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Raja Yudhisthira - Kevin Mcgrath - Bog - Cornell University Press - Plusbog.dk

In Raja Yudhisthira, Kevin McGrath brings his comprehensive literary, ethnographic, and analytical knowledge of the epic Mahabharata to bear on the representation of kingship in the poem.

A First English Dictionary - Raja Nasr - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

This learner''s dictionary for students whose native language is other than English is a unique and educational aid for more than 3,400 words. Author Raja Nasr details primary stress, part(s) of speech, and various meanings in simple English. Nasr also provides almost 600 illustrations of the words.

Maritime Strategy and Continental Wars - Rear Admiral K. Raja Menon - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Rear Admiral Raja Menon contends that nations embroiled in Continental wars have historically had poor maritime strategies. He develops the argument that navies that have been involved in such wars have made poor contributions to politial objectives, and outlines future strategies.

Travels China, Japan & Java - H.h. Raja Rajgan - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

First published in 2006. This unique perspective on China, Japan, and Java is written by His Highness the Indian Raja-I-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala as a record of his brief visit to the Far East for the intimate presentation to his friends. This is less an academic analysis, and more a documentation of personal impressions and experiences in his destinations. The Raja-I-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh writes at the turn-of the- century when public interest had turned towards the course of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, where battles were fought over dominance in Korea and Manchuria. This circumstance, as well as the author''s royal position, allow for a particularly fascinating take on travel in this part of the world.

Building Back Better in India - Raja Swamy - Bog - The University of Alabama Press - Plusbog.dk

Addresses the ways in which natural disasters impact the strategies and priorities of neoliberalizing states in the contemporary era. Raja Swamy offers an ethnographically rich account of post-disaster reconstruction, its contested aims, and the mixed outcomes of state policy, humanitarian aid, and local resistance.

The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga - Stephen Sturgess - Bog - Jessica Kingsley Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Stephen Sturgess draws on decades of study and practice to present a comprehensive and engaging account of Raja and Kriya Yoga. These authentic forms represent true Yoga, and their practice provides spiritual seekers with the ultimate pathway towards self-realisation, inner freedom and ineffable peace and joy. The book begins by providing a complete view of Yoga and its spiritual dimensions, including an account of the history and philosophy of all Yoga traditions. It then covers Raja and Kriya Yoga in depth, with instruction on the asanas, breathing techniques and meditations of each tradition. With a glossary and an introduction to Sanskrit, this book provides everything a truth-seeker needs to embark on the journey to spiritual awakening. A complete guide to Raja and Kriya Yoga, this book is an incomparable resource that will be a valued addition to the shelves of yoga practitioners and yoga teachers as well as anyone with an interest in yogic or Vedic traditions.

Beauty in the Age of Empire - Raja (assistant Professor Of History) Adal - Bog - Columbia University Press - Plusbog.dk

Beauty in the Age of Empire is a global history of aesthetic education focused on how Western practices were adopted, transformed, and repurposed in Egypt and Japan. Raja Adal uncovers the emergence of aesthetic education in modern schools and its role in making a broad spectrum of ideologies from fascism to humanism attractive.

Raja Serfoji II - Savithri Preetha Nair - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In the early nineteenth century, the south Indian kingdom of Tanjore, which had come under the control of the East India Company, flourished as a ‘centre’ of enlightenment. This book traces the contours of the Tanjore enlightenment, which produced a knowledge that was at once modern and deeply rooted in the indigenous tradition. The chief protagonist of this first ever full-length study on Tanjore at the turn of the nineteenth century is Raja Serfoji II (r. 1798–1832), in whose world science and God coexisted comfortably. Tanjore at this time was a thriving contact-zone, linked to several centres through extensive local and global networks. Its court attracted a great number of visitors, including Christian missionaries, high-ranking Company officials, princely contemporaries, naturalists, and medical practitioners. Dwelling on the locatedness of science and enlightenment modernity in the context of the colonial periphery, the book describes how the Raja deployed certain ‘vectors of assemblage’ — an array of practices, instruments, theories and people, including his vast collection of manuscripts, books and scientific instruments, a Devanagari printing press, a menagerie, health establishments and a large retinue of trained experts and artists — to invent Tanjore as a contemporary ‘centre’. Shunning reductionist and diffusionist explanations of the transmission of Western science in colonial settings, the study uses hitherto unexplored archival sources to reconstruct the Tanjore enlightenment as the outcome of globally situated cross-cultural exchanges. It celebrates the openness and confidence with which European science was engaged with, assimilated, translated and reinvented in a ‘contact-zone’ located in the colonial backwaters of south India. The book will be of interest to historians, sociologists and those interested in history of science and medicine, anthropologists, cultural studies scholars, as well as the general reader.

Head and Neck Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics - Raja R. Seethala - Bog - Elsevier - Health Sciences Division - Plusbog.dk

This issue of the Surgical Pathology Clinics, edited by Dr. Raja Seethala, will be focused on the current consensus on Head and Neck Pathology. Topics covered in this text include: Intraoperative Assessments of Margins in Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Autoimmune Disease Manifestations in the Oral Cavity; Odontogenic Cysts and Neoplasms; HPV associated neoplasms of the Head and Neck; Salivary Gland Tumors; Sinonasal Glandular Lesions; Infectious and Non-Neoplastic Diseases of the Sinonasal Tract; and Distinctive Head and Neck Bone and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, among others.

ISIS - Masood Raja - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Relying on a thorough understanding of the role of ideology, discourse, and framing, this volume discusses ISIS as an Islamist ideological organization, and examines its philosophical scaffolding within the material conditions produced by neoliberal capital. As Raja asserts, it is this nexus of specifically retrieved Islamic history and the current global economic system that creates the kind of social identity ideally suited for ISIS. The combination of the historical narratives and the contemporary means of communication enables ISIS to frame and spread its message, recruit its adherents, and replicate itself. While many scholarly and journalistic works on ISIS provide a wealth of information, not many elaborate on the terms that are often invoked in these writings. For example, scholars often use the term "Salafi-Jihadi" but they do not provide a comprehensive explanation of such concept within the same text. This book not only provides an explanation of the instructive terms used to explain the ISIS phenomenon, but also asserts that only one school of thought in Islam [The Sunni Wahabis] is likely to be the ideal target for ISIS recruitment. This claim, of course, does not rely on an essentialized pathology of Wahabi Sunnis, but provides an explanation of the Wahabi Islam as a proverbial "slippery slope," as an absolutely necessary first step for an individual''s transformation into an ISIS fighter. Written in a clear and direct style, this volume provides scholars and lay readers alike with a deeper understanding of ISIS and its strategies of recruitment and self sustenance.

Get Through FRCA Primary: 710 MCQs - Raja L A Jayaweera - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Get Through FRCA Primary: 710 MCQs is written for all candidates undertaking the FRCA Primary examination. The authors have focussed on the most daunting parts of the examination syllabus, namely, physiology, pharmacology, clinical chemistry and physics. The text is divided into two sections: the first part consists of 260 MCQs grouped by subject; the second part comprises five sample papers, each containing 90 MCQs. This format is identical to the FRCA Primary exam, thus making this book an ideal learning format.The authors, Raja Jayaweera and Ramanie Jayaweera, between them have wide experience of the FRCA examinations and are particularly aware of the standard of knowledge required to pass this initial Primary MCQ exam.Recommended to all candidates preparing for the FRCA examinations, their trainers and qualified anaesthetists wishing to update their knowledge. Containing MCQs covering all of the tricky topics of the actual exam, this is one text that all candidates for the FRCA exam cannot be without.

Advanced Lung Cancer: Radical Surgical Therapy, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics - Raja Flores - Bog - Elsevier - Health Sciences Division -

This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics is devoted to "Advanced Lung Cancer: Radical Surgical Therapy" and is edited by Dr. Raja M. Flores. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Surgical Resection of Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Extended Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction in the Setting of Lung Cancer; The Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Oligometastases; Lung Resection in Patients with Marginal Pulmonary Function; Surgery for Small Cell Lung Cancer; Bronchial and Arterial Sleeve Resection after Induction Therapy for Lung Cancer; Advanced Lung Cancer: Aggressive Surgical Therapy Vertebral Body Involvement; Pulmonary Resection after Pneumonectomy; Superior Vena Caval Resection in Lung Cancer; Surgical Resection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with N2 Disease; Lung Transplantation for Multifocal Lung Adenocarcinoma; Extended Resections of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers Invading the Aorta, Pulmonary Artery, Left Atrium or Esophagus: Can They Be Justified?; VATS Lobectomy after Induction Therapy; Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Pleural Disease; Carinal Resection, and more!

Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Marriage - Raja Halwani - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How is love different from lust or infatuation? Do love and marriage really go together "like a horse and carriage"? Does sex have any necessary connection to either? And how important are love, sex, and marriage to a well-lived life? In the Second Edition of this lively, lucid, and comprehensive book, Raja Halwani explores and elucidates the nature, uses, and ethics of romantic love, sexuality, and marriage. It is structured in three parts: - Love - examines the nature of romantic love and how it differs from other types of love, such as friendship and parental love. It also investigates the relationship of love to morality and asks what limits morality puts on romantic love and even whether romantic love is inherently moral. - - Sex - demonstrates the difficulty in defining sex and the sexual, and examines what constitutes good and bad sex in terms of pleasure, "naturalness," and moral permissibility. It discusses the nature of sexual desire and its connection to objectification and virtue, all the while looking at specific sexual engagements such as pornography, BDSM, and raced desires. - - Marriage - traces the history of the institution and describes the various forms in which marriage exists and the reasons why people marry. It also investigates the necessity of marriage and ways in which it requires reform. - Updates and Revisions in the Second Edition - - Expands the coverage of love and morality from one to two chapters, incorporating much of the recent literature on love as a moral emotion. - - - Includes a new chapter on sex and virtue ethics. - - - Ends each of the chapters on sex with an "applied" topic, such as pornography, BDSM, prostitution, racial sexual desires, and adultery. - - - Increases coverage of the nature and purpose of marriage, including debates surrounding same-sex marriage, but also moving beyond these debates to include issues on minimal marriage, temporary marriage, polygamy, and other forms of marriage. - - - Updates the Further Reading and Study Questions sections at the end of each chapter and provides an up-to-date comprehensive bibliography at the back of the book. - - - Includes new discussions of topics on the nature of love; love and reasons; distinctions between two types of romantic love; love and its connections to moral theories; definitions of crucial sexual concepts; objectification; virtue and sex; racial sexual desires; and the definition of marriage and whether it is important as an institution. -

Raja Yoga - Swami Vivekananda - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ecological Psychology - Vicente Raja - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Ecological psychology is one of the main alternative theories of perception and action available in the contemporary literature. This Element explores and analyzes its most relevant ideas, concepts, methods, and experimental results. It discusses the historical roots of the ecological approach. The Element then analyzes the works of the two main founders of ecological psychology: James and Eleanor Gibson. It also explores the development of ecological psychology since the 1980s until nowadays. Finally, the Element identifies and evaluates the future of the ecological approach to perception and action.

Reports on India's Tax Reforms - Vijay L Kelkar - Bog - Academic Foundation - Plusbog.dk

This title includes: the reports of the Task Force on Direct Taxes (Chairman: Vijay L. Kelkar, Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs, Govt. of India, December 27, 2002); the reports of the Task Force on Indirect Taxes (Chairman: Vijay L. Kelkar, Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs, Govt. of India, December 26, 2002); the report of the Advisory Group on Tax Planning and Tax Administration for the Tenth Plan (Chairman: Parthasarthy Shome, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, May 2001); the report of Tax Reforms Committee - I (summary)(Chairman: Raja J. Chelliah, 1992); and, the report of the Tax Reforms Committee - II (summary)(Chairman: Raja J. Chelliah, 1993). The consultation papers include: the report of the Task Force on Direct Taxes and Indirect Taxes (Full Text)(Chairman: Vijay L. Kelkar, Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs, Govt. of India, November 2, 2002); and, Indian Public Finance Statistics: 2001-02 (Ministry of Finance, Government of India, June 2002).

Flax Lipids - Raja Ragupathy - Bog - Nova Science Publishers Inc - Plusbog.dk

Flax is a multi-purpose crop with emerging markets for its industrial, food and feed uses. Linseed oil extracted from seeds is used for environment friendly industrial applications such as linoleum flooring, manufacturing of paints, stains and varnishes. Flax EFAs are important players in many metabolic processes in cell biology not only as cell membrane structural components but also as storage lipids. The free FAs are involved in several metabolic pathways such as storage lipid synthesis in developing seeds, cutin and suberin production, and cuticular wax layer synthesis in different tissue types and developmental stages. This book summarises current knowledge of different lipid classes found in flax, their localisation and genetic control, and the regulation of flax seed lipid biosynthesis.

Whole Education - Raja T. Nasr - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

To a fast growing number of secondary school students, education seems to be losing its relevance. The remedy could very well lie in Whole Education, which represents a movement, a direction, a trend, an orientation, an attitude, and a new education mind-set that deals with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and emotions in a fashion that is not unrelated to the whole life and circumstances and conditions of individual students. This book suggests ways to bring about a more relevant and meaningful education for individual students and a safer, happier, and more dynamic life in society. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Introduction: What is it all About?; What is Whole Education; Whole Education and the Learner; Whole Education and the Teacher; Whole Education and the Curriculum; Whole Education and the Language Arts; Whole Education and the Social Sciences; Whole Education and the Life Sciences; Whole Education and Mathematics; Whole Education and the Liberal Arts; Whole Education and School Administration; Whole Education and the Community; The Implementation of Whole Education; Conclusion; Notes and Selected References; Index; About the Author.

Applied English Phonology - Raja T. Nasr - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

This book helps teachers of English to provide speakers of other languages the basic information and tools they need to help their students master the phonological system of English. The elements emphasized are those that contribute to more effective classroom practices. More specifically, teachers of English as a second or foreign language will find this book of value to them in a number of ways: as a tool to sharpen their own ears to hear some sounds that they might not have heard or been aware of before; as a tool to help them pronounce English sounds more intelligibly and accurately; as a resource on the phonological system of English; as a contributing factor to more effective linguistic pedagogy in the classroom; and as a way of developing a more wholesome attitude towards language, all aspects of language teaching and learning in general, and toward pronunciation in particular. A glossary of technical terms and a list of study questions are included.

The Integrated Medical Curriculum - Raja C. Bandaranayake - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

It is increasingly recognised that the medical education curriculum should re-integrate basic sciences and clinical disciplines. This would enhance students'' ability to integrate previous and future learning, link theory and professional standards to practice, and adapt to change. However, despite growing recommendations from bodies such as the British and Australian medical councils (the AMC and BMC) and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) in North America, some medical schools remain to be convinced to adopt fully integrated curricula. This book aims to address this situation. It examines the nature of integration in learning, the history of the integrated medical curriculum, examples of integration practice and its benefits, and pitfalls to be avoided during implementation of an integrated curriculum. It then presents and analyses four detailed case studies of integrated courses or curricula. The Integrated Medical Curriculum is a key text for medical educators who wish to improve their curricula, their separate courses or even their individual teaching skills, as well as for curriculum specialists and practitioners.

Eastern Luminaries Disclosed to Western Eyes - Raja Lahiani - Bog - Verlag Peter Lang - Plusbog.dk

This book studies and evaluates the different translations of the Mu‘allaqāt , seven canonical pre-Islamic odes, from Arabic into English and French. First, it introduces the Mu‘allaqāt and the chief controversies related to their study in both Eastern and Western scholarship. It then presents the translators of the Mu‘allaqāt and their translations and closes with two typologies of the translations and translators presented. A number of criteria for the evaluation of translations of poetry are developed. The book provides a comparative study of the English and French translations of the Mu‘allaqāt with a focus on a number of communicative priorities in the source text, based on stylistic devices that require a sound awareness of the culture of pre-Islamic Arabia, the main setting of the Mu‘allaqāt . The author assesses the reliability of the criteria of evaluation and the translatability of the Mu‘allaqāt as a text that is remote from its translators in time, in place, and with respect to literary tradition.

Fiscal Policy in Underdeveloped Countries - Raja J. Chelliah - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Originally published in 1960, with a second edition in 1969, this book is of special interest for having been the first systematic attempt to discuss problems of fiscal policy from the point of view of promoting economic growth in underdeveloped countries. It deals mainly with problems of tax policy, and outlines the economic principles by which the structure of taxation in developing economies can be constructed and evaluated. The work made a distinct contribution in the field of Development studies by reorienting the theory of fiscal policy originally developed in the economically advanced countries to the problems, requirements and institutional structure of an underdeveloped, over-populated country with a mixed enterprise system.

The Economy of Colonial Malaya - Sivachandralingam Sundara Raja - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Although colonies are often viewed as having been of crucial economic importance to Britain’s empire, those responsible for administering the colonies were often not at all interested in or supportive of commercial ventures, as this book demonstrates. Based on extensive original research, and including detailed case studies of the agricultural and mining sectors in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Malaya, the book examines how administrators and capitalists interacted, showing how administrators were often hostile to business and created barriers to business success. It discusses in particular contradictory colonial government policies, confusion over land grants and conflicts within bureaucratic hierarchies, and outlines the impact of such difficulties, including the failure to attract capital inflows and outright business failures. Overall, the book casts a great deal of light on the detail of how business and government actually worked in Britain’s colonial empire.

Healthy Environments, Healing Spaces - - Bog - University of Virginia Press - Plusbog.dk

This collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners addresses a timely and essential question: How can we design, plan, and sustain built environments that will foster health and healing? With a salutogenic (health-promoting) focus, Healthy Environments, Healing Spaces addresses a range of contemporary issues, including health equity, biophilic cities, healthcare facility design, environmental health, aging in place, and food systems planning. Contributors: Ellen Bassett ● Timothy Beatley ● Emily Chmielewski ● Jason Corburn ● Tanya Denckla Cobb ● Tye Farrow ● Ann Forsyth ● Howard Frumkin ● Judith H. Heerwagen ● J. David Hoglund ● Carla Jones ● Andrew Mondschein ● Christina Mullen ● Reuben Rainey ● Samina Raja ● Jennifer Whittaker

Kin Clan Raja and Rule - Richard G. Fox - Bog - University of California Press - Plusbog.dk

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.