A S Yaruingam (14 results)

Condition: New. pp. viii + 192.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 192.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 192.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 192.

Soft cover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788175417885,viii+192pp.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 192.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 192.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788175417878,viii+192pp.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This book is the first of its kind published on the various pertinent aspects of the Tangkhul Nagas and contributed by the native scholars. The book essentially engages on four broad areas: the engagement on the articulation of the discourses of tradition, modernity and emerging issues and trends; the inclusiveness of the various inter-disciplinary aspects and perspectives on the Tangkhul Nagas; the elements of critical analysis of the conventional tradition and knowledge of/on the community; and the attempt to open up discourses on the various aspects of the Tangkhul society. This book will be of interest to scholars of social sciences, humanities and natural sciences (including general readers) to understand the Tangkhul society in a holistic way.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Education had been a vital agent of bringing about change in the hill districts of Manipur during the first part of the 20th century. Realising the important role played by education in improving the living conditions of the people, today, people in the region yearn for education. Due to the deterioration of government schools, the growing private schools have put unbearable financial hardships on the parents, who make every effort to send their wards to such schools. This could have been avoided with some appropriate measures by the government to improve school education. Moreover, there are several areas of education in the hills of Manipur, which needs serious attention to meet the challenges of the changing time. The book deals with these issues and aims to encourage a rethinking of the education system in the region. The book may be useful for the government policy makers, researchers as well as other professionals engaged in the field of education, particularly in the hills of Northeast India. (jacket). …

Condition: New. pp. xii + 300.

Condition: New. pp. xii + 300.

Condition: New. pp. xii + 300.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. I. Politics and society: 1. Of big men and big ideas: can Nepad's APRM make a difference?/Ian Taylor. 2. Revisiting African development strategies in the Ne Millennium: ffrom the LPA to NEPAD/Kyu Deug Hwang. 3. Understanding china-Africa relations/K. Mathews. 4. Political participation of women in South Sudan/Shubhra Parmar. II. Economy and society: 5. Regional economic Governance in Africa/Ian Taylor. 6. Growth and poverty reduction in Africa: political economy challenges/Alemayehu Geda and Addis Yimer. 7. Occupational health and safety framework in the global era: a study of labour brokers in the city of Durban/Ivan Niranjan and Sultan Khan. 8. Financial constraints to small and medium enterprises in Africa/Sudhir Kapoor. III. Society and culture: 9. Modernizing process of religious identities in African societies/A.S. Yaruingam. 10. Rising Africa and India's role in strengthening education sector/Suresh Kumar. 11. Climate change and agriculture in Ehiopia/Tribhuwan Prasad. 12. Gender and agriculture in Africa/Rashmi Kapoor. 13. Islam and Africa: from Stereotypes to knowledge/Pushpraj Singh. Index. The rise of Africa on the global stage has triggered different nature of myriad problems and concerns different from the past. These problems require a new perspective of understanding and mechanism to tackle with. The book addresses some of the issues with suggestions. (jacket). …