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There is a crisis in contemporary postcolonial theory: while an
enormous body of challenging research has been produced under its
auspices, severely critical questions about the validity and
usefulness of this theory have also been raised. This Reader is
positioned at the juncture where it can address these
contestations. It makes available some of the 'classics' of the
field; engages with the issues raised by contemporary
practitioners; but also offers several of the arguments that
strongly critique postcolonial theory. Although postcolonial theory
purports to be inter-disciplinary and frequently
anti-foundationalist, traces of disciplinary formations and
linearity have continued to haunt its articulations. This Reader,
on the other hand, offers a uniquely inter-disciplinary mapping. It
is concerned with three main areas: definitional problems and
contests including the current challenges to postcolonial theory;
the 'disciplining of knowledge', where the multiple resonances of
the word 'disciplining' are all engaged; and the location of
practice where the relations between intellectual practice and
historical conditions are explored. Finally, since the guiding
principle of this Reader is simultaneous attention to the enabling
and constraining mechanisms of historical realities and
institutional practices, the commentary problematizes the writing
of histories, the formations of canons, and indeed the production
of Readers.
There is a crisis in contemporary postcolonial theory: while an
enormous body of challenging research has been produced under its
auspices, severely critical questions about the validity and
usefulness of this theory have also been raised. This Reader is
positioned at the juncture where it can address these
contestations. It makes available some of the 'classics' of the
field; engages with the issues raised by contemporary
practitioners; but also offers several of the arguments that
strongly critique postcolonial theory. Although postcolonial theory
purports to be inter-disciplinary and frequently
anti-foundationalist, traces of disciplinary formations and
linearity have continued to haunt its articulations. This Reader,
on the other hand, offers a uniquely inter-disciplinary mapping. It
is concerned with three main areas: definitional problems and
contests including the current challenges to postcolonial theory;
the 'disciplining of knowledge', where the multiple resonances of
the word 'disciplining' are all engaged; and the location of
practice where the relations between intellectual practice and
historical conditions are explored. Finally, since the guiding
principle of this Reader is simultaneous attention to the enabling
and constraining mechanisms of historical realities and
institutional practices, the commentary problematizes the writing
of histories, the formations of canons, and indeed the production
of Readers.
The National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), announced in the
Government of India s Budget 2010-11, is seen as a major step in
India's quest for energy security and reducing the carbon intensity
of energy. Funding research and innovative projects in clean energy
technologies, and harnessing renewable energy sources to reduce
dependence on fossil fuels constitute the objectives of the NCEF.
The NCEF s utilization of funds is considered to be rather low and
disbursements poorly aligned with the fund s stated objectives,
thus posing a potential risk of diluting the focus of NCEF with
adverse implications for the much-needed research and innovation in
the clean energy sector in India.
The book provides a detailed framework for promoting effective
utilization and administration of NCEF. To this effect, it
identifies the most promising avenues for utilization of NCEF
resources for catalytic opportunities and deployment of new
technologies. It also identifies and prioritizes the specific
energy sub-sectors towards which the NCEF resources are directed.
It also makes suggestions for designing a smart monitoring and
evaluation framework for the NCEF.
This work provides significant information for the government so
that appropriate mid-course corrections may be made in a timely
manner. This will also be useful in honing the strategic thinking
on a suitable energy-technology policy and an assessment of
technology needs and other barriers to the clean energy sector in
India."
It has been often said, even by dispassionate observers, that our
economic policies built on ideological considerations and economic
assumptions are far removed from the realities of our situation.
For more than three decades, we have been striving to design an
economic policy and a planning procedure that are distinctly
Indian, but the effort has often resulted in only mixing and
merging borro wed ideas and experiences. However, whatever may have
been the ideological elements influencing the thinking on economic
policies in the formative period of the pre-independence days, the
situation has changed considerably in the actual formation of
economic policies since Independence, and the effort has been not
to be too closely identified with any ideology, but to work out a
policy that will draw upon all these ideological positions. To what
extent we have succeeded, required a detailed examination.
Accordingly, I brought out, a few years ago, a treatise on 'India's
Economic Policies' which continues to be extremely popular, with
the inteIlec tual elite, the world over. In this, the learned
contributors, dwelt at length on the different aspects of India's
Economic Policies from 1947-77, and brought out the strength and
weaknesses of the Indian economic scene. The present work on
'India's Economic Development Strategies' is born out of the
conviction that what India needs now is a set of strategies, which
are a consistent set of policies, and that there is an urgent need
for the same in Indian Planning."
It has been often said, even by dispassionate observers, that our
economic policies built on ideological considerations and economic
assumptions are far removed from the realities of our situation.
For more than three decades, we have been striving to design an
economic policy and a planning procedure that are distinctly
Indian, but the effort has often resulted in only mixing and
merging borro wed ideas and experiences. However, whatever may have
been the ideological elements influencing the thinking on economic
policies in the formative period of the pre-independence days, the
situation has changed considerably in the actual formation of
economic policies since Independence, and the effort has been not
to be too closely identified with any ideology, but to work out a
policy that will draw upon all these ideological positions. To what
extent we have succeeded, required a detailed examination.
Accordingly, I brought out, a few years ago, a treatise on 'India's
Economic Policies' which continues to be extremely popular, with
the inteIlec tual elite, the world over. In this, the learned
contributors, dwelt at length on the different aspects of India's
Economic Policies from 1947-77, and brought out the strength and
weaknesses of the Indian economic scene. The present work on
'India's Economic Development Strategies' is born out of the
conviction that what India needs now is a set of strategies, which
are a consistent set of policies, and that there is an urgent need
for the same in Indian Planning.
This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 26th
National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion (NCICEC) 2019
which was organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra under the aegis of The
Combustion Institute-Indian Section (CIIS). The book covers latest
research and developments in the areas of combustion and
propulsion, exhaust emissions, gas turbines, hybrid vehicles, IC
engines, and alternative fuels. The contents include theoretical
and numerical tools applied to a wide range of combustion problems,
and also discusses their applications. This book can be a good
reference for engineers, educators and researchers working in the
area of IC engines and combustion.
How did states come to monopolize control over migration? What do
the processes that produced this monopoly tell us about the
modern state? In Indian Migration and Empire Radhika Mongia
provocatively argues that the formation of colonial migration
regulations was dependent upon, accompanied by, and generative of
profound changes in normative conceptions of the modern state.
Focused on state regulation of colonial Indian migration between
1834 and 1917, Mongia illuminates the genesis of central techniques
of migration control. She shows how important elements of current
migration regimes, including the notion of state sovereignty as
embodying the authority to control migration, the distinction
between free and forced migration, the emergence of passports, the
formation of migration bureaucracies, and the incorporation of
kinship relations into migration logics, are the product of complex
debates that attended colonial migrations. By charting how state
control of migration was critical to the transformation of a world
dominated by empire-states into a world dominated by nation-states,
Mongia challenges positions that posit a stark distinction between
the colonial state and the modern state to trace aspects of their
entanglements.
How did states come to monopolize control over migration? What do
the processes that produced this monopoly tell us about the modern
state? In Indian Migration and Empire Radhika Mongia provocatively
argues that the formation of colonial migration regulations was
dependent upon, accompanied by, and generative of profound changes
in normative conceptions of the modern state. Focused on state
regulation of colonial Indian migration between 1834 and 1917,
Mongia illuminates the genesis of central techniques of migration
control. She shows how important elements of current migration
regimes, including the notion of state sovereignty as embodying the
authority to control migration, the distinction between free and
forced migration, the emergence of passports, the formation of
migration bureaucracies, and the incorporation of kinship relations
into migration logics, are the product of complex debates that
attended colonial migrations. By charting how state control of
migration was critical to the transformation of a world dominated
by empire-states into a world dominated by nation-states, Mongia
challenges positions that posit a stark distinction between the
colonial state and the modern state to trace aspects of their
entanglements.
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Dictionnaire Infernal, Ou Bibliothèque Universelle, Sur Les Etres, Les Personnages, Les Livres, Les Faits Et Les Choses Qui Tiennent Aux Apparitions, À La Magie, Au Commerce De L'enfer, Aux Divinations, Aux Sciences Secrètes, Aux Grimoires, Aux... (Hardcover)
Jacques-Albin-Simon Collin De Plancy; Mongié; Created by Bibliothèque Du Palais Des Arts
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The aim of the present study is to analyze the field measurements
of signal strength taken at the frequency of 2432 MHz in indoor
environment.The received signal levels from the base station were
monitored manually. Total coverage area considered for the
measurement campaign consisted of a mixture of different
propagation environments. Based on the experimental data obtained,
path loss exponent and standard deviation of signal strength
variability are derived. It is shown that the values of these
parameters vary from region to region in the coverage area. The
analysis is purely statistical & is compared with the existing
propagation model to determine the path loss exponent &
deviation.
"Must reading" for every microwave and communications systems
engineer, this first-of-its-kind book provides an excellent
overview of coupled line fundamentals and explains their
applications in designing microwave and millimeter-wave components
used in today's personal communication, audio/visual, microwave,
radar, satellite communications, and other systems.
This unique book provides you with a thorough understanding of
stripline, microstrip, monolithic, and coplanar technologies.
Emphasizing design, analysis, and modern fabrication techniques and
practices, it provides invaluable knowledge and guidance in helping
you develop compact and low-cost design solutions and components
such as loose and tight couplers, filters, hybrids, transformers,
and baluns.
Featuring more than 400 design equations, this comprehensive
book serves as a consolidated resource of classic and cutting-edge
information on coupled structures and will surely prove to be one
of the most relied-upon resources for microwave circuit design
engineers, researchers, and students.
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS: Laboratory Manual is an attempt at creating a
comprehensive compilation of detailedprocedures for Practicals
based on Combinational and Sequential Logic Using ICs and Basic
Gates. An integratedbook for popular Digital Electronics Practicals
with Comprehensive inputs on Each Practical including Theory
andSample Questions for Viva Exams, it will improve ease of
Conducting Practicals with all required information at oneplace and
detailed procedures for all Experiments supported by typical
Q&A to help students prepare for exams andimprove their
Insights.
This book covers experiments performed in laboratories at under
graduate level. It includes: Semiconductor electronics. Operational
amplifiers. Digital electronics. 8085 microprocessors. The theory
behind each experiment is also covered for a better understanding
of the subject. Special effort has been made to keep the language
simple and straight-forward.
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