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Arguing that John Dewey should be read not as a 'local' American thinker but as a philosopher of globalisation, this book shows how he sets out an evolutionary form of global and national democracy, one that has not been fully appreciated even by contemporary scholars of pragmatism. -- .

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Cryogenics, study and use of materials at very low temperatures. The upper limit of cryogenic temperatures has not been agreed on, but the American National Institute of Standards and Technology has suggested that the term cryogenics be applied to all temperatures below -150° C. Cryogenic temperatures are achieved either by the rapid evaporation of volatile liquids or by the expansion of gases confined initially at pressures of 150 to 200 atmo...

In the novels of R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), the forefather of modern Indian fiction, human-scale hopes and epiphanies express the promise of a nation as it awakens to its place in the world. The three novels brought together in this volume, all written after India's independence, are masterpieces of social comedy, rich in local color and abounding in affectionate humor and generosity of spirit.Mr. Sampath-The Printer of Malgudi is the story of...

Providing readers with a clear rationale for doing maintenance, this completely updated edition and unique guide is written in a language and style that practicing engineers and managers can understand and apply easily. Effective Maintenance Management examines the role of maintenance in minimizing the risks relating to safety or environmental incidents, adverse publicity, and loss of profitability. In addition to discussing risk reduction too...

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This book focuses on performance enhancement of printed antennas using frequency selective surfaces (FSS) technology. The growing demand of stealth technology in strategic areas requires high-performance low-RCS (radar cross section) antennas. Such requirements may be accomplished by incorporating FSS into the antenna structure either in its ground plane or as the superstrate, due to the filter characteristics of FSS structure. In view of this...

Engines and pumps are common engineering devices which have become essential to the smooth running of modern society. Many of these are very sophisticated and require infrastructure and high levels of technological competence to ensure their correct operation, for example, some are computer controlled, others require stable three phase electrical supplies, or clean hydrocarbon fuels. This project focuses on the identification, design, construc...

Ending Poverty in South Asia: Ideas that Work is one of the few books on empowerment that combines a conceptual framework with a practical framework and distills the key lessons without suggesting magic bullets. Written by program champions themselves the

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Turbochargers are commonly being used on diesel engines for many years. In contrast only a few petrol engines have been turbocharged until recently and it is unlikely that a large fraction of the world petrol engine will be so equipped. Most of the vehicles in the Indian automobile market continue to utilize turbocharged diesel engines compared to gasoline engines. However, experts are of the opinion that turbo growth, in the future would not ...

For Raman the sign painter, life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man of simple, rational ways, he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on his creative work. But all that changes when he meets Daisy, a thrillingly independent young woman who wishes to bring birth control to the area. Hired to create signs for her clinics, Raman finds himself smitten by a love he cannot understand, much less avoid-and soon realizes that life isn'...

Two comic gems from the father of modern Indian fiction- available in one volume for the first time These two novels show R. K. Narayan at his best, offering enchanting tales of human absurdity that are also skillfully woven parables infused with Hindu mysticism. "A Tiger for Malgudi" is told from the point of view of the tiger Raja, now old and toothless, who looks back on his life in the circus and in films, and on his dramatic bid to escape...

The essays in this volume bring to their focuses on philosophical issuesthe new angles of vision created by the multicultural, global, and postcolonialfeminisms that have been developing around us. These multicultural, global, andpostcolonial feminist concerns transform mainstream notions of experience, humanrights, the origins of philosophic issues, philosophic uses of metaphors of thefamily, white antiracism, human progress, scientific progr...

Draw with Me, Dad! has a distinct design that allows father and child to doodle together and connect on a physical and creative level.

This book discusses the idea of distance and detour distance in graphs. The property of self centeredness in a graph is analysed using both these distances. The concept of detour eccentric sequences, detour distance degree sequences and detour distance distributions are defined. The book introduces new concepts like detour eccentric connectivity index and detour connective eccentric indicex. The structural nature of complement of a fuzzy graph...

The Mahabharata, together with the other great Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana, embodies much of the cultural and religious heritage of India. This prose version of the epic elegantly narrates the great war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, and tells of the warriors, kings, saints, and goddesses caught up in the romance and drama of family intrigue. With diversity of plots and themes--including the philosophical teachings of the Bhagavad Gita...

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Kirin Narayan is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.