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Paperback / softback. As New. David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it in relation to themes such as sci… More...

Paperback / softback. As New. David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it in relation to themes such as science and technology, space, aliens, utopias, and gender. Looking at some of the most influential writers of the genre he also considers the wide, 5, Academic Foundation, 1991. Hardcover. New. This Books examines ` the English question` with a new freedom of mind. The interrogative mood has taken over, and there is a critical awareness that the old assumptions need to be scrutinised and validated. The various papers in this edited volume have been contributed by well known Indian scholars and Teachers of English and linguistics. The editors, in there Introduction, have provided the contemporary context of English and a frame of reference for the contributors but make no attempt to impose or infer a singleness of voice. The voices in the collection remain Indian, diverse and authentic. Sixteen scholars have contributed to this volume which, among others, discusses the following main issues : English in Education English in Business and Administration English and Indian Culture English and Imperial Expansion English and Indian Languages Indianisms in Indian English Indian English today Impact of English on Indian Literature Indian Poetry in English Prose in Indian English Teaching Spoken English in India Varieties of Indian English Sound Patterns of Indian English Failure of English as a Lingua Franca in India. The Contributors include scholars from : The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad; the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore; the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; the Berlin University (Germany ); the University of Illinois (U.S.A); Jawaharlal Nehru University (J.N.U., New Delhi); the University of Delhi; M.D. University, (Haryana) The Englishers around the World are now a major Research object - a whole range of linguistic, Pedagogical and Policy issues are being formulated and investigated. There are two overriding concerns --- what is the impact of this essentially ` Alien ` Language on the native languages, literatures, Society and culture. These constitute ` the English question ` The impact of English on Indian literatures and culture has been analysed not only to take note of and admire the new themes and forms, and the so called ` Modernity `, but also to examine the ` newness ` and ` modernity ` themselves for what they are and for what they are worth. Thus, a new critical point of view emerges on the history, sociology, function, impact and future of English in India. Contents 1. Introduction : English in India - Issues and Problems/Kapil Kapoo 2. A Brief Note on Indianisms in Indian English/V.K. Gokak 3. English and Imperial Expansion/Tulsi Ram 4. The Failure of English as a Lingua Franca in India/Anjuli Gupta 5. English and Indian Culture/N.B. Meena 6. English in Education/S.K. Sareen 7. English in Business and Administration/Jennifer Bayer 8. On Varieties of Indian English : Some Questions Regarding Foreign Language Varities/Shyamal Ghosh 9. Sound Patterns of Indian English - A Sociolinguistic Perspective/R.K. Agnihotri 10. Indian English Today/R.N. Srivastava and V.P. Sharma 11. English and Indian Languages : Code-Mixing/R.S. Gupta 12. Teaching Spoken English in India/Kapil Kapoor 13. Writing in the Other Tongue : Expository Prose in Indian English/Yamuna Kachru 14. The Writer as Reader : Speculations on Some Sources of Nineteenth Century Literature in India/Meenakshi Mukherji 15. Impact of English on Indian Literature/Aruna Sitesh 16. Commitment to the Environment : Indian Poetry in English/G.J.V. Prasad Printed Pages: 320., Academic Foundation, 1991, 6, New Delhi, India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2013 The book, 'Essays in National Idealism' in the words of the author himself, represents "an endeavour towards an explanation of true significance of the national movement in India." In fact, it marks a stage of development of Coomaraswamy's own thought reflecting perhaps the quest for his own identity. In his view, the Indian National Movement had its base in an idealistic movement, for it represented a struggle for spiritual and mental freedom from the domination of an alien ideal. As early as 1909 Coomaraswamy strived for ideal type of national education to be imparted by purely Indian institutions wherein in addition to other subjects, the study of life should be a must. According to him no regeneration of Indian people would be meaningful unless there is similar expression in Indian art, as the causes for the degeneration of Indian art and factors preventing its revival are identical with those that prevent the recovery of India's political efficiency. In fifteen Chapters of the book, Coomaraswamy discusses a number of subjects like nationalism, various aspects of national struggle, Indian nationality, aims and methods of Indian art, art and yoga, Western impact of Indian art, education in India, Swadeshi, Indian music and education, and a variety of other interesting subjects. It has to serve two-fold purpose: to inspire and guide the Indians towards their desired goal and to remove the wrong notions of Westerners. He aimed at building a free India with close ties with the rest of the world. The book is meaningful for it has a message even for India of today. Besides its theme has a historical value for the study of assessment of Indian struggle for freedom in pre-Gandhi-Nehru epoch. Printed Pages: 215 with illustrations.. Reprint. Hardcover. New/New. 14 Cms x 22 Cms., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2013, 6, New York. 1997. November 1997. Henry Holt. 1st American Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0805047778. The Legend Of America's Most Secret Military Base. 281 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph by Stuart Brown. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Could the U.S. government - or some other unnamed entity - be hiding captured alien spacecraft in the Nevada desert? Or is this merely a modern myth brought on by half a century of Cold War paranoia? Built under the direction of the CIA in the 1950s, when its location qualified as the most remote and secure place in the continental United States, Area 51 served as the original test site for the U-2 spyplane and F-117 stealth fighter. In more recent years, public interest in Area 51 has arisen from its role in the government’s $30 billion ‘Black Budget,’ from lawsuits claiming worker illness due to toxic burning, and from sensational charges about UFOs. In the process, this once obscure operating location in the Nevada desert - mere discussion of which can cost an employee a fine of ten thousand dollars and ten years in jail - has come to stand for all that is shadowy and nefarious about the military-industrial-intelligence complex. Lately, however, a feisty guerrilla subculture has sprung up, aiming to explode the secrecy that surrounds this mysterious spot. In AREA 51: THE DREAMLAND CHRONICLES, David Darlington unfolds the history, legends, and characters involved with Area 51, weaving a weird tale of intrigue and outrage that speaks volumes about popular culture and American democracy at the end of the twentieth century. inventory #24585 ISBN: 0805047778., 0<