a selection of
brief original essays on why to study environmental
ethics by leaders in the field Contextualizes
environmental ethics within the history of the Western
intellectual tradition by exploring anthropocentric
(human centered) and non-anthropocentric precedents
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to the field by
featuring seminal work from eminent philosophers,
biologists, ecologists, historians, economists,
sociologists, anthropologists, nature writers, business
writers, and others.
** Environmental ethics
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RELIGION |
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4 Palmer, Michael D (ed)
The Wiley-Blackwell companion to religion and social
justice / Michael D Palmer and Stanley M Burgess.-- The
Atrium: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
xviii, 638p. 25cm.
ISBN : 9781405195478.
201.7 PAL 136759
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social
Justice is a wide-ranging account and exploration of the
crucial topics at the intersection of religion and social
justice. This is the first time this work has been
brought together for each religion, across all the major
world religions, in a comparative way.
** Social justice -- Religious aspects ,
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SOCIAL INTERACTION |
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5 Monaghan, Leila (ed)
A cultural approach to interpersonal communication :
essential readings / Leila Monaghan,Jane E Goodman and
Jennifer Meta Robinson.--2nd ed-- The Atrium: Wiley-
Blackwell, 2012.
xii, 492p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9781444335316.
302.2 MON 136752
Featuring several all-new chapters, revisions, and
updates, the Second Edition of A Cultural Approach to
Interpersonal Communication presents an interdisciplinary
collection of key readings that explore how interpersonal
communication is socially and culturally mediated.
Includes key readings from the fields of cultural and
linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and
communication studies Features new chapters that focus on
digital media Offers new introductory chapters and an
expanded toolkit of concepts that students may draw on to
link culture, communication, and community Expands the
Ethnographer-s Toolkit to include an introduction to
basic concepts followed by a range of ethnographic case
studies.
** Interpersonal communication -- Cross-cultural studies
Communication and culture , Language and culture ,
6 Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos
European media : structures, policies and identity /
Stylianos Papathanassopoulos and Ralph Negrine.--
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2011.
xiv, 216p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780745644752.
302.23094 PAP 136755
Fresh and up-to-date introduction to the media in Europe
and their global significance. Provides a clear and
concise account of the structures, dynamics and realities
of the changing face of media in Europe. Shows how Europe
offers an ideal context for examining interactions
between global, regional and national media processes.
** Mass media -- Europe , Mass media -- Political aspects
-- Europe , Mass media policy -- Europe ,
7 Hartley, John
Digital futures for cultural and media studies / John
Hartley.-- The Atrium: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 249p. 23cm
ISBN : 9780470671016.
302.231 HAR 136753
An ambitious rendering of the digital future from a
pioneer of media and cultural studies, a wise and witty
take on a changing field, and our orientation to it.
** Digital media -- Social aspects , Social media ,
Popular culture -- Study and teaching , Mass media --
Study and teaching ,
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SOCIAL PROCESSES |
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8 Goldstein, Jeffrey
Complexity and the nexus of leadership : leveraging
nonlinear science to create ecologies of innovation /
Jeffrey Goldstein, James K Hazy and Benyamin B
Lichtenstein.-- New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
213p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780230622289.
303.34 GOL 136654
Using leadership to generate greater innovation,
connectivity, and organizational transformation is
crucial for success in this challenging era. The authors
present here a new approach to leadership based on
findings from complexity science. Integrating real case
studies with rigorous research results, they explore the
biggest challenges being faced in fast-paced
organizations, and provide a host of concrete tools for
leading during critical periods, catalyzing novelty,
expanding networks, and generating transformative change
throughout an organization.
** Leadership, Organizational change, Organizational
effectiveness, Complexity (Philosophy)
9 Schmidt, Stanley
The coming convergence : surprising ways diverse
technologies interact to shape our world and change the
future / Stanley Schmidt.-- Amherst: Prometheus Books,
2008.
270p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9781591026136.
303.483 SCH 136746
This book foresees dangerous developments: longer,
healthier lives, cheap, generally available food, energy,
and technology, and, reduced pollution and environmental
stress.
** Technological forecasting , Technology -- Social
aspects , Biotechnology -- Social aspects , Information
technology -- Social aspects ,
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CULTURE and INSTITUTIONS |
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10 Seabright, Paul
The company of strangers : a natural history of economic
life / Paul Seabright.-- Princeton: Princeton University
Press, 2010.
xvii, 376p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780691146461.
306.3 SEA 136769
Provides an original evolutionary and sociological
account of the emergence of those economic institutions
that manage not only markets but also thw world-s myriad
other affairs.
** Social capital (Sociology) , Economics -- Sociological
aspects , Sociobiology , Strangers , Trust ,
11 Millar, Robert McColl
English historical sociolinguistics / Robert McColl
Millar.-- Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
xvi, 220p. 21cm.
ISBN : 9780748641802.
306.44 MIL 136754
This textbook discusses both the central variationist
tendencies present in language change and the
macro sociolinguistic forces which act upon all speakers
and their language.
** English language -- Social aspects ,
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POLITICAL SCEINCE |
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12 Berkowitz, Daniel
The Evolution of nation : how geography and law shaped
the American states / Daniel Berkowitz and Karen B Clay.-
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
x, 234p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691136042.
320.473 BER 136771
Drawing on rich evidence about the development of the
American states from the mid-nineteenth to the late
twentieth century, this book documents the mechanisms
through which geographical and historical conditions -
such as climate, access to water transportation, and
early legal systems - impacted political and judicial
institutions and economic growth. The book shows how a
state-s geography and climate influenced whether elites
based their wealth in agriculture or trade. States with
more occupationally diverse elites in 1860 had greater
levels of political competition in their legislature from
1866 to 2000.
** U.S. states --Politics and government, State
governments --United States --History, Law --United
States --States --History, U.S. states --Economic
conditions.
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13 Bijoy, C R
India and the rights of indigenous peoples / C R Bijoy,
Shankar Gopalakrishnan and Shomona Khanna.-- New Delhi:
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, 2010.
277p. 29cm.
ISBN : 9786169061168.
323.15409 BIJ 136443
This book focusing on the subject of indigenous peoples
within the international human rights system.
** Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. --
India 2. Indigenous peoples (International law)
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
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14 Basu, Rumki (ed)
International politics : concepts, theories and issues /
Rumki Basu.-- Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2012.
xi,526p. 21cm.
ISBN : 9788132106913.
327.1 BAS 136764
This book provides a roadmap that can orient the reader
towards the main concepts, theories and issues in world
politics today necessitating explorations in -new
theorizing-, thus making the study of global politics a
much more exciting and absorbing project than ever
before. Every effort has been made to understand the
-new- vocabulary, concepts, debates and discourses in the
theory and practice of international relations and global
politics today.
** International relations
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ECONOMICS |
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15 Morgan, Mary S
The World in the model : how economists work and think /
Mary S Morgan.-- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2012.
xvii, 421p. 25cm.
ISBN : 9780521176194.
330.015195 MOR 136709
This book describes a radical shift in the study of
economic science, in which arguing with words was
replaced by reasoning with mathematical models.
** Economics --Mathematical models, Economists.
16 Acocella, Nicola
The Theory of economic policy in a strategic context /
Nicola Acocella, Giovanni Di Bartolomeo and Andrew H
Hallett.-- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
xiv, 351p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9781107023864.
330.1 ACO 136781
In developing a new and highly innovative theory of
economic policy, this book deals with conflicts between
strategic actions by public and private agents. It builds
on the Lucas critique but also applies the tools
introduced by Tinbergen and Theil to dynamic policy games
and from there derives a new theory of economic policy.
** Economic policy 2. Rational expectations (Economic
theory)
17 Boldizzoni, Francesco
The poverty of Clio : resurrecting economic history /
Francesco Boldizzoni.-- Princeton: Princeton University
Press, 2011.
xi, 216p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691144009.
330.9 BOL 136774
This book calls for the reconstruction of economic
history, one in which history and the social sciences are
brought to bear on economics, and not the other way
around.
** Economics -- Research -- Methodology , Economics --
History ,
18 United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
The global social crisis : report on the world social
situation.-- New Delhi: Academic Foundation, 2012.
xv, 114p, 23cm.
ISBN : 9788171889624.
330.9051 UNI 136620
During 2008-2009, the world experienced its worst
financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression
of the 1930s. The crisis followed the effects of the food
and fuel price hikes in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, global
output contracted by 2 per cent. This 2011 Report on the
World Social Situation reviews the ongoing adverse social
consequences of these crises after an overview of its
causes and transmission.
** Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 2. Depressions --
Economic aspects 3. Depressions -- Social aspects 4.
World politics --Economic aspects
19 United Nations
Economic and social survey of Asia and the pacific :
pursuing shared prosperity in an era of turbulence and
high commodity prices / United Nations.-- New Delhi:
Academic Foundation, 2012.
xxx, 202p, 26cm.
ISBN : 9788171889693.
330.950722 UNI 136618
** Asia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- 2. Asia -- Social
conditions 3. Pacific Area -- Economic conditions
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LABOR ECONOMICS |
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20 Lee, Sangheon (ed)
Regulating for decent work : new directions in labour
market regulation / Sangheon Lee and Deirdre McCann.--
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
xvi, 376p, 22cm.
ISBN : 9780230302174.
331.2 LEE 136531
This book is a response to the dominant deregulatory
approaches that have shaped labour market regulation in
recent years. The inter-disciplinary and international
approach invigorates current debates through the
identification of new challenges, subjects and
perspectives.
** Manpower policy, Labor market, Labor laws and
legislation
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21 Janeway, William H
Doing capitalism in the innovation economy : markets,
speculation and the state / William H Janeway.--
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
xiv, 329p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9781107031258.
332.04154 JAN 136777
The innovation economy begins with discovery and
culminates in speculation. Over some 250 years, economic
growth has been driven by successive processes of trial
and error: upstream exercises in research and invention
and downstream experiments in exploiting the new economic
space opened by innovation. Drawing on his professional
experiences, William H. Janeway provides an accessible
pathway for readers to appreciate the dynamics of the
innovation economy. He combines personal reflections from
a career spanning forty years in venture capital, with
the development of an original theory of the role of
asset bubbles in financing technological innovation and
of the role of the state in playing an enabling role in
the innovation process.
** Venture capital, Capitalism, BUSINESS and ECONOMICS /
Finance.
22 Zhang, Xiaoke
The political economy of capital market reforms in
Southeast Asia / Xiaoke Zhang.-- New York: Palgrave
Macmillan, 2011.
xi, 273p, 23cm.
ISBN : 9780230252820.
332.0415095 ZHA 136533
The author shows how diverse political party structures
influenced the orientations and patterns of financial
policy changes and capital market developments. The book
thus makes clear why the national configurations of
political parties are pressing political challenges in
emerging market counties. It also highlights political
party structures as the crucial political and
institutional underpinnings of financial market
governance in the context of global financial crises.
** Capital market --Government policy --Southeast Asia,
Southeast Asia --Economic conditions, Southeast Asia --
Economic policy
23 Kejian, Gu
China-s exchange rate variation : impacts on industrial
restructuring / Gu Kejian and Yu Jian.-- Singapore:
Enrich Professional Publishing, 2013.
xiii, 255p. 26cm.
ISBN : 9789814298346.
332.4560951 KEJ 136743
This book analyzes the external influences, especially the
influences of exchange rate variation, on China-s current
industrial restructuring under the development of open
economy and globalization.
** Foreign exchange rates -- China , Industrial
organization -- China , International business
enterprises -- China , China -- Economic conditions --
2000- ,
24 Williams, Larry
Long-term secrets to short-term trading / Larry Williams.
--2nd ed-- Hoboken: John Wiley, 2012.
xii, 300p. 26cm.
ISBN : 9780470915738.
332.6328 WIL 136548
Short-term trading is how traders and would-be traders
play the markets. Offering the greatest financial
payoffs, it also presents the greatest challenge,
requiring constant attention and vigilance, as well as a
very strict plan.
** Commodity futures 2. Speculation 3. Investments
25 Yulu, Chen
The development of rural finance in China / Chen Yulu and
Ma Yong.-- Singapore: Enrich Professional Publishing,
2013.
xv, 334p. 26cm.
ISBN : 9789814332088.
332.710951 YUL 136744
Using theoretical and empirical methods, The Development
of Rural Finance in China analyzes and summarizes the
features of Chinas rural households in the rural credit
market and looks at the economic behavior of the supply
and demand sides through the prisms of various
frameworks: nation, society, system, and culture.
** Agriculture -- China -- Finance 2. Agriculture --
Economic aspects -- China
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26 Gulf oil and gas sector : potential and constraints / The
emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.--
United Arab Emirates: The emirates Center for Strategic
Studies and Research, 2006.
xx, 372p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9789948008088.
333.8230953 GUL 136756
Examines both the possibilities and the problems of the
Gulf energy sector in the global context. This book
outlines possible scenarios for the future of Iraqi oil,
highlights policy options for Saudi Arabia as a swing
producer, and focuses on the Norwegian experience of
economic diversification. .
** Petroleum industry and trade --Persian Gulf Region --
Congresses 2. Petroleum reserves --Persian Gulf Region --
Congresses 3. Natural gas --Persian Gulf Region --
Congresses
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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS |
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27 Nakagawa, Junji (ed)
Multilateralism and regionalism in global economic
governance : finance, trade and investment / Junji
Nakagawa.-- London: Routledge, 2011.
xvi, 200p, 24cm.
(Routledge studies in modern world economy, 92).
ISBN : 9780415595698.
337 NAK 136537
Reconciling regionalism and multilateralism is a
challenge common to all branches of global economic
governance. This book tackles this problem by analysing
issues of multilateral/ regional conciliation and
coordination in global economic governance, focusing on
Asia. As a whole, the book elucidates the contemporary
reach of Asian regionalism in global economic governance,
and shows the neat balance between regionalism and
multilateralism in global economic governance. It is of
particular use to the students and practitioners of
international economic law, international political
economy, international finance and international
economics, both with and without Asian focus.
** International economic relations, Regional economics,
Regionalism, Globalization --Economic aspects
28 Kemp, Murray C (ed)
Positive and normative analysis in international
economics : essays in honour of Hiroshi Ohta / Murray C
Kemp, Hironobu Nakagawa and Tatsuya Uchida.-- New York:
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
xix, 274p. 22cm.
ISBN : 9780230309173.
337.01 KEM 136532
This book is profound issue in international economics,
with contributions from leading researchers on the
implications of trade. Empirical studies address
preferential trading arrangements, global imbalances and
exchange rates, facilitating an understanding of how the
economy functions and enabling detailed policy
evaluation.
** International trade, International economic relations
29 Park, Jehoon (ed)
Regionalism, economic integration and security in Asia :
a political economy approach / Jehoon Park, T J Pempel
and Heungchong Kim.-- Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2011.
xi, 181p, 24cm.
ISBN : 9780857931269.
337.15 PAR 136534
The book features contributions by both Asian and Western
scholars who take an interdisciplinary approach
encompassing economics, political science and culture.
They address various issues including the application of
European experiences to Asia, and blend regional country
perspectives with broader external views from Russia and
the US. In conclusion, the book suggests a tentative road
map and future directions for an Asian community
asserting the importance of cultural and value studies.
** Regionalism --Asia, National security --Asia, Asia --
Economic integration, Asia --Economic conditions --1945-,
Asia --Politics and government --1945-, International
economic integration
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30 Besley, Timothy
Pillars of prosperity : the political economics of
development clusters / Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson
-- Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011.
xiv, 375p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691152684.
338.87 BES 136767
To achieve peace, the authors stress the avoidance of
repressive government and civil conflict. They show that
countries tend to enjoy all three pillars of prosperity
when they have evolved cohesive political institutions
that promote common interests, guaranteeing the provision
of public goods.
** Economic policy , Economic development , Business
incubators ,
31 Galor, Oded
Unified growth theory / Oded Galor.-- Princeton:
Princeton University Press, 2011.
xvii, 325p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691130026.
338.9001 GAL 136775
Galor is the founder of unified growth theory. The theory
seeks to uncover the principal forces behind the world-s
transition from the subsistence livelihoods experienced
by early antecessors to the exponential increases in
living standards that came with the Industrial
Revolution. . . . This book is a must for anyone
interested in economic growth. Galor provides a mass of
data and theory that may help to frame the role of
education in creating economic sustainability.
** Economic development , Technological innovations --
Economic aspects ,
32 Amsden, Alice H (ed)
The role of elites in economic development / Alice H
Amsden, Alisa DiCaprio, and James A Robinson.-- Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2012.
xxi, 374p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780199659036.
338.9008621 AMS 136706
Elites have a disproportionate impact on development
outcomes. While a country-s endowments constitute the
deep determinates of growth, the trajectory they follow
is shaped by the actions of elites. But what factors
affect whether elites use their influence for individual
gain or national welfare? To what extent do they see
poverty as a problem? And are their actions today
constrained by institutions and norms established in the
past? This volume looks at case studies from South Africa
to China to seek a better understanding of the dynamics
behind how elites decide to engage with economic
development.
** Development economics , Development economics --
Social aspects , Elite (Social sciences) -- Economic
conditions , Economic development ,
33 Alam, Mohammad Afsar
Planning and rural development : a case study / Mohammad
Afsar Alam.-- New Delhi: Rajat Publications, 2011.
viii, 302p, 22cm.
ISBN : 9788178805641.
338.954 ALA 136789
This book is intended to provide an outline of a
conceptual framework of planning and rural development.
** Regional planning 2. Rural development
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34 Maskus, Keith E
Private rights and public problems : the global economics
of intellectual property in the 21st century / Keith E
Maskus.-- Washington, DC: Peterson Institute for
International Economics, 2012.
xvi, 373p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780881325072.
346.048 MAS 136705
Elites have a disproportionate impact on development
outcomes. While a country-s endowments constitute the
deep determinates of growth, the trajectory they follow
is shaped by the actions of elites. But what factors
affect whether elites use their influence for individual
gain or national welfare? To what extent do they see
poverty as a problem? And are their actions today
constrained by institutions and norms established in the
past? This volume looks at case studies from South Africa
to China to seek a better understanding of the dynamics
behind how elites decide to engage with economic
development. Approaches include economic modelling,
social surveys, theoretical analysis, and program
evaluation.
** Intellectual property -- Economic aspects ,
35 Ragavan, Srividhya
Patent and trade disparities in developing countries /
Srividhya Ragavan.-- New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
2012.
xxi, 401p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780198089100.
346.0486091724 RAG 136704
** Patent laws and legislation --Developing countries,
Foreign trade regulation --Developing countries.
36 Ellinger, E P
Ellinger-s modern banking law / E P Ellinger, Eva
Lomnicka and C V M Hare.--5th ed-- Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2011.
cvi, 948p, 24cm.
ISBN : 9780199232093.
346.41082 ELL 136562
This book sets banking law clearly against the background
of general legal doctrines and banking regulation,
discussing its operation in the context of its wider
economic function. The book examines the different types
of banks and banking organizations operating in the UK,
also making use of American, Canadian, and Australian
examples. It provides analysis of the banker and customer
relationship, explaining the different types of accounts
available, the duties and the liabilities of banks, and
the latest processes used in the clearance of cheques and
money transfers. Issues relating to overdrafts, bank
loans, credit agreements, and securities for bankers-
advance are covered in the closing chapters.
** Banking law --Great Britain
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37 Klugman, Stuart A
Student solutions manual accompany loss models : from
data to decisions / Stuart A Klugman, Harry H Panjer and
Gordon E Willlmot.--4th ed-- Hoboken: John Wiley, 2012.
viii, 232p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9781118315316.
368.01 KLU 136717
The book continues to equip readers with the tools needed
for the construction and analysis of mathematical models
that describe the process by which funds flow into and
out of an insurance system. Focusing on the loss process,
the authors explore key quantitative techniques including
random variables, basic distributional quantities, and
the recursive method, and discuss techniques for
classifying and creating distributions. Parametric, non-
parametric, and Bayesian estimation methods are
thoroughly covered along with advice for choosing an
appropriate model.
** Insurance --Statistical methods 2. Insurance --
Mathematical models
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38 Baggaley, Jon
Harmonizing global education : from Genghis Khan to
facebook / Jon Baggaley.-- New York: Routledge, 2012.
xviii, 196p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780415892681.
371.35 BAG 136763
With the goal of designing efficient, relevant Distance
education for worldwide audiences, Harmonizing Global
Education invites scholars and practitioners to consider
the historic development of technology-based education
and communication studies, going back further in the
literature than is often assumed necessary. The book
examines a wide range of historical ideas capable of
shaping modern DE, including the Luddite Revolt among
British textiles workers in 1811-12, the evolution of
cubist art and musical aesthetics, and the visionary
advances of early twentieth-century Soviet multimedia
specialists. The author urges an awareness of previous
generations of communications studies, and shows how
audience research relating to traditional media can be
relevant in the design of current internet-based and
social media approaches.
** Distance education -- Developing countries 2. Distance
education 3. Education and globalization
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39 Irwin, Douglas A
Peddling protectionism : Smoot-Hawley and the great
depression / Douglas A Irwin.-- Princeton: Princeton
University Press, 2011.
244p. 22cm.
ISBN : 9780691150321.
382.7097309043 IRW 136773
The Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930, which raised U.S. duties
on hundreds of imported goods to record levels, is
America-s most infamous trade law. It is often associated
with--and sometimes blamed for--the onset of the Great
Depression, the collapse of world trade, and the global
spread of protectionism in the 1930s. Even today, the
ghosts of congressmen Reed Smoot and Willis Hawley haunt
anyone arguing for higher trade barriers, almost single-
handedly, they made protectionism an insult rather than a
compliment. In Peddling Protectionism, Douglas Irwin
provides the first comprehensive history of the causes
and effects of this notorious measure, explaining why it
largely deserves its reputation for combining bad
politics and bad economics and harming the U.S. and world
economies during the Depression.
** United States, Tariff Act of 1930, Tariff --United
States --History --20th century, Protectionism --United
States, Depressions --1929 --United States, United States
--Commercial policy --History --20th century, United
States --Economic conditions --20th century.
40 Von Braun, Johanna
The domestic politics of negotiating international trade
: intellectual property rights in US-Colombia and US-Peru
free trade agreements / Johanna von Braun.-- London:
Routledge, 2012.
xiv, 262p, 24cm.
ISBN : 9780415601399.
382.973 VON 136559
This book considers the issues surrounding intellectual
property rights in international trade negotiations in
order to examine the challenges posed to domestic policy-
makers by the increasingly broad nature of Free Trade
Agreements (FTAs). Throughout the book the author
demonstrates the importance of domestic politics in
understanding the nature and outcome of international
negotiations, particularly as they relate to
international economic diplomacy.
** United States --Commerce --Colombia, Colombia --
Commerce --United States, United States --Commerce --Peru
Peru --Commerce --United States, United States --
Commercial treaties
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41 Ekstrom, Claus Thorn
The R primer / Claus Thorn Ekstrom.-- Boca Raton: CRC
Press, 2012.
xii, 287p, 21cm.
ISBN : 9781439862063.
519.502855133 EKS 136536
Newcomers to R are often intimidated by the command-line
interface, the vast number of functions and packages, or
the processes of importing data and performing a simple
statistical analysis. This book provides a collection of
concise examples and solutions to R problems frequently
encountered by new users of this statistical software.
Rather than explore the many options available for every
command as well as the ever-increasing number of
packages, the book focuses on the basics of data
preparation and analysis and gives examples that can be
used as a starting point.
** R (Computer program language), Mathematical statistics
--Data processing
42 Chambers, R L
Maximum likelihood estimation for sample surveys / R L
Chambers and others.-- Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2012.
xvi, 375p. 23cm.
(Monographs on statistics and applied probability, 125).
ISBN : 9781584886327.
519.52 CHA 136551
Authors explain to statisticians how to set up and
conduct maximum likelihood analysis with sample survey
data. They discuss alternative likelihood-based methods
for sample survey data, populations with independent
units, regression models, clustered populations,
informative nonresponsive, and maximum likelihood in
other complicated situations.
** Sampling (Statistics)
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MEDICINE and HEALTH |
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43 Hardiman, David (ed)
Medical marginality in South Asia : situating subaltern
therapeutics / David Hardiman and Projit Bihari Mukharji.
-- London: Routledge, 2012.
xii, 202p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780415502412.
615.50954 HAR 136758
Examining the world of popular healing in South Asia,
this book looks at the way that it is marginalised by the
state and medical establishment while at the same time
being very important in the everyday lives of the poor.
It describes and analyses a world of -subaltern
therapeutics- that both interacts with and resists state-
sanctioned and elite forms of medical practice. The
relationship is seen as both a historical as well as
ongoing one.
** Alternative medicine -- South Asia , Alternative
medicine -- South Asia -- History , Health services
accessibility -- South Asia ,
44 Ahmad, Ishfaq (ed)
Handbook of energy-aware and green computing / Ishfaq
Ahmad and Sanjay Ranka.-- Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2012.
2V. 25cm.
ISBN : 9781439850404.
621.395 AHM 137042,vol. 1, 137043,vol. 2
Handbook of Energy-Aware and Green Computing is one of
the first to present a comprehensive account of recent
research in energy-aware and green computing. This
handbook incorporates fundamental knowledge from all
related areas, including circuit and component design,
software, operating systems, networking, mobile
computing, and data centers.
** Electronic digital computers -- Power supply ,
Computer systems -- Energy conservation , Green
technology , Low voltage systems ,
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MANAGEMENT and AUXILIARY SERVICES |
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45 Clarke, Jane
Savvy : dealing with people, power and politics at work /
Jane Clarke.-- London: Kogan Page, 2012.
ix, 246p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780749465261.
650.13 CLA 136768
Dealing with office politics, conflict and difficult
people at work, without compromising your values and
integrity, can be tricky. This title helps you understand
colleagues- behaviour and power dynamics at work, and
learn how to negotiate them successfully.
** Office politics , Conflict management , Interpersonal
relations ,
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GENERAL MANAGEMENT |
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46 Wasserman, Noam
The founder-s dilemmas : anticipating and avoiding the
pitfalls that can sink a startup / Noam Wasserman.--
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
ix, 480p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691149134.
658.11 WAS 136772
This is the first book to examine the early decisions by
entrepreneurs that can make or break a startup and its
team. Drawing on a decade of research, Noam Wasserman
reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to
avoid them. He looks at whether it is a good idea to
cofound with friends , how and when to split the equity
within the founding team, and how to recognize when a
successful founder-CEO should exit or be fired. Wasserman
explains how to anticipate, avoid, or recover from
disastrous mistakes that can splinter a founding team,
strip founders of control, and leave founders without a
financial payoff for their hard work and innovative
ideas. He highlights the need at each step to strike a
careful balance between controlling the startup and
attracting the best resources to grow it, and
demonstrates why the easy short-term choice is often the
most perilous in the long-term.
** New business enterprises --Management,
Entrepreneurship.
47 Boudreau, John W
Transformative HR : how great companies use evidence-
based change for sustainable advantage / John W Boudreau
and Ravin Jesuthasan.-- New Delhi: Jossey-Bass, 2012.
xxvii, 253p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9788126536580.
658.3 BOU 136707
This book demonstrates how some of the world-s most
admired and prominent organizations are redefining HR
leadership by using evidence-based change to inform human
capital decisions that optimize efficiency, effectiveness
and strategic impact. The authors present the five
foundational principles to the new HR decision science:
Logic-driven analytics, segmentation, risk leverage,
synergy and integration and optimization.
** Personnel management, Leadership, Organizational
change.
48 Searle, Rosalind H (ed)
Trust and human resource management / Rosalind H Searle
and Denise Skinner.-- Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2011.
xiii, 361p, 24cm.
ISBN : 9781848444645.
658.3 SEA 136535
An organization’s human resource management (HRM)
policies and their implementation have long been claimed
to influence trust within an organizational environment.
However there has, until now, been a limited examination
of the relationship between the two. In this unique book,
the contributors explore the HRM cycle from entry to
exit, and examine in detail the issue of trust and its
links with HRM. Each chapter takes an aspect of HRM
including, selection, performance management, careers and
personal development, training, change management and
exit, and offers a new understanding and insight into the
role, importance and challenges to trust within these
processes.
** Personnel management, Trust
49 Clarke, Thomas (ed)
The Sage handbook of corporate governance / Thomas Clarke
and Douglas Branson.-- Los Angeles: Sage Publications,
2012.
xxi, 657p. 25cm.
ISBN : 9781412929806.
658.4 CLA 136765
A timely and definitive intellectual map of a key
emerging discipline, the SAGE Handbook of Corporate
Governance critically overviews the key themes,
theoretical controversies, current research and emerging
concepts that frame the field.
** Corporate governance ,
50 Haynes, Kathryn (ed)
Corporate social responsibility : a research handbook /
Kathryn Haynes, Alan Murray and Jesse Dillard.-- London:
Routledge, 2013.
xv, 359p. 24cm.
ISBN : 9780415781718.
658.408 HAY 136776
** Social responsibility of business.
51 Macey, Jonathan R
Corporate governance : promises kept, promises broken /
Jonathan R Macey.-- Princeton: Princeton University Press
, 2008.
viii, 334p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780691148021.
658.42 MAC 136770
Even in the wake of the biggest financial crash of the
postwar era, the United States continues to rely on
Securities and Exchange Commission oversight and the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This book argues that less government
regulation - not more - is what-s needed to ensure that
managers of public companies keep their promises to
investors.
** Corporate governance,
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52 Uimonen,Paula
Digital drama : teaching and learning art and media in
Tanzania / Paula Uimonen.-- New York: Routledge, 2012.
xvi, 255 p. 23 cm.
ISBN : 9780415894111.
700.7109678 UIM 136737
The aim of this book is to explore digital media and
intercultural interaction at an arts college in Tanzania
through innovative forms of ethnographic representation.
The book and the series website weave together visual and
aural narratives, interviews and observations, life
stories and video documentaries, art performances and
productions. It paints a vivid portrayal of everyday life
in East Africa’s only institute for practical art
training, while tracing the rich cultural history of a
state that has mixed tribalism, nationalism, Pan-
Africanism, and cosmopolitanism in astonishingly creative
ways. While following the anthropological tradition of
thick description, Digital Drama employs a more artistic
and accessible style of writing.
** Arts --Study and teaching --Tanzania, Digital media --
Tanzania,
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LITERATURE,RHETORIC and CRITICISM |
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53 Bande, Usha
Culture, nature and literature / Usha Bande.-- Jaipur:
Rawat Publications, 2012.
220p. 22cm.
ISBN : 9788131605547.
801.3 BAN 136729
Papers presented at various seminars and conferences.
** Indic literature (English) -- History and criticism --
Congresses 2. Culture in literature -- Congresses
54 Rallis, Sharon F
The Research journey : introduction to inquiry / Sharon F
Rallis and Gretchen B Rossman.-- New York: The Guilford
Press, 2012.
xviii, 190p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9781462505128.
808.02 RAL 136713
This book is a product of our several decades of teaching
about research, conducting research ourselves, advising
graduate students who conducted research - and of our
reflections on the teaching and on the conduct of
research.
** Dissertations, Academic. 2. Research --Methodology --
Study and teaching (Graduate) 3. EDUCATION / Research 4.
PSYCHOLOGY / Research and Methodology 5. SOCIAL SCIENCE /
Methodology 6. MEDICAL / Nursing / Research and Theory
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ENGLISH and OLD ENGLISH LITERATURES |
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55 Bari, Shahidha K
Keats and philosophy : the life of sensations / Shahidha
K Bari.-- New York: Routledge, 2012.
xx, 184p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780415888639.
821.7 BAR 136766
This study is a fresh contribution to Keats criticism and
romantic scholarship, positioning Keats as a figure of
philosophical interest who warrants renewed attention.
** Keats, John, 1795-1821 -- Criticism and interpretation
2. Keats, John, 1795-1821 -- Philosophy
56 Potter, Lois
The life of William Shakespeare : a critical biography /
William Shakespeare.-- The Atrium: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
xii, 497p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9780631207849.
822.33 SHA 136757
The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide
ranging exploration of Shakespeare-s life and works
focusing on often neglected literary and historical
contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an
author and an actor, and how these various collaborations
may have affected his writing.
** Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 , Dramatists, English
- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography
57 Malcolm, David
The British and Irish short story handbook / David
Malcolm.-- The Atrium: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
xiv, 349p. 23cm.
ISBN : 9781444330465.
823.0099417 MAL 136745
The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers
through the development of the short story and the unique
critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction.
It includes a wide-ranging analysis of non-canonical and
non-realist writers as well as the major authors and
their works, providing a comprehensive and much-needed
appraisal of this area.
** Short stories, English -- History and criticism --
Handbooks, manuals, etc , English fiction -- Irish
authors -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals,
etc , Short story -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ,
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58 Jain, Jasbir
Theorising resistance : narratives in history and
politics / Jasbir Jain.-- Jaipur: Rawat Publications,
2012.
xvi, 224p. 21cm.
ISBN : 9788131605400.
954.031 JAI 136718
Theorising Resistance: Narratives in History and Politics
is a collection of essays thematically and logically
connected by their focus on the discourse of resistance
in language and literature. Looking at the Indian
creative process and at comparative literature from such
countries as Britain and Turkey, these essays interpret
and trace the subterranean connections between individual
behavior and national histories, between past and
present, and the abstract ideals of freedom and harmony,
with a strong commitment to the perspectives from the
global South.
** Renaissance 2. Literature, Modern -- History and
criticism
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